[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45336-45356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21794]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 2, 22, 24, and 90
[WT Docket No. 96-6; FCC 96-283]
Flexible Service Offerings in the Commercial Mobile Radio
Services
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this First Report and Order in WT Docket No. 96-6, the
Commission amends its rules to allow providers of narrowband and
broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS), cellular, CMRS
Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR), and CMRS paging, CMRS 220 MHz service,
and for-profit interconnected business radio services to offer fixed
wireless services on their
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assigned spectrum on a co-primary basis with mobile services. The rule
amendments are necessary to respond to the strong support to flexible
services show in the initial Notice of Proposed Rule Making.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 28, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Krech, Commercial Wireless
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The First Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 96-6, adopted on June
27, 1996, and released on August 1, 1996, is available for inspection
and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center,
Room 575, 2000 M Street N.W., Washington, D.C. The complete text may
also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M Street N.W., Suite 140, Washington,
D.C. 20037, (202) 857-3800.
Summary of Action
I. Introduction & Executive Summary
1. In the Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 96-6
(``NPRM'') (Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Permit Flexible
Service Offerings in the Commercial Mobile Radio Services, Notice of
Proposed Rule Making, WT Docket No. 96-6, 11 FCC Rcd 2445 (1996)), 61
FR 6189 (February 16, 1996), we sought comment on proposals for
expanding permitted offerings of fixed wireless service by Commercial
Mobile Radio Service (``CMRS'') providers. In addition, we sought
comment with regard to the regulatory treatment for such services under
Section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 47 U.S.C.
Sec. 332. We received 52 comments and 22 reply comments in response to
the Notice. That record shows strong support for allowing the provision
of fixed wireless services by licensees operating in the CMRS bands. In
this First Report and Order, we conclude that, while licensees
previously could provide some fixed services over CMRS spectrum, the
public interest would be served by giving licensees maximum flexibility
in the uses of CMRS spectrum. Allowing service providers to offer all
types of fixed, mobile, and hybrid services will allow CMRS providers
to better respond to market demand and increase competition in the
provision of telecommunications services.
2. We therefore amend our rules to allow providers of narrowband
and broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS), cellular, CMRS
Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR), CMRS paging, CMRS 220 MHz service, and
for-profit interconnected business radio services to offer fixed
wireless services on their assigned spectrum on a co-primary basis with
mobile services. Specifically,
We conclude that fixed services, excluding broadcast
services, are permissible service offerings on spectrum allocated for
broadband and narrowband CMRS.
We modify our CMRS service rules to allow spectrum
allocated to these services to be used on a co-primary basis for fixed
services, mobile services, or any combination of the two, and we
eliminate the classification of fixed services as limited to auxiliary
or ancillary uses in these bands.
We maintain the technical rules currently in place for
CMRS and require licensees who wish to offer co-primary fixed services
on CMRS spectrum to comply with those rules.
We refer universal service issues that may arise from our
decisions in this Report and Order to the Commission's pending
universal service proceeding, CC Docket No. 96-45. (Federal-State Joint
Board on Universal Service, Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order
Establishing Joint Board, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 96-93 (released
March 8, 1996) [61 FR 10499 (March 14, 1996)].)
II. First Report and Order
A. Flexible Use of CMRS Spectrum
3. Discussion. The record supports our observation in the Notice
that sufficient uncertainty exists in our current rules to warrant
clarification with regard to the provision of fixed services over
spectrum allocated for CMRS. Rather than continuing to define allowable
fixed services in terms of whether they are ``ancillary,''
``auxiliary,'' or ``incidental'' to mobile services, we conclude that
our rules should more broadly allow fixed services to be provided on a
co-primary basis with mobile services.
4. As a threshold matter, we note that the record in this
proceeding strongly supports our proposal to encourage the provision of
fixed services by licensees operating in the CMRS bands. Commenters
have provided several examples of potential applications of fixed
wireless technology. For example, fixed wireless systems can be
imbedded into PBXs and local area networks to permit continued service
even when wireline service is interrupted due to weather or other
emergencies. Call routing may become more efficient by allowing CMRS
providers to offer fixed wireless services. Omnipoint suggests that
fixed wireless links could be used to provide ``local loop'' to
apartment buildings, office buildings, and older homes where rewiring
costs are high. Nortel envisions a variety of ``fixed wireless access''
services coming into homes and residences that would provide an
alternative to end-to-end wiring by the carrier from the switch to the
end user.
5. We agree with the many commenters that support the Commission's
proposal to allow CMRS providers to offer fixed wireless services. We
believe that the public interest is better served by not attempting to
limit potential use of CMRS spectrum to specific applications. We agree
with SBC Communications that imposing such a limitation could lead to
difficult definitional questions about what constitutes ``wireless
local loop'' or other defined services. For example, Nortel's concept
of fixed wireless access includes not just low-power wireless ``drops''
from the street to the home, but also fixed wireless architectures that
would link end users to the public switched network through cellular
switches, and remote base stations (in rural areas). If we were to
restrict fixed service to certain configurations, Nortel and other
carriers might be reluctant to pursue some potentially efficient
options out of concern that they would be considered to fall outside
the definition of our prescribed service definition. Rather than limit
the flexibility of carriers in this manner, we prefer to encourage
innovation and experimentation through a broader, more flexible
standard.
6. In the NPRM, we sought comment on whether allowing CMRS
providers to provide fixed services without restriction could result in
limiting capacity for mobile services. In that regard, we observed that
current technology supports use of spectrum to provide mobile service
only below the 3 GHz band, while fixed uses are feasible on higher
bands. Based on the record, we conclude that this need not be a
concern. First, with the advent of PCS and other new CMRS services, we
have significantly increased the amount of spectrum available for
mobile services over what was available previously. Second, carriers
are using advanced technology. Third, nothing in the record suggests
that giving licensees who provide CMRS services the flexibility to
offer fixed service would make them less responsive to market demand
for mobile service.
7. For these reasons, we conclude that licensees should have
maximum
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flexibility to provide fixed or mobile services or combinations of the
two over spectrum allocated for CMRS services, including PCS, cellular,
and SMR services. We believe that limitations on fixed uses are
unnecessary because the market is the best predictor of the most
desirable division of this spectrum. We are concerned that regulatory
restrictions on use of the spectrum could impede carriers from
anticipating what services customers most need, and could result in
inefficient spectrum use and reduced technological innovation. Allowing
service providers to offer all types of fixed, mobile, and hybrid
services in response to market demand will allow for more flexible
responses to consumer demand, a greater diversity of services and
combinations of services, and increased competition. This is consistent
with the goals of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 Act, Public Law No.
104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) (1996 Act) which seeks to increase
competition between the various providers of telecommunications
services, including competitive alternatives to traditional local
exchange service. All consumers will also benefit from technological
advances in fixed services and fixed/mobile combinations that
potentially could be stifled by restrictive service definitions.
8. In the NPRM we proposed to increase flexibility to provide fixed
wireless service for broadband CMRS services--broadband PCS, cellular,
SMR. We sought comment on whether narrowband CMRS services--paging,
narrowband PCS, commercial 220 MHz service and for profit
interconnected Business Radio Service--should also be permitted greater
flexibility to offer fixed wireless services. We agree with commenters
that we should extend the flexibility to offer fixed services to the
narrowband services set out in the NPRM as well as broadband CMRS. In
the CMRS Third Report and Order, 59 FR 59945 (November 21, 1994), we
found that narrowband and broadband CMRS are potentially competitive
with one another and should be subject to comparable regulation. We
conclude that subjecting narrowband licensees to more stringent
regulatory constraints than broadband CMRS providers would be
inconsistent with principles of regulatory parity and serves no public
interest goal. By contrast, allowing narrowband CMRS providers to
provide fixed services on the same basis as broadband CMRS providers
provides incentives for increased innovation, diversity of services,
and increased competition. Although there may be technical constraints
on the ability to provide fixed service on narrowband channels, we
conclude that narrowband licensees should nevertheless be entitled to
the regulatory flexibility so that they may take advantage of
technological advances that may occur without being required to seek
additional changes to the rules. This result is also in keeping with
the goals of the 1996 Act to make available the most competitive
environment possible for telecommunications services.
9. For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that service providers
using spectrum allocated for CMRS should have the flexibility to
provide fixed services on a co-primary basis with mobile services.
Thus, service providers could choose to provide exclusively fixed
services, exclusively mobile services, or any combination of the two.
(Cellular carriers are subject to the requirements set out in Sections
22.901 and 22.933 of our rules, to provide cellular mobile service upon
request to all cellular subscribers in good standing, except in
instances where a cellular provider chooses to provide solely fixed
service over its spectrum. See 47 CFR Secs. 22.901, 22.933.)
Accordingly, we modify the language in Section 22.901 of the
Commission's rules (cellular service), Section 24.3 of the Commission's
rules (PCS), and Section 90.419 of the Commission's rules (SMR) to
establish a uniform description of fixed wireless services that may be
offered on this spectrum. We adopt the same modifications to our rules
governing narrowband CMRS, including paging, narrowband PCS, 220 MHz
service, and for profit interconnected Business Radio Services.
10. In adopting these modifications, we retain the prohibition on
licensees in these services offering broadcast services. This
prohibition applies regardless of whether licensees are offering fixed
or mobile services or a combination of the two. In addition, we note
that under applicable international allocation agreements, broadcast
use of the spectrum at issue in this proceeding is restricted.
Therefore, we conclude it would be inappropriate to amend our rules in
this regard.
B. Technical and Operational Rules
11. Discussion. The comments that we received regarding the
technical rules indicate that we should maintain the technical rules
that are currently in place and require CMRS providers who wish to
offer co-primary fixed services to comply with those rules. We agree
with SBC that fixed services should be engineered so that they conform
to our existing interference rules and do not interfere with the
operations of co-channel or adjacent channel carriers providing mobile
service. Thus, so long as out-of-band and co-channel/frequency-block
criteria are met, base stations used to support fixed services may
operate at the same maximum power levels as base and mobile stations on
the same frequencies. We also decline to adopt the specific rule
changes proposed by PacTel relating to in-home base stations. The issue
raised by PacTel is outside the scope of this proceeding. We will also
defer consideration of the cellular rule changes requested by RCC and
SR Telecom. We intend to consider technical concerns regarding CMRS,
including those discussed above, in future proceedings that will more
broadly address conforming our technical rules for CMRS providers.
C. Table of Frequency Allocations
12. Discussion. We will amend the Table of Frequency Allocations as
proposed in the Notice to permit licensees to make use of the affected
allocations for both fixed and mobile services on a co-primary basis.
Specifically, we allocate the 27.41-27.54, 30.56-32, 33-34, 35-36, 42-
43.69, 150.8-152.855, 154-156.2475, 157.45-161.575, 220-222, 454-455,
456-462.5375, 462.7375-467.5375, 467.7375-512, 806-821, 824-849, 851-
866, 869-894, 896-901, 929-930, 931-932 and 935-940 MHz bands to the
fixed service on a co-primary basis. (The 220-222 MHz band is shared
Government/non-Government spectrum. During our consultations with NTIA
regarding this band, the Commission and NTIA agreed to allocate the
220-222 MHz band to the fixed service on a co-primary basis for both
Government and non-Government operations. Accordingly, the fixed
service is also added to the Government column in the 220-222 MHz band
on a co-primary basis.) In addition, we delete footnotes US330 and
US331, which prohibited narrowband and broadband PCS licensees from
providing fixed services, except for ancillary fixed services used in
support of mobile PCS.
13. Further, we are updating the international table of the Table
of Frequency Allocations to reflect the Final Acts of the 1992 World
Administrative Radio Conference. Additionally, we are removing
international footnote 613 from the 157.45-158.115 MHz band and
footnote NG153 from the 849-851 and 894-896 MHz bands, which are bands
to which these footnotes do not apply. With regard to the rule part
cross references, we are updating the title of Part 22 to
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Public Mobile (from Domestic Public Land Mobile) in the 35.19-35.69,
43.19-43.69, 152-152.255, 152.495-152.855, 157.755-162.0125, 454-455,
459-460, 470-512, 824-849, 869-894, 928-929, 931-932 and 944-960 MHz
bands; displaying the rule parts in the 173.2-173.4 and 1850-1990 MHz
bands in capital letters to indicate that the allocations in these
bands are on a primary basis; updating the PCS rule part to Part 24
(from Part 99) in the 901-902, 930-931 and 940-941 MHz bands; adding
Part 22 to the 851-866 MHz band, Parts 22 and 101 to the 932-935 and
941-942 MHz bands, and Part 101 in the 942-944 MHz band; replacing Part
94 with Part 101 in the 928-929, 944-960 and 1850-1990 MHz bands; and
deleting Satellite Communications (25) from the 450-451 MHz band,
Domestic Public Land Mobile (22) from the 929-930 MHz band and Private
Land Mobile (90) from the 931-932 MHz band. Finally, we are revising
the Government column in the 30-30.56 MHz band by displaying the fixed
service as a primary--not secondary--allocation; correcting
typographical errors in the 42-43.19 MHz band for columns 4 through 6;
and adding footnotes US116, US215, US268 and G2 to the Government
column in the 928-932 MHz band.
D. Universal Service Obligations
14. Discussion. We believe that it would be premature to address in
this Report and Order whether universal service requirements should be
extended to CMRS providers offering fixed wireless service. It is also
apparent both from our experience with universal service issues and the
comments in response to the NPRM that the public interest would be
better served by allowing the Joint Board to address the universal
service issues raised in this proceeding. Thus, we defer discussion of
the proposals discussed by commenters in response to the NPRM for
consideration by the Joint Board in CC Docket No. 96-45.
III. Procedural Matters
A. Regulatory Flexibility Act
15. As required by Section 603 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
U.S.C. Sec. 603 (RFA), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
(IRFA) was incorporated in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT
Docket No. 96-6. Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Permit Flexible
Service Offerings in the Commercial Mobile Radio Services, Notice of
Proposed Rule Making, WT Docket No. 96-6, 11 FCC Rcd 2445 (1996). The
Commission sought written comments on the proposals in the NPRM,
including the IRFA. The Commission's Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis for the First Report and Order conforms to the RFA, as amended
by the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996. Public Law No.
104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) (CWAA. Subtitle II of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) codified at 5
U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq. The Secretary shall send a copy of this First
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, including
the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration in accordance with
paragraph 603(a) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Public Law No. 96-
354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq. (1981).
1. Need for and Purpose of the Action
16. The First Report and Order has implemented Sections 332 and
3(n), respectively, of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The
rules adopted herein will carry out Congress' intent to establish a
consistent regulatory framework for all commercial mobile radio
services (CMRS). In addition, the rules adopted herein will assist in
the development of competition among wireless and wireline services for
the benefit of the consumer.
2. Issues Raised in Response to the IRFA
17. No comments were submitted in response to the IRFA. In general
comments on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, however, some
commenters raised issues that might affect small business entities. One
commenter, PCS One, a small business entity, argued that the proposed
flexibility to offer fixed services should not be extended to cellular
at this time in order to give Personal Communications Services (PCS)
licensees, many of whom are small business entities, an opportunity to
enter the marketplace and establish themselves against incumbent
cellular providers. Some other parties agreed that if the Commission
should make a distinction between broadband CMRS providers, it should
allow PCS providers the greatest flexibility. The Commission chooses to
provide all CMRS providers with the increased flexibility. Granting all
CMRS providers increased flexibility to provide fixed wireless services
is consistent with principles of regulatory parity, will allow all CMRS
providers to determine the services that they will provide to the
public, and will increase competition between the CMRS services.
3. Description, and Number of Small Entities Involved
18. This rule making proceeding applies to providers of cellular,
narrowband and broadband personal communications services (PCS), CMRS
specialized mobile radio services (SMR), CMRS paging, commercial 220
MHz services, and for-profit interconnected business radio services.
Since this rule making proceeding applies to multiple services, we will
analyze the effects of these rules on a service-by-service basis.
a. Estimates for Cellular Licensees
19. Since the Commission did not define a small business with
respect to cellular services, we will utilize the Small Business
Administration's (SBA) definition applicable to radiotelephone
companies--i.e. an entity employing less than 1,500 persons. 13 CFR
Sec. 121.201, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 4812. The
size data provided by the SBA does not enable us to make a meaningful
estimate of the number of cellular providers which are small entities
because it combines all radiotelephone companies with 500 or more
employees. U.S. Small Business Administration 1992 Economic Census
Employment Report, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
SIC Code 4812 (radiotelephone communications industry data adopted by
the SBA Office of Advocacy). We therefore used the 1992 Census of
Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, conducted by the Bureau
of the Census, which is the most recent information available. Data
from the Bureau of the Census' 1992 study indicates that only 12 out of
a total of 1,178 radiotelephone firms which operated during 1992 had
1,000 or more employees. U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities,
UC92-S-1, Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, Table 5,
Employment Size of Firms; 1992, SIC Code 4812 (issued May 1995).
However, we do not know how many of the 1,178 firms were cellular
telephone companies. Given this fact, we assume, for purposes of our
evaluations and conclusions in this Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, that all of the current cellular licensees are small
entities, as that term is defined by the SBA. Although there are 1,758
cellular licenses, we are unable to determine the number of cellular
licensees because a single cellular licensee may own several licenses.
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b. Estimates for PCS Services
20. The Commission, with respect to narrowband and broadband PCS,
defines small businesses to mean firms who have gross revenues of not
more than $40 million in each of the preceding three calendar years.
This definition of ``small entity'' in the context of the PCS services
has been approved by the SBA.
21. The Commission has auctioned broadband PCS licenses in Blocks
A, B, and C. The Commission does not have sufficient information to
determine whether any small businesses within the SBA-approved
definition bid successfully for licenses A or B Block auctions. As of
now, there are 90 non-defaulting winning bidders that qualify as small
entities in the C Block PCS auctions. Based on this information, we
conclude that the number of broadband PCS licensees affected by the
rule adopted in this proceeding includes the 89 winning bidders that
qualified as small entities in the Block C broadband PCS auction.
22. At present, there have been no auctions held for the D, E, and
F Blocks of broadband PCS spectrum. The Commission anticipates a total
of 1,479 licenses will be awarded in the D, E, and F Block PCS
auctions, which are scheduled to begin on August 26, 1996.
Participation in the F block is limited to entrepreneurs with under
$125 million in average gross revenues over the past three years.
However, there is no basis upon which to estimate the number of
licenses that will be awarded to small entities. Given the facts that
nearly all radiotelephone companies have fewer than 1,000 employees and
that no reliable estimate of the number of prospective D, E, and F
Block licensees can be made, we assume, for purposes of our evaluations
and conclusion in this Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, that all
of the licenses will be awarded to small entities, as that term is
defined by the SBA.
23. The Commission has auctioned nationwide and regional licenses
for narrowband PCS. There are 11 nationwide and 30 regional licensees
for narrowband PCS. The Commission does not have sufficient information
to determine whether any of these licensees are small businesses within
the SBA-approved definition. Based on this information, we conclude
that the number of narrowband PCS licensees affected by the rule
adopted in this proceeding includes all of the 41 licensees. At
present, there have been no auctions held for the major trading area
(MTA) and basic trading area (BTA) narrowband PCS licenses. The
Commission anticipates a total of 561 MTA licenses and 2,958 BTA
licensees will be awarded in the auctions. Those auction have not yet
been scheduled, however. Given the facts that nearly all radiotelephone
companies have fewer than 1,000 employees and that no reliable estimate
of the number of prospective MTA and BTA narrowband licensees can be
made, we assume, for purposes of our evaluations and conclusion in this
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, that all of the licenses will be
awarded to small entities, as that term is defined by the SBA.
c. Estimates for SMR Services
24. The Commission, with respect to 800 MHz and 900 MHz SMR
services, has adopted a two-tiered approach to the definition of small
business: (a) ``very small businesses'' are firms who have gross
revenues of not more than $3 million in each of the preceding three
calendar years; and (b) ``small businesses'' are firms who have annual
gross revenues of not more than $15 million in the each of the
preceding three years. This definition of ``small entity'' in the
context of 800 MHz and 900 MHz SMR has been approved by the SBA.
25. The Commission recently held auction for the 900 MHz SMR
services. There were 60 winning bidders who qualified as small
entities. Based on this information, we conclude that the number of 900
MHz SMR licensees affected by the proceeding includes these 60 small
entities.
26. No auctions have been held for the 800 MHz SMR services. While
the Commission anticipates a total of 525 licenses awarded for the
upper 200 channels in the 800 MHz auctions, it has not yet determined
how many licenses will be awarded for the lower 230 channels in the 800
MHz SMR auction. Despite the current incumbents in the 800 MHz SMR
service, due to the impending auction, we are unable to determine the
ultimate number of small businesses who will receive licenses. Given
the facts that nearly all radiotelephone companies have fewer than
1,000 employees and that no reliable estimate of the number of
prospective 800 MHz licensees can be made, we assume, for purposes of
our evaluations and conclusions in this Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, that all of the licenses will be awarded to small entities,
as that term is defined by the SBA.
d. Commercial Paging and Commercial 220 MHz Radio Services
27. Since the Commission has not yet defined a small business with
respect to paging services, we will utilize the SBA's definition
applicable to radiotelephone companies--i.e. an entity employing less
than 1,500 persons. With respect to commercial 220 MHz services, the
Commission has proposed a two-tiered definition of small business for
purposes of auctions: (1) for EA licensees (EA licenses refer to the 60
channels in the 172 geographic economic areas as defined by the Bureau
of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce), a firm with average
annual gross revenues of not more than $6 million for the preceding
three years and (2) for regional and nationwide licensees, a firm with
average annual gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the
preceding 3 years. Since this definition has not yet been approved by
the SBA, we will utilize the SBA's definition applicable to
radiotelephone companies. We note that while there are incumbents in
this service, they are not commercial providers and will not be
affected by this proceeding. Since there have been no auctions for
either service as of yet and the parameters of the industry have not
been fully defined, any estimate of the number of small businesses who
will seek to bid in the future auctions is not yet determined. Given
the fact that nearly all radiotelephone companies have fewer than 1,000
employees, and that no reliable estimate of the number of prospective
licensees can be made, we assume, for purposes of our evaluations and
conclusion in this Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, that all of
the licenses will be awarded to small entities, as that term is defined
by the SBA.
e. Interconnected Business Services
28. Since the Commission did not define a small business with
respect to for-profit interconnected business services, we will utilize
the SBA's definition applicable to radiotelephone companies--i.e. an
entity employing less than 1,500 persons. The size data provided by the
SBA does not enable us to make a meaningful estimate of the number of
for-profit interconnected business service providers which are small
entities because it combines all radiotelephone companies with 500 or
more employees. We therefore used the 1992 Census of Transportation,
Communications, and Utilities, conducted by the Bureau of the Census,
which is the most recent information available. Data from the Bureau of
the
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Census' 1992 study indicates that only 12 out of a total of 1,178
radiotelephone firms which operated during 1992 had 1,000 or more
employees. However, we do not know how many of the 1,178 firms were
for-profit interconnected business service companies. Given this fact,
we assume, for purposes of our evaluations and conclusions in this
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, that all of the current inter-
connected business service licensees are small entities, as that term
is defined by the SBA. Although there are in excess of 13,000 for-
profit interconnected business service licenses, we are unable to
determine the number of for-profit interconnected business service
licensees because a single licensee may own several licenses.
4. Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements
29. The rules adopted in the First Report and Order do not impose
any additional reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance
requirements.
5. Steps Taken To Minimize Burdens on Small Entities
30. In the First Report and Order the Commission amends its rules
to allow providers of narrowband and broadband PCS, cellular, CMRS SMR,
CMRS paging, CMRS 220 MHZ service, and interconnected business radio
services to offer fixed wireless services on their assigned spectrum on
a co-primary basis with mobile service. These rule changes will allow
CMRS providers greater flexibility to provide new and innovative
services to meet consumer demands. Allowing service providers to offer
all types of fixed, mobile, and hybrid services in response to market
demand will allow for more flexible responses to consumer demand, a
greater diversity of services and combinations of services, and
increased competition both between CMRS providers and wireline
providers, as well as between CMRS providers. This is consistent with
the goals of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law No. 104-
104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996). (1996 Act), which amended the Communications
Act of 1934, which seeks to increase competition between the various
providers of telecommunications services, including competitive
alternatives to traditional local exchange service. All consumers will
also benefit from technological advances in fixed services and fixed/
mobile combinations that potentially could be stifled by restrictive
service definitions.
6. Significant Alternatives Considered and Rejected
31. In the NPRM we sought comment on alternative approaches to
allowing PCS and other CMRS providers more flexibility to offer fixed
services, including: (1) Adopting a rule that would expressly allow
CMRS providers to offer ``fixed wireless local loop,'' (2) permitting
CMRS providers to offer wireless local loop and other defined fixed
services, or (3) allowing CMRS providers to offer any form of fixed
service without restriction. An overwhelming majority of the commenters
support amending our rules to allow all CMRS providers to offer all
types of fixed wireless services without restriction. One commenter, GO
Communications, a small business entity, argued that CMRS providers
should be required to offer at least some mobile service over their
frequencies. Based on the record in this proceeding, the Commission
believes that the public interest is better served by not attempting to
limit potential use of CMRS spectrum to specific applications. Imposing
such a limitation could lead to difficult definitional questions about
what constitutes ``wireless local loop'' or other defined services.
Further, if we were to restrict fixed service to certain
configurations, carriers might be reluctant to pursue some potentially
efficient options out of concern that they would be considered to fall
outside the definition of our prescribed service definition. Rather
than limit the flexibility of carriers in this manner, we prefer to
encourage innovation and experimentation through a broader, more
flexible standard. This will benefit small business by allowing them
greater flexibility in determining which services they will provide to
the public.
32. In the NPRM, the Commission also proposed to apply whatever
increased flexibility we granted to broadband CMRS services--broadband
PCS, cellular, and SMR--and sought comment on whether narrowband CMRS
services--narrowband PCS, paging, commercial 220 MHz services, and
interconnected business radio services--should also have such increased
flexibility. Commenters also generally support extending flexibility to
all CMRS bands, including both broadband and narrowband services. PCS
One, a small business entity, opposes the Commission's proposal to
allow cellular licensees to provide fixed wireless services, arguing
that the Commission must permit PCS, for at least a reasonable
interval, greater flexibility than cellular in the use of its spectrum.
We find that we should extend the flexibility to offer fixed services
to all the broadband services, including cellular, as well as the
narrowband services set out in the Notice. We conclude that subjecting
narrowband licensees to more stringent regulatory constraints than
broadband CMRS providers would be inconsistent with principles of
regulatory parity and serves no public interest goal. We conclude that
narrowband licensees should be entitled to the regulatory flexibility
so that they may take advantage of technological advances that may
occur without being required to seek additional changes to the rules.
This result is also in keeping with the goals of the 1996 Act to make
available the most competitive environment possible for
telecommunications services. It will also benefit all small business,
including all PCS licensees, by providing them greater flexibility to
determine which service they will provide to the public.
7. Report to Congress
33. The Commission shall send a copy of this Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis with this First Report and Order in a report to
Congress pursuant to Section 251 of the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801(a)(1)(A). A copy of
this Regulatory Flexibility Analysis will also be published in the
Federal Register.
B. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
34. The First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule
Making do not contain either a proposed or modified information
collection.
C. Ordering Clauses
35. Accordingly, It is ordered that pursuant to Sections 4(i),
4(j), 7(a), 303(b), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 332(a), and 332(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Secs. 154(i), 154(j),
157(a), 303(b), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 332(a), and 332(c) the rules
and policies set forth in the First Report and Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rule Making are adopted, and Parts 2, 22, 24, and 90 of the
Commission's Rules are amended as specified below.
36. The rule changes made herein will become effective October 28,
1996.
D. Contacts for Information
37. For further information concerning this proceeding, contact
David Krech at (202) 418-0620 (Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau).
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List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 2
Radio.
47 CFR Part 22
Communications common carriers, Radio.
47 CFR Part 24
Communications common carriers, Radio.
47 CFR Part 90
Business and industry, Common carriers, Radio.
Federal Communications Commission
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
Rules Changes
Parts 2, 22, 24 and 90 of title 47 of the Code of Federal
Regulations are amended as follows:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for Part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 4, 302, 303, and 307 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154, 302, 303 and 307,
unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 2.106, the Table of Frequency Allocations, is amended as
follows:
a. Revise entries for 26175-28000 kHz, 29.7-37.5 MHz, 38.25-47 MHz,
150.05-174 MHz, 220-222 MHz, 450-960 MHz and 1710-2110 MHz in columns
(1) through (7).
b. Revise International footnotes 672, 675, 676, 678, 697 and 703.
c. Remove International footnotes 551, 612, 614, 682 and 708.
d. Remove United States footnotes US330 and US331.
Sec. 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations
* * * * *
International table United States table FCC use designators
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Government Non-
Region 2-- Region 3-- --------------- Government
Region 1-- allocation kHz allocation kHz --------------- Rule Special-use
allocation kHz Allocation Allocation part(s) frequencies
kHz kHz
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26175-26480 26175-26480 26175-26480 26175-26480 26175-26480 AUXILIARY
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE BROADCASTI
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except NG (74)
aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical
mobile mobile mobile
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26480-26950 26480-26950 26480-26950 26480-26950 26480-26950
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except
aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical
mobile mobile mobile mobile
................ ................ US10 US10
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26950-26960 26950-26960 26950-26960 26950-26960 26950-26960 INTERNATION
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED AL FIXED
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except PUBLIC
aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical (23)
mobile mobile mobile
546 546 546 546 546
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26960-27230 26960-27230 26960-27230 26960-26230 26960-27230 PERSONAL 27120 160
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except aeronautical kHz:
aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical mobile Industrial,
mobile mobile mobile scientific,
and medical
frequency.
546 546 546 546 546
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
27230-27410 27230-27410 27230-27410 27230-27410 27230-27410 PERSONAL
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED (95)
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except PRIVATE
aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical LAND
mobile mobile mobile mobile MOBILE
(90)
546 546 546 546 546
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
27410-27500 27410-27500 27410-27500 27410-27500 27410-27500 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE except LAND MOBILE
aeronautical aeronautical aeronautical MOBILE (90)
mobile mobile mobile
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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27500-27540 27500-27540 27500-27540 27500-27540 27500-27540 PRIVATE
METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL FIXED LAND
AIDS AIDS AIDS LAND MOBILE MOBILE
FIXED FIXED FIXED (90)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
27540-28000 27540-28000 27540-28000 27540-28000 27540-28000
METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL FIXED
AIDS AIDS AIDS MOBILE
FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
International table United States table FCC use designators
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Government Non-
Region 2-- Region 3-- --------------- Government
Region 1-- allocation MHz allocation MHz --------------- Rule Special-use
allocation MHz Allocation Allocation part(s) frequencies
MHz MHz
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
29.7-29.8 29.7-29.8 29.7-29.8 29.7-29.8 29.7-29.8 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
29.8-29.89 29.8-29.89 29.8-29.89 29.8-29.89 29.8-29.89 AVIATION
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED (87)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE INTERNATIO
NAL FIXED
PUBLIC
(23)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
29.89-29.91 29.89-29.91 29.89-29.91 29.89-29.91 29.89-29.91
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
29.91-30 29.91-30 29.91-30 29.91-30 29.91-30 AVIATION
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED (87)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE INTERNATIO
NAL FIXED
PUBLIC
(23)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30-30.005 30-30.005 30-30.005 30-30.005 30-30.005
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
30.005-30.01 30.005-30.01 30.005-30.01 30.005-30.01 30.005-30.01
SPACE OPERATIONS SPACE SPACE FIXED
(satellite OPERATIONS OPERATIONS MOBILE
identification) (satellite (satellite
FIXED identification) identification)
MOBILE FIXED FIXED
SPACE RESEARCH MOBILE MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30.01-30.56 30.01-30.56 30.01-30.56 30.01-30.56 30.01-30.56
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30.56-32 30.56-32 30.56-32 30.56-32 30.56-32 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
................ ................ ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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32-33 32-33 32-33 32-33 32-33
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33-34 33-34 33-34 33-34 33-34 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
................ ................ ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
34-35 34-35 34-35 34-35 34-35
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
35-35.19 35-35.19 35-35.19 35.19 35-35.19 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
................ ................ ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
35.19-35.69 35.19-35.69 35.19-35.69 35.19-35.69 35.19-35.69 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
PRIVATE
LAND
MOBILE
(90)
................ ................ ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
35.69-36 35.69-36 35.69-36 35.69-36 35.69-36 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
................ ................ ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
36-37 36-37 36-37 36-37 36-37
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
................ ................ US220 US220
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
37-37.5 37-37.5 37-37.5 37-37.5 37-37.5 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
................ ................ ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
38.25-39 38.25-39 38.25-39 38.25-39 38.25-39
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
39-39.986 39-39.986 39-39.986 39-39.986 39-39.986 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
................ ................ ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
39.986-40 39.986-40 39.986-40 39.986-40 39.986-40 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE NG124 MOBILE
Space Research Space Research Space Research (90)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
40-40.02 40-40.02 40-40.02 40-40.02 40-40.02
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
Space Research Space Research Space Research
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
40.02-40.98 40.02-40.98 40.02-40.98 40.02-40.98 40.02-40.98 40.68 .02
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MHz:
Industrial,
scientific
and
medical
frequencie
s.
548 548 548 548 US210 548 US210
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 45345]]
40.98-41.015 40.98-41.015 40.98-41.015 40.98-41.015 40.98-41.015
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
Space Research Space Research Space Research
549 ................ 550
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
41.015-42 41.015-42 41.015-42 41.015-42 41.015-42
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
549 ................ 550 US220 US220
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
42-43.19 42-43.19 42-43.19 42-43.19 42-43.19 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
549 ................ 550 ............. NG124 NG141
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
43.19-43.69 43.19-43.69 43.19-43.69 43.19-43.69 43.19-43.69 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE (22)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND PRIVATE
MOBILE LAND
MOBILE
(90)
549 ................ 550
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
43.69-44 43.69-44 43.69-44 43.69-44 43.69-44 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
549 ................ 550 ............. NG141
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
44-46.6 44-46.6 44-46.6 44-46.6 LAND MOBILE PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
................ 552 ............. NG124 NG141
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
46.6-47 46.6-47 46.6-47 46.6-47 46.6-47
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
................ 552
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
150.05-150.8 150.05-150.8 150.05-150.8 150.05-150.8 150.05-150.8
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical
mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
610 ................ 611 US216 G30 US216
150.8-152 150.8-152 150.8-152 150.8-152 150.8-152 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical (90)
mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
................ ................ ............. NG51 NG112
610 ................ 611 ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
152-152.255 152-152.255 152-152.255 152-152.255 152-152.255 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
aeronautical
mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
610 ................ 611 US216 US216
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 45346]]
152.255-152.495 152.255-152.495 152.255-152.495 152.255-152.4 152.255-152.4 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED 95 95 LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE FIXED MOBILE
aeronautical LAND MOBILE (90)
mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
610 ................ 611 ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
152.495-152.855 152.495-152.855 152.495-152.855 152.495-152.8 152.495-152.8 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED 55 55 MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE FIXED (22)
aeronautical LAND MOBILE
mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
610 ................ 611 ............. NG4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
152.855-153 152.855-153 152.855-153 152.855-153 152.855-153 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical (90)
mobile AUXILIARY
RADIO ASTRONOMY BROADCASTI
NG (74)
610 ................ 611 ............. NG4 NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
153-154 153-154 153-154 153-154 153-154 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical (90)
mobile (R) AUXILIARY
Meteorological BROADCASTI
Aids NG (74)
................ ................ ............. NG4 NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
154-156.2475 154-156.2475 154-156.2475 154-156.2475 154-156.2475 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical (90)
mobile (R) MARITIME
(80)
613 613 613 613 613 NG112
NG117
NG124 NG148
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
156.2475-156.7625 156.2475-156.762 156.2475-156.762 156.2475-156. 156.2475-156.
FIXED 5 5 7625 7625
MOBILE except FIXED FIXED MARITIME
aeronautical MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
mobile (R)
613 613A 613 613A 613 613A 613 613A US77 613 613A US77
US106 US266 US106 US266
NG117
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
156.7625-156.8375 156.7625-156.837 156.7625-156.837 156.7625-156. 156.7625-156.
MARITIME MOBILE 5 5 8375 8375
(distress and MARITIME MOBILE MARITIME MOBILE MARITIME
calling) (distress and (distress and MOBILE
calling) calling)
501 613 501 613 501 613 613 US107 613 US107
US266 US266
NG117
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 45347]]
156.8375-157.0375 156.8375-157.037 156.8375-157.037 156.8375-157. 156.8375-157.
FIXED 5 5 0375 0375
MOBILE except FIXED FIXED MARITIME
aeronautical MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
mobile
613 613 613 613 US77 613 US77 US
US266 266
NG117
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
157.0375-157.1875 157.0375-157.187 157.0375-157.187 157.0375-157. 157.0375-157. Private
FIXED 5 5 1875 1875 Land
MOBILE except FIXED FIXED MARITIME Mobile
aeronautical MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE (90)
mobile
613 613 613 613 US214 613 US214
US266 US266
G109
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
157.1875-157.45 157.1875-157.45 157.1875-157.45 157.1875-157. 157.1875-157. PRIVATE ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED 45 45 LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical MARITIME (90)
mobile MOBILE MARITIME
(80)
613 613 613 613 US223 613 US223
US266 US266 NG111
NG154
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
157.45-157.755 157.45-157.755 157.45-157.755 157.45-157.75 157.45-157.75 PRIVATE ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED 5 5 LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE FIXED MOBILE
aeronautical LAND MOBILE (90)
mobile
................ ................ US266 US266 NG111
NG 124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
157.755-158.115 157.755-158.115 157.755-158.115 157.755-158.1 157.755-158.1 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED 15 15 MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE FIXED (22)
aeronautical LAND MOBILE
mobile
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
158.115-161.575 158.115-161.575 158.115-161.575 158.115-161.5 158.115-161.5 PUBLIC ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED 75 75 MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE FIXED (22)
aeronautical LAND MOBILE PRIVATE
mobile LAND
MOBILE
(90)
MARITIME
(80)
613 613B 613 613 613 613 NG6 NG28
NG70 NG112
NG124 NG148
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
161.575-161.625 161.575-161.625 161.575-161.625 161.575-161.6 161.575-161.6 MARITIME ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED 25 25 (80)
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE MARITIME PUBLIC
aeronautical MOBILE MOBILE
mobile (22)
613 613 613 613 US77 613 US77 NG6
NG17
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
161.625-161.775 161.625-161.775 161.625-161.775 161.625-161.7 161.625-161.7 AUXILIARY ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED 75 75 BROADCASTI
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE NG (74)
aeronautical PUBLIC
mobile MOBILE
(22)
613 613 613 613 613 NG6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 45348]]
161.775-162.0125 161.775-162.0125 161.775-162.0125 161.775-162.0 161.775-162.0 PRIVATE ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED 125 125 LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical MARITIME (90)
mobile MOBILE PUBLIC
MOBILE
(22)
613 615 613 613 613 US266 613 US266 NG6 MARITIME
NG154 (80)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
162.0125-173.2 162.0125-173.2 162.0125-173.2 162.0125-173. 162.0125-173. Auxiliary ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED 2 2 Broad
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE FIXED casting
aeronautical MOBILE (74)
mobile Private
Land
Mobile
(90)
613 615 613 613 616 617 618 613 US8 US11 613 US8 US11
US13 US216 US13 US216
US223 US223
US300 US312 US300
G5 US312
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
173.2-173.4 173.2-173.4 173.2-173.4 173.2-173.4 173.2-173.4 PRIVATE ..............
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE Land Mobile MOBILE
aeronautical (90)
mobile
615 ................ 617 618 ............. NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
173.4-174 173.4-174 173.4-174 173.4-174 173.4-174
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical
mobile
615 ................ 617 618 G5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
220-222 220-222 220-222 220-222 220-222 PRIVATE ..............
BROADCASTING AMATEUR FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
FIXED MOBILE LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
MOBILE BROADCASTING Radiolocatio (90)
Radiolocation n 627
627
621 623 628 629 ................ 626 G2 627
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
450-451 450-451 450-451 450-451 450-451 AUXILIARY
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE BROADCASTI
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE NG (74)
653 668 668 653 668 668 US87 668 US87
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
451-454 451-454 451-454 451-454 451-454 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
(90)
653 ................ 653 ............. NG112 NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
454-455 454-455 454-455 454-455 454-455 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
MARITIME
(80)
653 ................ 653 ............. NG12 NG112
NG148
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
455-456 455-456 455-456 455-456 455-456 AUXILIARY
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE BROADCASTI
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE NG (74)
MOBILE-SATELLITE
(Earth-to-
space)
653 ................ 653
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 45349]]
456-459 456-459 456-459 456-459 456-459 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE (90)
653 669 669 670 653 669 670 669 670 669 670 NG112
NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
459-460 459-460 459-460 459-460 459-460 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
MOBILE-SATELLITE MARITIME
(Earth-to- (80)
space)
653 ................ 653 ............. NG12 NG112
NG148
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
460-462.5375 460-462.5375 460-462.5375 460-462.5375 460-462.5375 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED Meteorologica FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE l-Satellite LAND MOBILE MOBILE
Meteorological- Meteorological- Meteorological- (space-to- (90)
Satellite (space- Satellite Satellite Earth)
to-Earth) (space-to- (space-to-
Earth) Earth)
671 672 671 671 672 671 US201 671 US201
US209 US209 NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
462.5375-462.7375 462.5375-462.737 462.5375-462.737 462.5375-462. 462.5375-462. PERSONAL
FIXED 5 5 7375 7375 (95)
MOBILE FIXED FIXED Meteorologica LAND MOBILE
Meteorological- MOBILE MOBILE l-Satellite
Satellite (space- Meteorological- Meteorological- (space-to-
to-Earth) Satellite Satellite Earth)
(space-to- (space-to-
Earth) Earth)
671 672 671 671 672 671 US201 671 US201
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
462.5375-462.5375 462.5375-462.537 462.5375-462.537 462.5375-462. 462.7375-467. PRIVATE
FIXED 5 5 5375 5375 LAND
MOBILE FIXED FIXED Meteorologica FIXED MOBILE
Meteorological- MOBILE MOBILE l-Satellite LAND MOBILE (90)
Satellite (space- Meteorological- Meteorological- (space-to-
to-Earth) Satellite Satellite Earth)
(space-to- (space-to-
Earth) Earth)
669 671 672 669 671 669 671 672 669 671 US201 669 671 US201
US209 US216 US209 US216
NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
467.5375-467.7375 467.5375-467.737 467.5375-467.737 467.5375-467. 467.5375-567. PERSONAL
FIXED 5 5 7375 7375 (95)
MOBILE FIXED FIXED Meteorologica LAND MOBILE
Meteorological- MOBILE MOBILE l-Satellite
Satellite (space- Meteorological- Meteorological- (space-to-
to-Earth) Satellite Satellite Earth)
(space-to- (space-to-
Earth) Earth)
669 671 672 669 671 669 671 672 669 671 US201 669 671 US201
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
467.7375-470 467.7375-470 467.7375-470 467.7375-470 467.735-470 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE FIXED LAND
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE Meteorologica LAND MOBILE MOBILE (90)
Meteorological- Meteorological- Meteorological- l-Satellite
Satellite (space Satellite Satellite (space to
to Earth) (space to (space to Earth)
Earth) Earth)
671 672 670 671 670 671 672 670 671 US201 670 671 US201
US216 US216 NG124
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
470-512 470-512 470-512 470-512 470-512 RADIO
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING FIXED BROADCASTING BROADCAST
Fixed Mobile MOBILE FIXED (TV)(73)
BROADCASTING LAND MOBILE PRIVATE
LAND
MOBILE
(90)
PUBLIC
MOBILE
(22)
[[Page 45350]]
676 677A 674 675 673 677 ............. NG66 Auxiliary
NG114 NG127 Broadcasti
NG128 NG149 ng (74)
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512-585 512-585 512-585 512-585 512-585 RADIO
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING FIXED BROADCASTING BROADCAST
MOBILE (TV) (73)
BROADCASTING Auxiliary
Broadcasti
ng (74)
676 677A 683 684 678 677 679 ............. NG128 NG149
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585-608 585-608 585-608 585-608 585-608 RADIO
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING FIXED BROADCASTING BROADCAST
MOBILE (TV) (73)
BROADCASTING Auxiliary
RADIONAVIGATION Broadcasti
ng (74)
677A 683 684 685 678 688 ............. NG128 NG149
686 686A 687
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608-610 608-610 608-610 608-610
BROADCASTING RADIOASTRONOMY FIXED RADIO
Mobile-Satellite MOBILE ASTRONOMY
except BROADCASTING
aeronautical RADIONAVIGATION
mobile-satellite
(Earth-to-
space)
677A 684 687 689 ................ 688 689 690 US74 US246 US74 US246
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610-614 610-614 610-614 610-614 610-614
BROADCASTING RADIO ASTRONOMY FIXED RADIO RADIO
Mobile-Satellite MOBILE ASTRONOMY ASTRONOMY
except BROADCASTING
aeronautical
mobile-
satellite
(Earth-to-
space)
677A 684 687 689 ................ 677 688 689 690 US74 US246 US74 US246
691
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614-790 614-790 614-790 614-790 RADIO
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING FIXED MOBILE BROADCASTING BROADCAST
Fixed Mobile BROADCASTING (TV) (73)
Auxiliary
Broadcasting
(74)
677A 684 693 694 675 692 692A 693 677 691 693 ............. NG30 ........... ..............
NG128
NG149
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790-806 790-806 790-806 790-806 790-806 790-806 RADIO
FIXED BROADCASTING Fixed BROADCASTIN BROADCAST
BROADCASTING Fixed Mobile G (TV) (73)
Mobile BROADCASTING Auxiliary
Broadcasting
(74)
694 695 695A 696 675 692 692A 677 ............. NG30 NG43
697 NG128 NG149
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806-821 806-821 806-821 806-821 806-821 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
BROADCASTING MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING (90)
PUBLIC
MOBILE
(22)
694 695 695A 696 692A 700 677 701 ............. NG30 NG31
697 700B NG43 NG63
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821-824 821-824 821-824 821-824 821-824 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
BROADCASTING MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING (90)
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694 695 695A 696 692A 700 677 701 ............. NG30 NG43
697 700B NG63
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824-849 824-849 824-849 824-849 824-849 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
BROADCASTING MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING
694 695 695A 696 692A 700 677 701 ............. NG30 NG43
697 700B 702 NG63 NG151
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849-851 849-851 849-851 849-851 849-851 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
BROADCASTING MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE (22)
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING
694 695A 697 702 692A 700 700A 677 701 ............. NG30 NG63
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851-862 851-862 851-862 851-862 851-862 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
BROADCASTING MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
BROADCASTING BROADCASTING (90)
PUBLIC
MOBILE
(22)
694 695A 697 700B 692A 700 677 701 ............. NG30 NG31
702 NG63
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862-866 862-866 862-866 862-866 862-866 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical BROADCASTING BROADCASTING (90)
mobile PUBLIC
BROADCASTING 703 MOBILE
(22)
700B 704 692A 700 677 701 ............. NG30 NG31
NG63
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866-869 866-869 866-869 866-869 866-869 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical BROADCASTING BROADCASTING (90)
mobile
BROADCASTING 703
700B 704 692A 700 677 701 ............. NG30 NG63
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869-890 869-890 869-890 869-890 869-890 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
aeronautical BROADCASTING BROADCASTING
mobile
BROADCASTING 703
700B 704 692A 700 677 701 ............. NG30 NG63
NG151
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890-894 890-894 890-894 890-894 890-894 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile mobile Radiolocation
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 700A 704A 705 706 US116 US268 US116 US268
G2 NG151
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894-896 894-896 894-896 894-896 894-896 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE (22)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile mobile Radiolocation
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 700A 704A 705 706 US116 US268 US116 US268
G2
896-901 896-901 896-901 896-901 896-901 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING (90)
mobile mobile Radiolocation
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US116 US268 US116 US268
G2
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901-902 901-902 901-902 901-902 901-902 PERSONAL
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED COMMUNICAT
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE IONS (24)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile mobile Radiolocation
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US116 US268 US116 US268
G2
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902-928 902-928 902-928 902-928 902-928 Amateur 915 13
MOBILE except Mobile except BROADCASTING N Private MHz:
aeronautical aeronautical Radiolocation Land Industrial
mobile mobile Mobile scientific
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation (90) and medical
Radiolocation frequency.
704 705 707 707A 706 707 US215 707 US215
US218 US267 US218 US267
US275 G11 US275
G59
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928-929 928-929 928-929 928-929 928-929 FIXED
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICROWAVE
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE (101)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING PRIVATE
mobile mobile Radiolocation LAND
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation MOBILE
Radiolocation (90)
PUBLIC
MOBILE
(22)
704 705 706 US116 US 215 US116 US215
US268 G2 US268
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929-930 929-930 929-930 929-930 929-930 929-930
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED PRIVATE
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE LAND MOBILE LAND
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING MOBILE
mobile mobile Radiolocation (90)
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US116 US215 US116 US215
US268 G2 US268
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930-931 930-931 930-931 930-931 930-931 PERSONAL
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED COMMUNICAT
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE IONS (24)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile mobile Radiolocation
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US116 US215 US116 US215
US268 G2 US268
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931-932 931-932 931-932 931-932 931-932 PUBLIC
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE LAND MOBILE (22)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile mobile Radiolocation
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US116 US215 US116 US215
US268 G2 US268
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932-935 932-935 932-935 FIXED 932-935 FIXED 932-935 FIXED FIXED
FIXED FIXED MOBILE MICROWAVE
MOBILE except MOBILE except BROADCASTING (101)
aeronautical aeronautical Radiolocation PUBLIC
mobile mobile MOBILE
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation (22)
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US215 US268 US215 US268
G2
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935-940 935-940 935-940 935-940 935-940 PRIVATE
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE (90)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile mobile
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US116 US215 US116 US215
US268 G2 US268
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940-941 940-941 940-941 940-941 940-941 PERSONAL
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED COMMUNICAT
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE IONS (24)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile mobile Radiolocation
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US116 US268 US116 US268
G2
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941-942 941-942 941-942 941-942 941-942 FIXED
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICROWAVE
MOBILE except MOBILE except MOBILE (101)
aeronautical aeronautical BROADCASTING PUBLIC
mobile mobile Radiolocation MOBILE
BROADCASTING 703 Radiolocation (22)
Radiolocation
704 705 706 US268 G2 US268
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942-944 942-944 942-944 942-944 942-944 FIXED
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICROWAVE
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE (101)
aeronautical BROADCASTING
mobile
BROADCASTING 703
704 ................ 701 US301 US302 US301 US302
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944-960 944-960 944-960 944-960 944-960 AUXILIARY
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED BROADCASTI
MOBILE except MOBILE MOBILE NG (74)
aeronautical BROADCASTING FIXED
mobile MICROWAVE
BROADCASTING 703 (101)
INTERNATION
AL PUBLIC
FIXED (23)
PUBLIC
MOBILE
(22)
704 ................ 701 ............. NG120
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* * * * * * *
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1710-1850 1710-1850 1710-1850 1710-1850 1710-1850
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE 740A MOBILE 740A MOBILE 740A MOBILE
722 744 746 722 744 745 722 744 745 722 US256 G42 722 US256
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1850-1930 1850-1930 1850-1930 1850-1930 1850-1930 FIXED
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICROWAVE
MOBILE 740A MOBILE 740A MOBILE 740A MOBILE (101)
PERSONAL
COMMUNICAT
IONS (24)
RADIO
FREQUENCY
DEVICES
(15)
746A 746A 746A
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1930-1970 1930-1970 1930-1970 1930-1970 1930-1970 FIXED
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICROWAVE
MOBILE MOBILE Mobile- MOBILE MOBILE (101)
Satellite PERSONAL
(Earth-to- COMMUNICAT
Space) IONS (24)
746A 746A 746A
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1970-1980 1970-1980 1970-1980 1970-1980 1970-1980 FIXED
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICROWAVE
MOBILE MOBILE Mobile- MOBILE MOBILE (101)
Satellite PERSONAL
(Earth-to- COMMUNICAT
space) IONS (24)
746A 746A 746B 746C 746A
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1980-1990 1980-1990 1980-1990 1980-1990 1980-1990 FIXED
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICROWAVE
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE (101)
MOBILE-SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE PERSONAL
(Earth-to-space) (Earth-to- (Earth-to- COMMUNICAT
space) space) IONS (24)
746A 746B 746A 746B 746C 746A 746B
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1990-2010 1990-2010 1990-2010 1990-2010 1990-2010 AUXILIARY
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED BROADCASTI
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE NG (74)
MOBILE-SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE CABLE
(Earth-to-space) (Earth-to- (Earth-to- TELEVISION
space) space) (78)
[[Page 45355]]
746A 746B 746A 746B 746C 746A 746B US90 US111 US90 US111
US219 US222 US219 US222
NG23 NG118
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2010-2025 2010-2025 2010-2025 2010-2025 2010-2025 AUXILIARY
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED BROADCASTI
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE NG (74)
CABLE
TELEVISION
(78)
746A 746A 746A US111 US222 US111 US222
NG23 NG118
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2025-2110 2025-2110 2025-2110 2025-2110 2025-2110 AUXILIARY
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED BROADCASTI
MOBILE 747A MOBILE 747A MOBILE 747A MOBILE NG (74)
SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH CABLE
(Earth-to-space) (Earth-to- (Earth-to- TELEVISION
(space-to-space) space) (space- space) (space- (78)
SPACE OPERATION to-space) to-space)
(Earth-to-space) SPACE OPERATION SPACE OPERATION
(space-to-space) (Earth-to- (Earth-to-
EARTH EXPLORATION- space) (space- space) (space-
SATELLITE (Earth- to-space) to-space)
to-space) (space- EARTH EARTH
to-space) EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION-
SATELLITE SATELLITE
(Earth-to- (Earth-to-
space) (space- space) (space-
to-space) to-space)
750A 750A 750A US90 US111 US90 US111
US219 US222 US219 US222
NG23 NG118
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* * * * * * *
International Footnotes
* * * * *
672 Different category of service: in Afghanistan, Bulgaria,
China, Cuba, Japan, Mongolia, Czechoslovakia and the U.S.S.R., the
allocation of the band 460-470 MHz to the meteorological-satellite
service (space-to-Earth) is on a primary basis (see No. 425) and is
subject to agreement obtained under the procedure set forth in Article
14.
* * * * *
675 Additional allocation: in Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, the
United States, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama, the
allocation of the bands 470-512 MHz and 614-806 MHz to the fixed and
mobile services is on a primary basis (see No. 425), subject to
agreement obtained under the procedure set forth in Article 14.
676 Additional allocation: in Burundi, Cameroon, the Congo,
Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Senegal, Sudan, Syria,
and Yemen, the band 470-582 MHz is also allocated to the fixed service
on a secondary basis.
* * * * *
678 Additional allocation: in Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador,
Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica,
Mexico and Venezuela, the band 512-608 MHz is also allocated to the
fixed and mobile services on a primary basis, subject to agreement
obtained under the procedures set forth in Article 14.
* * * * *
697 Additional allocation: in the Federal Republic of Germany,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Israel,
Kenya, Libya, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal,
Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia, the band 790-830 MHz, and in these
same countries and in Spain, France, Malta, the Gabonese Republic and
Syria, the band 830-862 MHz, are also allocated to the mobile, except
aeronautical mobile, service on a primary basis. However, stations of
the mobile service in the countries mentioned in connection with each
band referred to in this footnote shall not cause harmful interference
to, or claim protection from, stations of services operating in
accordance with the Table in countries other than those mentioned in
connection with this band.
* * * * *
703 In Region 1, in the band 862-960 MHz, stations of the
broadcasting service shall be operated only in the African Broadcasting
Area (see Nos. 400 to 403) excluding Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Libya and
Morocco, subject to agreement obtained under the procedure set forth in
Article 14.
* * * * *
PART 22--PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES
3. The authority citation for Part 22 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, unless otherwise noted.
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4. Section 22.901 is amended by revising the introductory text and
paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 22.901 Cellular service requirements and limitations.
Cellular system licensees must provide cellular mobile
radiotelephone service upon request to all cellular subscribers in good
standing, including roamers, while such subscribers are located within
any portion of the authorized cellular geographic service area (see
Sec. 22.911) where facilities have been constructed and mobile service
to subscribers has commenced. A cellular system licensee may refuse or
terminate service, however, subject to any applicable state or local
requirements for timely notification to any subscriber who operates a
cellular telephone in an airborne aircraft in violation of Sec. 22.925
or otherwise fails to cooperate with the licensee in exercising
operational control over mobile stations pursuant to Sec. 22.927.
* * * * *
(d) Alternative technologies and co-primary services. Licensees of
cellular systems may use alternative cellular technologies and/or
provide fixed services on a co-primary basis with their mobile
offerings, including personal communications services (as defined in
Part 24 of this chapter) on the spectrum within their assigned channel
block. Cellular carriers that provide mobile services must make such
service available to subscribers whose mobile equipment conforms to the
cellular system compatibility specification (see Sec. 22.933).
(1) Licensees must perform or obtain an engineering analysis to
ensure that interference to the service of other cellular systems will
not result from the implementation of co-primary fixed services or
alternative cellular technologies.
(2) Alternative technology and co-primary fixed services are exempt
from the channeling requirements of Sec. 22.905, the modulation
requirements of Sec. 22.915, the wave polarization requirements of
Sec. 22.367, the compatibility specification in Sec. 22.933 and the
emission limitations of Secs. 22.357 and 22.917, except for emission
limitations that apply to emissions outside the assigned channel block.
PART 24--PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
5. The authority citation for Part 24 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 4, 301, 302, 303, 309, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066,
1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. Secs. 154, 301, 302, 303, 309 and 332,
unless otherwise noted.
6. Section 24.3 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 24.3 Permissible communications.
PCS licensees may provide any mobile communications service on
their assigned spectrum. Fixed services may be provided on a co-primary
basis with mobile operations. Broadcasting as defined in the
Communications Act is prohibited.
PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
7. The authority citation for Part 90 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 4, 303, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, and 332, unless otherwise noted.
8. Section 90.419 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 90.419 Points of communication.
Normally, operations licensed under this part are intended to
provide intrastation mobile communications. For example, a base station
is intended to communicate with its associated mobile stations and
mobile stations are intended to communicate between associated mobile
stations and associated base stations of the licensee. Accordingly,
operations between base stations at fixed locations are permitted only
in the following situations:
(a) Base stations licensed under the Public Safety and Special
Emergency Radio Services that operate on frequencies below 450 MHz, may
communicate on a secondary basis with other base stations, operational
fixed stations, or fixed receivers authorized in these services.
(b) Base stations licensed on any frequency in the Industrial and
Land Transportation Radio Services and on base station frequencies
above 450 MHz in the Public Safety and Special Emergency Services may
communicate on a secondary basis with other base stations, operational
fixed stations, or fixed receivers authorized in these services only
when:
(1) The messages to be transmitted are of immediate importance to
mobile stations; or
(2) Wireline communications facilities between such points are
inoperative, economically impracticable, or unavailable from
communications common carrier sources. Temporary unavailability due to
a busy wireline circuit is not considered to be within the provisions
of this paragraph.
(c) Operational fixed stations may communicate with units of
associated mobile stations only on a secondary basis.
(d) Operational fixed stations licensed in the Industrial and Land
Transportation Radio Services may communicate on a secondary basis with
associated base stations licensed in these services when:
(1) The messages to be transmitted are of immediate importance to
mobile stations; or
(2) Wireline communications facilities between such points are
inoperative, economically impracticable, or unavailable from
communications common carrier sources. Temporary unavailability due to
a busy wireline circuit is not considered to be within the provisions
of this paragraph.
(e) Travelers' Information Stations are authorized to transmit
certain information to members of the traveling public (see
Sec. 90.242).
(f) CMRS Licensees in the SMR categories of Part 90, Subpart S,
CMRS providers authorized in the 220 MHz service of Part 90, Subpart T,
CMRS paging operations as defined by Part 90, Subpart P and for-profit
interconnected business radio services with eligibility defined by
Section 90.75 are permitted to utilize their assigned spectrum for
fixed services on a co-primary basis with their mobile operations.
[FR Doc. 96-21794 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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