Interference and RF Radiation Exposure

A utility owner shall operate Network Nodes under all applicable Laws, including regulations adopted by the FCC.
Antennas shall only transmit or receive frequencies that are licensed by the FCC to the Installation Owner or to the carrier the Installation Owner represents CBRS GAA frequencies or unlicensed frequencies. In the event the Installation Owner wishes to add another carrier or change the carrier network using the Network Node, the Installation Owner shall notify the Department in writing of the change in carrier.
A broadband service provider shall ensure that the operation of a Network Node does not cause any harmful radio frequency interference to an FCC-authorized telecommunications device or any Department or other Texas State agency traffic, public safety, or other communications signal equipment within the proximity of the proposed Network Node that was installed and operating at the time the Network Node was initially installed or constructed. On receiving written notice, a broadband service provider shall take all steps reasonably necessary to remedy any harmful interference.
A broadband service provider shall comply with all provisions and guidelines of the , as may be amended from time to time, as well as any successor FCC RF regulations, and shall submit a report if requested, certifying FCC OET 65 compliance for each Network Node installation. Broadband Service Providers are responsible for addressing all potential questions/complaints about RF emissions that may be brought forth. The following elements, at a minimum, must be contained within the report:
  • A statement of compliance (or non-compliance);
  • Date of the report;
  • Date of the statement of compliance;
  • Location of the applicable signage with an above ground level height listed.
Upon request by the Department, which request shall not occur more frequently than once a year, the broadband service provider shall perform RF emissions field tests while the Network Node is in operation, supervised by the Department, to demonstrate compliance with FCC OET 65.
The Network Node shall accept, and the Department shall have no liability for or obligation to abate, low power interference received from Department devices and other Texas State agencies' devices and/or roadside communications operational now and in the future. This will include roadside electronic equipment, roadside to vehicle communications, vehicle to vehicle communications, and vehicle to roadside communications.