47 C.F.R. § 27.1413

(a) Selection committee and selection process. Each eligible space station operator shall be eligible to appoint one member to a selection committee that will seek proposals for a third party with technical experience in understanding and working on earth stations to serve as a Relocation Coordinator and to manage the transition of incumbent earth stations.

(1) The selection committee should proceed by consensus; however, if a vote on selection of a Relocation Coordinator is required, it shall be by a majority.

(i) The selection committee shall notify the Commission of its choice of Relocation Coordinator.

(ii) The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau shall issue a Public Notice inviting comment on whether the entity selected satisfies the selection criteria established in paragraph (b) of this section and issue a final order announcing whether the selection criteria has been satisfied;

(iii) Should the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau be unable to find that the selection criteria have been satisfied, the search process will start over and the selection committee will submit a new proposed entity.

(2) In the event that the selection committee fails to select a Relocation Coordinator and to notify the Commission by January 1, 2027:

(i) The selection committee will be dissolved without further action by the Commission.

(ii) The Commission will initiate a procurement of a Relocation Coordinator to facilitate the transition. Specifically, the Office of the Managing Director will initiate the procurement, and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will take all other necessary actions to meet the relocation deadline.

(3) [Reserved]

(b) Relocation Coordinator selection criteria. The Relocation Coordinator must be able to demonstrate that it has the requisite expertise to perform the duties required, per paragraph (c) of this section.

(c) Relocation Coordinator duties. The Relocation Coordinator shall:

(1) [Reserved]

(2) Assign responsibility to an eligible space station operator, or include incumbent earth stations in individualized Transition Plans, to the extent that such incumbent earth stations are not accounted for in the eligible space station operators' Transition Plans.

(3) Coordinate the schedule for clearing the 4000-4160 MHz band;

(4) Perform engineering analysis, as necessary, to determine necessary earth station migration actions;

(5) Assign obligations, as necessary, for earth station migrations;

(6) Coordinate with the Upper C-band licensees throughout the transition process;

(7) Assess and track the completion of the transition in each PEA and determine the Upper C-band wireless licensees' ability to commence operations;

(8) Mediate scheduling disputes;

(9) [Reserved]

(10) Disclose in real time the content of, timing of, and parties to any communications from or to applicants to participate in the competitive bidding, as defined by § 1.2105(c)(5)(i) of this chapter whenever the prohibition in § 1.2105(c) of this chapter applies to competitive bidding for licenses in the 3.7 GHz Service.

(d) Cooperation with the Relocation Coordinator. Eligible space station operators and incumbent earth station operators must cooperate in good faith with the Relocation Coordinator and vice versa throughout the transition.