NATIONAL License - New ‘Streamlined’ licensing scheme allows operators to acquire a nationwide license for the entire band
provides a low entry cost and minimal regulatory delay
License is valid for 10 years
Non-Exclusive Licensing Scheme - In cases of conflict between two or more operators,no one party has priority and users are expected or more operators, no one party has priority and users are expected to work together through the use of contention-based protocols.
Spectrum is classified and governed under CFR 47 Part 90
Approximately 100 ‘grandfathered’ ground based satellite operators are protected and newly deployed systems cannot operate within 150km/80mi of these grandfathered locations