Utam Regulations And Reason For Existence - NEC NEAX 2000 IPS Reference Manual

Chapter 16 Wireless System

UTAM Regulations and Reason for Existence

In 1994, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finalized an order to create the
Personal Communications Services band for the purpose of encouraging the growth of
emerging technologies in the telecommunications area. In assigning the PCS frequency
spectrum, the FCC re-designated frequencies in the two GHz band currently used under
licenses granted for point-to-point private microwave transmission, referred to as Private
Operation Fixed Systems (POFS).
Because these users hold valid licenses, and in good faith had invested substantial sums of
money in the transmission systems, the FCC decided that the new PCS ventures that were to
benefit from the reallocation of these frequencies would be responsible for covering the costs
associated with replacing these two GHz microwave systems with microwave systems
operating in other frequencies, or with alternative services which provide comparable
transmission.
Thus, with a proposal from the PCS industry, the FCC appointed an organization named
UTAM, Inc. (Unlicensed Transition and Management for Microwave Relocation) to serve as the
single representative of the Unlicensed PCS (U-PCS) industry.
UTAM has identified, by counties within each state, certain areas in which a significant number
of U-PCS radiating devices can be installed without causing harmful interference to any
microwave receiver in an adjacent area. Having identified these areas, UTAM executes
collective Prior Coordination Notices (PCNs) on a per-county basis. Upon execution of these
notices, UTAM categorizes these areas as a ZONE 1 County. ZONE 2 Counties are those
counties not brought to a ZONE 1 status by UTAM. U-PCS installations within these counties
must be coordinated on a site-by-site basis.
As a member of UTAM, NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. is responsible for verification and reporting
the location of all WCS systems and number of units installed on each. To comply with this
regulatory requirement, NEC has developed features in the WCS system that requires NECAM
remote activation for any new system or additional ZTs. This means after the system or ZT is
installed and programmed, your technical staff on site must contact National Technical
Assistance Center (NTAC) at 1-800-852-4632) to request site activation or the Wireless
Coordinator of NEC will contact the Installation Contact and provide him/her with a Wireless
ID. The Wireless ID is used when accessing the NEC Location Verification Process Server.
The LVP Server is used to provide a LVP Code that is entered into the System programming of
the PBX. By this means the Wireless Feature is activated within the PBX.
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