§ 1110. — Prevention of interference to direct broadcast satellite services.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC1110]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 10--LOCAL TV
Sec. 1110. Prevention of interference to direct broadcast
satellite services
(a) Testing for harmful interference
The Federal Communications Commission shall provide for an
independent technical demonstration of any terrestrial service
technology proposed by any entity that has filed an application to
provide terrestrial service in the direct broadcast satellite frequency
band to determine whether the terrestrial service technology proposed to
be provided by that entity will cause harmful interference to any direct
broadcast satellite service.
(b) Technical demonstration
In order to satisfy the requirement of subsection (a) of this
section for any pending application, the Commission shall select an
engineering firm or other qualified entity independent of any interested
party based on a recommendation made by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), or a similar independent professional
organization, to perform the technical demonstration or analysis. The
demonstration shall be concluded within 60 days after December 21, 2000,
and shall be subject to public notice and comment for not more than 30
days thereafter.
(c) Definitions
As used in this section:
(1) Direct broadcast satellite frequency band
The term ``direct broadcast satellite frequency band'' means the
band of frequencies at 12.2 to 12.7 gigahertz.
(2) Direct broadcast satellite service
The term ``direct broadcast satellite service'' means any direct
broadcast satellite system operating in the direct broadcast
satellite frequency band.
(Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title X, Sec. 1012], Dec. 21, 2000, 114
Stat. 2762, 2762A-141.)
