Weekly Spectrum Transactions Summary - January 29, 2021 March 30, 2021 11:00

banner.jpg
FCC Transactions from January 27, 2021
In this week's FCC transactions we see a series of assignments from Sirius XM Radio to acquire AT&T's WCS C and D channels.  These channels act as a guardband to AT&T's LTE service in the WCS A and B channels.  Below I have included an image of the WCS band plan.  All of these applications were filed back in September 2020 with a waiver prior to AT&T's initial service requirement on 4 of the 6 REAG licenses for the WCS C and D Blocks.  They had abandoned a LTE smart grid development project because of two different spectrum market actions.  The first was the availability of CBRS Spectrum that utilities could own, and the second was the reconfiguration of the 900MHz spectrum that PdvWireless (Anterix) significantly controls.  Since SirrusXM's applications to acquire this spectrum have shown up on public notice, I would imagine that the waiver is either approved or will be approved soon.  SirrusXM is proposing to expand their Satellite Radio service into the C and D blocks, coordinating with AT&T to not affect AT&T's LTE service in the A and B Blocks.  SirrusXM plans to offer a service to public safety organizations like FEMA and Homeland Security where WCS SiriusXM devices are placed in advance of emergencies to provide one-way communications to those received devices in cases where the communication infrastructure is significantly impacted.  No mention was made of whether any hardware or software changes would need to be completed on SiriusXM satellites to support wider operations into the WCS bands.
Beyond these WCS applications, T-Mobile filed an assignment application for an EBS license in Tennessee that they already lease and T-Mobile filed 11 new re-lease applications for EBS licenses in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Arkansas.  Rhino Communications also re-leased an EBS license in Texas.  The final application is a new lease of 700MHz spectrum from ATNI to Nevada Gold Mines directly covering their mining operation.
Purpose Assignee Assignor CallSign Map RadioService Market Channel
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB270 WCS REA007 - Alaska C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB271 WCS REA007 - Alaska D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB272 WCS REA008 - Hawaii C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL633 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WQND998 WCS REA006 - West C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WQND999 WCS REA006 - West D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB238 WCS REA002 - Southeast C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB239 WCS REA002 - Southeast D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB240 WCS REA004 - Mississippi Valley C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB241 WCS REA004 - Mississippi Valley D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB297 WCS REA001 - Northeast D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB298 WCS REA005 - Central C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB299 WCS REA005 - Central D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB300 WCS REA006 - West C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB301 WCS REA006 - West D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T KNLB325 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes D
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL631 WCS REA001 - Northeast C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL632 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL634 WCS REA001 - Northeast C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL635 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL636 WCS REA001 - Northeast C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL707 WCS REA001 - Northeast C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL708 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL709 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL710 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL711 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL712 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL713 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WPQL714 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes C
Assignment Sirius XM Radio AT&T WQDM396 WCS REA003 - Great Lakes D
Assignment T-Mobile Johnson University WLX221 Map EBS P00970 - P35 GSA,36-0-10.3 N,83-56-39.7 W B
New Lease Nevada Gold Mines ATNI WQJQ811 Map 700MHz CMA544 - Nevada 2 - Lander B
New Lease Rhino Communications Clarendon Foundation WLX689 Map EBS P02525 - P35 GSA,33-35-5.3 N,101-50-55.6 W C
New Lease T-Mobile Eutaw High School WLX846 Map EBS P02536 - P35 GSA,33-3-15.4 N,87-32-57 W A
New Lease T-Mobile Louisiana Educational Television WNC779 Map EBS P02575 - P35 GSA,30-11-50.7 N,93-13-12.6 W G
New Lease T-Mobile Louisiana Educational Television WND357 Map EBS P03222 - P35 GSA,30-36-32.7 N,90-6-26.3 W G
New Lease T-Mobile Louisiana Educational Television WND503 Map EBS P00696 - P35 GSA,31-33-56.6 N,92-32-50.5 W A
New Lease T-Mobile Louisiana Educational Television WND554 Map EBS P02090 - P35 GSA,31-47-56.6 N,93-28-54.6 W G
New Lease T-Mobile Louisiana Educational Television WQCI659 Map EBS P03765 - P35 GSA,32-26-38.5 N,92-42-42.5 W A
New Lease T-Mobile Louisiana Educational Television WQCK961 Map EBS P03770 - P35 GSA,31-47-16.6 N,93-8-38.6 W A
New Lease T-Mobile Louisiana Educational Television WQCL444 Map EBS P03774 - P35 GSA,32-40-41.5 N,93-55-35.7 W A
New Lease T-Mobile Sumter County Board of Education WNC332 Map EBS P02190 - P35 GSA,32-22-1.5 N,87-52-3 W G
New Lease T-Mobile Cherokee County School District WLX766 Map EBS P02861 - P35 GSA,34-27-32.3 N,84-53-4.7 W C
New Lease T-Mobile ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT WND587 Map EBS P00221 - P35 GSA,35-18-17.3 N,91-44-50.5 W G

WCS Band Plan:
 
image.png