Part 22 - Public Mobile Services  


Subpart A - Scope and Authority
§ 22.1 - Basis and purpose.
§ 22.3 - [Reserved]
§ 22.5 - Citizenship.
§ 22.7 - General eligibility.
§ 22.9 - Operation of certificated signal boosters.
§ 22.99 - Definitions.
Subpart B - Licensing Requirements and Procedures
Applications and Notifications
§ 22.107 - General application requirements.
§ 22.131 - Procedures for mutually exclusive applications.
§ 22.143 - Construction prior to grant of application.
§ 22.150 - Standard pre-filing technical coordination procedure.
§ 22.157 - Distance computation.
§ 22.159 - Computation of average terrain elevation.
§ 22.161 - Application requirements for ASSB.
§ 22.165 - Additional transmitters for existing systems.
§ 22.169 - International coordination.
Competitive Bidding Procedures
§ 22.201 - Paging geographic area authorizations are subject to competitive bidding.
§ 22.203 - Competitive bidding design for paging licensing.
§ 22.205 - Competitive bidding mechanisms.
§ 22.207 - Withdrawal, default, and disqualification payments.
§ 22.209 - Bidding applications (FCC Form 175 and 175-S Short-form).
§ 22.211 - Submission of upfront payments and down payments.
§ 22.213 - Filing of long-form applications.
§ 22.215 - [Reserved]
§ 22.217 - Bidding credit for small businesses.
§ 22.221 - Eligibility for partitioned licenses.
§ 22.223 - Designated entities.
§ 22.225 - Certifications, disclosures, records maintenance, and definitions.
§ 22.227 - Petitions to deny and limitations on settlements.
§ 22.228 - Cellular rural service area licenses subject to competitive bidding.
§ 22.229 - Designated entities.
§§ 22.203--22.211 - [Reserved]
Subpart C - Operational and Technical Requirements
Operational Requirements
§ 22.301 - [Reserved]
§ 22.303 - [Reserved]
§ 22.305 - Operator and maintenance requirements.
§ 22.307 - Operation during emergency.
§ 22.313 - Station identification.
§ 22.317 - Discontinuance of station operation.
§ 22.321 - [Reserved]
§ 22.323 - Incidental communication services.
§ 22.325 - [Reserved]
Technical Requirements
§ 22.351 - Channel assignment policy.
§ 22.352 - Protection from interference.
§ 22.353 - Blanketing interference.
§ 22.355 - Frequency tolerance.
§ 22.357 - Emission types.
§ 22.359 - Emission limitations.
§ 22.361 - Standby facilities.
§ 22.363 - Directional antennas.
§ 22.365 - Antenna structures; air navigation safety.
§ 22.367 - Wave polarization.
§ 22.371 - Disturbance of AM broadcast station antenna patterns.
§ 22.373 - Access to transmitters.
§ 22.377 - Certification of transmitters.
§ 22.379 - xxx
§ 22.381 - Auxiliary test transmitters.
§ 22.383 - In-building radiation systems.
Subpart D - XXX
§ 22.401 - Description and purposes of developmental authorizations.
§ 22.403 - General limitations.
§ 22.409 - Developmental authorization for a new Public Mobile Service or technology.
§ 22.411 - Developmental authorization of 43 MHz paging transmitters.
§ 22.413 - Developmental authorization of 72-76 MHz fixed transmitters.
§ 22.415 - Developmental authorization of 928-960 MHz fixed transmitters.
§ 22.417 - Developmental authorization of meteor burst systems.
Subpart E - Paging and Radiotelephone Service
§ 22.501 - Scope.
§ 22.503 - Paging geographic area authorizations.
§ 22.507 - Number of transmitters per station.
§ 22.509 - Procedures for mutually exclusive applications in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.
§ 22.511 - Construction period for the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.
§ 22.513 - Partitioning and disaggregation.
§ 22.515 - Permissible communications paths.
§ 22.527 - Signal boosters.
§ 22.529 - Application requirements for the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.
470-512 Mhz Trunked Mobile Operation
§ 22.651 - 470-512 MHz channels for trunked mobile operation.
§ 22.653 - Eligibility.
§ 22.655 - Channel usage.
§ 22.657 - Transmitter locations.
§ 22.659 - Effective radiated power limits.
One-Way or Two-Way Mobile Operation
§ 22.561 - Channels for one-way or two-way mobile operation.
§ 22.563 - Provision of rural radiotelephone service upon request.
§ 22.565 - Transmitting power limits.
§ 22.567 - Technical channel assignment criteria.
§ 22.569 - Additional channel policies.
§ 22.571 - Responsibility for mobile stations.
§ 22.573 - Use of base transmitters as repeaters.
§ 22.575 - Use of mobile channel for remote control of station functions.
§ 22.577 - Dispatch service.
§ 22.579 - Operation of mobile transmitters across U.S.-Canada border.
§ 22.589 - One-way or two-way application requirements.
Paging Operation
§ 22.531 - Channels for paging operation.
§ 22.535 - Effective radiated power limits.
§ 22.537 - Technical channel assignment criteria.
§ 22.539 - Additional channel policies.
§ 22.551 - Nationwide network paging service.
§ 22.559 - Paging application requirements.
Point-to-Multipoint Operation
§ 22.621 - Channels for point-to-multipoint operation.
§ 22.623 - System configuration.
§ 22.625 - Transmitter locations.
§ 22.627 - Effective radiated power limits.
Point-to-Point Operation
§ 22.591 - Channels for point-to-point operation.
§ 22.593 - Effective radiated power limits.
§ 22.599 - Assignment of 72-76 MHz channels.
§ 22.601 - Existing microwave stations licensed under this part.
§ 22.602 - Transition of the 2110-2130 and 2160-2180 MHz channels to emerging technologies.
§ 22.603 - 488-494 MHz fixed service in Hawaii.
Subpart F - Rural Radiotelephone Service
§ 22.701 - Scope.
§ 22.702 - Eligibility.
§ 22.703 - Separate rural subscriber station authorization not required.
§ 22.705 - Rural radiotelephone system configuration.
§ 22.709 - Rural radiotelephone service application requirements.
§ 22.711 - Provision of information to applicants.
§ 22.713 - Construction period for rural radiotelephone stations.
§ 22.715 - Technical channel assignment criteria for rural radiotelephone stations.
§ 22.717 - Procedure for mutually exclusive applications in the Rural Radiotelephone Service.
§ 22.719 - Additional channel policy for rural radiotelephone stations.
Conventional Rural Radiotelephone Stations
§ 22.721 - Geographic area authorizations.
§ 22.723 - Secondary site-by-site authorizations.
§ 22.725 - Channels for conventional rural radiotelephone stations and basic exchange telephone radio systems.
§ 22.727 - Power limits for conventional rural radiotelephone transmitters.
§ 22.729 - Meteor burst propagation modes.
§ 22.731 - Emission limitations.
§ 22.733 - Priority of service.
§ 22.737 - Temporary fixed stations.
Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Systems
§ 22.757 - Channels for basic exchange telephone radio systems.
§ 22.759 - Power limit for BETRS.
Subpart G - Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service
§ 22.801 - Scope.
§ 22.803 - Air-ground application requirements.
Commercial Aviation Air-Ground Systems
§ 22.853 - Eligibility to hold interest in licenses limited to 3 MHz of spectrum.
§ 22.857 - Channel plan for commercial aviation air-ground systems.
§ 22.859 - Incumbent commercial aviation air-ground systems.
§ 22.861 - Emission limitations.
§ 22.863 - Frequency stability.
§ 22.865 - Automatic channel selection procedures.
§ 22.867 - Effective radiated power limits.
§ 22.869 - Assignment of control channels.
§ 22.871 - Control channel transition period.
§ 22.873 - Construction requirements for commercial aviation air-ground systems.
§ 22.875 - Commercial aviation air-ground system application requirements.
§ 22.877 - Unacceptable interference to part 90 non-cellular 800 MHz licensees from commercial aviation air-ground systems.
§ 22.878 - Obligation to abate unacceptable interference.
§ 22.879 - Interference resolution procedures.
§ 22.880 - Information exchange.
§ 22.881 - Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service subject to competitive bidding.
§ 22.882 - Designated entities.
General Aviation Air-Ground Stations
§ 22.805 - Channels for general aviation air-ground service.
§ 22.807 - General aviation air-ground application requirements.
§ 22.809 - Transmitting power limits.
§ 22.811 - Idle tone.
§ 22.813 - Technical channel pair assignment criteria.
§ 22.815 - Construction period for general aviation ground stations.
§ 22.817 - Additional channel policies.
§ 22.819 - AGRAS compatibility requirement.
Subpart H - Cellular Radiotelephone Service
§ 22.900 - Scope.
§ 22.901 - Cellular service requirements and limitations.
§ 22.905 - Channels for cellular service.
§ 22.907 - Coordination of channel usage.
§ 22.909 - Cellular markets.
§ 22.911 - Cellular geographic service area.
§ 22.912 - Service area boundary extensions.
§ 22.913 - Effective radiated power limits.
§ 22.915 - Modulation requirements.
§ 22.917 - Emission limitations for cellular equipment.
§ 22.919 - Electronic serial numbers.
§ 22.921 - [Reserved]
§ 22.923 - Cellular system configuration.
§ 22.925 - Prohibition on airborne operation of cellular telephones.
§ 22.927 - Responsibility for mobile stations.
§ 22.929 - [Reserved]
§ 22.933 - Cellular system compatibility specification.
§ 22.935 - Procedures for comparative renewal proceedings.
§ 22.936 - Dismissal of applications in cellular renewal proceedings.
§ 22.937 - Demonstration of financial qualifications.
§ 22.939 - Site availability requirements for applications competing with cellular renewal applications.
§ 22.940 - Criteria for comparative cellular renewal proceedings.
§ 22.941 - System identification numbers.
§ 22.942 - Limitations on interests in licensees for both channel blocks in RSAs.
§ 22.943 - Limitations on transfer of control and assignment for authorizations issued as a result of a comparative renewal proceeding.
§ 22.945 - Interests in multiple applications.
§ 22.946 - Construction period for Unserved Area authorizations.
§ 22.947 - Discontinuance of service.
§ 22.948 - Geographic partitioning and spectrum disaggregation; spectrum leasing.
§ 22.949 - Unserved Area licensing; minimum coverage requirements.
§ 22.950 - Provision of service in the Gulf of Mexico Service Area (GMSA).
§ 22.951 - [Reserved]
§ 22.953 - Content and form of applications for Cellular Unserved Area authorizations.
§ 22.955 - Canadian condition.
§ 22.957 - Mexican condition.
§ 22.959 - Rules governing processing of applications for initial systems.
§ 22.960 - Cellular operations in the Chambers, TX CMA (CMA672-A).
§ 22.961 - Cellular licenses subject to competitive bidding.
§ 22.962 - Competitive bidding mechanisms.
§ 22.963 - Withdrawal, default and disqualification payments.
§ 22.964 - Bidding application (FCC Form 175).
§ 22.965 - Submission of upfront payments and down payments.
§ 22.967 - License grant, denial, default, and disqualification.
§ 22.969 - Cellular RSA licenses subject to competitive bidding.
§ 22.970 - Unacceptable interference to part 90 non-cellular 800 MHz licensees from cellular radiotelephone or part 90-800 MHz cellular systems.
§ 22.971 - Obligation to abate unacceptable interference.
§ 22.972 - Interference resolution procedures.
§ 22.973 - Information exchange.
§ 22.983 - Field strength limit.
§§ 22.961--22.967 - [Reserved]
§§ 22.962--22.967 - [Reserved]
§§ 22.962--22.969 - [Reserved]
§§ 22.955--22.957 - [Reserved]
§§ 22.927--22.943 - [Reserved]
§§ 22.929--22.943 - [Reserved]
Subpart I - Offshore Radiotelephone Service
§ 22.1001 - Scope.
§ 22.1003 - Eligibility.
§ 22.1005 - Priority of service.
§ 22.1007 - Channels for offshore radiotelephone systems.
§ 22.1009 - Transmitter locations.
§ 22.1011 - Antenna height limitations.
§ 22.1013 - Effective radiated power limitations.
§ 22.1015 - Repeater operation.
§ 22.1025 - Permissible communications.
§ 22.1031 - Temporary fixed stations.
§ 22.1035 - Construction period.
§ 22.1037 - Application requirements for offshore stations.
Subpart J - Required New Capabilities Pursuant to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
§ 22.1100 - Purpose.
§ 22.1101 - Scope.
§ 22.1102 - Definitions.
§ 22.1103 - Capabilities that must be provided by a cellular telecommunications carrier.