[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36258-36271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16959]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 90
[PR Docket No. 92-235; FCC 99-68]
Private Land Mobile Radio Services
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; petitions for reconsideration.
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SUMMARY: This document in PR Docket No. 92-235, addresses petitions for
reconsideration of, and clarifies certain decisions made in, the Second
Report and Order in PR Docket No. 92-235, 62 FR 18834, and, where
necessary, makes appropriate modifications to the rules. Specifically,
the Commission affirms the decision to limit the eligibility for the
Public Safety Pool to those entities that were eligible under the
former Public Safety Radio Services or Special Emergency Radio Service
(SERS); and modifies the rules to provide that all frequencies--shared
and exclusive--assigned to the former Power Radio Service, Petroleum
Radio Service, Railroad Radio Service, and Automobile Emergency Radio
Service must either be coordinated by the frequency coordinator
responsible for the service in question prior to the adoption of the
Second Report and Order, or be coordinated with that coordinator's
prior written concurrence. The Commission also clarifies several
aspects of the rules regarding the low power offset channels in the
450-470 MHz band.
DATES: Effective August 5, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ira Keltz or Michael Wilhelm of the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Public Safety and Private Wireless
Division, at (202) 418-0680 or via E-mail to mayday@fcc.gov''.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Second
Memorandum Opinion and Order in PR Docket No. 92-235, FCC 99-68,
adopted April 6, 1999, and released April 13, 1999. The complete text
may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Services, 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036,
telephone (202) 857-3800, facsimile (202) 857-3805. Alternative formats
(computer diskette, large print, audio cassette, and Braille) are
available to persons with disabilities by contacting Martha Contee at
(202) 418-0260, TTY (202) 418-2555, or at mcontee@fcc.gov. The full
text of the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order is available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC
Reference Center, 1919 M St., NW., Room 239, Washington, DC 20554. It
is anticipated that the Reference Center will be relocated to the
Commission's Portals Building, 445 12th St., SW., Room CY-A257, during
the late spring or early summer of 1999. Accordingly, interested
parties are advised to contact the FCC Reference Center at (202) 418-
0270 to determine its location. The full text of the Second Memorandum
Opinion and Order can also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov/
Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/1998/fcc9968.txt or http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/
Wireless/Orders/1998/fcc9968.wp
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Summary of the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order
1. The Second Report and Order consolidated twenty private land
mobile radio (PLMR) services into two pools, a Public Safety Pool
consisting of all former Public Safety Radio Services and the Special
Emergency Radio Service (SERS), and an Industrial/Business Pool
consisting of the former Industrial and Land Transportation Radio
Services. It also established provisions designed to facilitate
development of centralized trunked systems in the shared PLMR bands
below 800 MHz, and adopted an approach for accommodating low power use
of the 450-470 MHz band. The Commission received fifteen petitions for
reconsideration or clarification of the Second Report and Order.
2. The Commission denies a request to expand the categories
eligible for the Public Safety Pool to include central station alarm
companies, because public safety spectrum is scarce, and the requested
expansion would be inconsistent with the definition of public safety in
47 U.S.C. 337(f)(2).
3. The Second Report and Order concluded that any frequency in the
Industrial/Business Pool could be coordinated by any frequency
coordinator designated to coordinate any of the services consolidated
into that pool, except that frequencies formerly assigned exclusively
to the Power, Petroleum, and Railroad Radio Services could be
coordinated only by the coordinators for those services. As requested
by those coordinators, the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order expands
that exception to include frequencies that formerly were shared by any
of those services and any other Industrial or Land Transportation Radio
Services (except 12.5 kHz and 6.25 kHz channels in the 450-470 MHz
band). In the alternative, the power, petroleum, and railroad
coordinators may determine that such frequencies may be coordinated by
any other Industrial/Business coordinator, provided that written
concurrence is first received from the power, petroleum, or railroad
coordinator.
4. In addition, the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order expands the
exception to include frequencies formerly assigned to the Automobile
Emergency Radio Service (AERS), but denies requests for similar
treatment of other frequencies, because only on the AERS are safety-
related communications sufficiently frequent and potentially serious to
merit such treatment, which is consistent with the definition of public
safety in 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(2).
5. The Commission denies the request of the power and petroleum
coordinators to suspend the acceptance of applications for frequencies
adjacent to former power and petroleum channels, for there is no
evidence of a serious adjacent channel interference problem.
6. After the Commission accepts a proposed channel plan designating
specific narrowband (12.5 kHz) offset frequencies in the 450-470 MHz
band for low power operations, it will begin accepting full power
applications for other the other narrowband offset frequencies in that
band. Existing low power licensees may relocate to the designated
frequencies, or may remain on the non-designated frequencies, but only
on a secondary, non-interference basis. Wideband (25 kHz) operation
will be permitted on the designated frequencies only on a secondary
basis (unless a waiver is granted).
7. The Second Memorandum Opinion and Order classifies as commercial
mobile radio services (CMRS) all Industrial/Business Pool licensees
that offer to the public for-profit service interconnected to the
public switched telephone network. The eligibility requirements for the
Industrial/Business Pool are the same as those for the former Business
Radio Service (BRS), and BRS licensees that offered for-profit,
interconnected service to the public were classified as CMRS. CMRS
licensees are subject to part 20 of the Commission's rules and Title II
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
8. The Second Memorandum Opinion and Order defers to a later date
consideration of a request to suspend acceptance of applications for
frequencies that formerly were shared by the Power or Petroleum Radio
Services and other Industrial or Land Transportation Radio Services,
issues associated with the trunking of frequencies in systems which
operate below 800 MHz, and the issue of potential interference to
medical telemetry systems from PLMR stations operating in the 450-470
MHz band.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
9. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), see 5
U.S.C. 603, Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analyses (IRFA) were
incorporated in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making and the Further
Notice of Proposed Rule Making in PR Docket 92-235. The Commission
sought written public comment on the rule making proposals in the
Notice and Further Notice, including on the respective IRFAs. This
present Supplemental Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (Supplemental
FRFA) in this Second Memorandum Opinion and Order (Second MO&O)
conforms to the RFA.
10. Need for, and Objectives of, the Second MO&O. Our objective is
to increase spectrum efficiency and facilitate the introduction of
advanced technologies into the 150-174 MHz, 421-430 MHz, 450-470 MHz,
and 470-512 MHz private land mobile radio (PLMR) bands. The Report and
Order in this proceeding modified the Commission's rules to resolve
many of the technical issues which inhibited the use of spectrally
efficient technologies in these frequency bands. It also stated the
Commission's intent to consolidate the twenty existing radio service
pools. The Further Notice in this proceeding proposed several methods
of introducing market based incentives into the PLMR bands, including
exclusivity. In the Second R&O, the Commission consolidated the radio
service frequency pools and addressed related issues such as frequency
coordination, trunking, and low power frequencies. This Second MO&O
address petitions for reconsideration and clarification received in
response to the Second R&O.
11. The Commission finds that the potential benefits to the PLMR
community from the promulgation of rules for this purpose exceed any
negative effects that may result. Thus, the Commission concludes that
the public interest is served by modifying our rules to consolidate the
PLMR services and increase the spectral efficiency of the PLMR bands.
12. Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in
Response to the IRFA. No reconsideration petitions were submitted in
direct response to the previous FRFAs. The Commission has, however,
reviewed general comments that may impact small businesses. Much of the
impact on small businesses arises from the central decision in this
proceeding--determining the number of frequency pools and the
eligibility criteria for each pool. This affects small businesses in
the following way. A smaller number of pools provides a greater number
of frequencies available for small businesses that use PLMR systems to
meet their coordination needs. Additionally, by creating fewer pools,
frequency coordinators will now be subject to competition. Thus, small
businesses that use PLMR systems can expect to pay lower prices for
frequency coordination while receiving equivalent or better service.
Finally, consolidating
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the PLMR services provides each frequency coordinator, which currently
provides service only for a narrowly defined type of user, with the
ability to expand its business base.
13. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to
Which Rules Will Apply. The RFA directs agencies to provide a
description of and, where feasible, an estimate of the number of small
entities that may be affected by the rules adopted. The RFA generally
defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the
terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small
governmental jurisdiction.'' See 5 U.S.C. 601(6). In addition, the term
``small business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small business
concern'' under the Small Business Act. 5 U.S.C. 601(3). A small
business concern is one which: (1) Is independently owned and operated;
(2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any
additional criteria established by the Small Business Administration
(SBA). 5 U.S.C. 632. A small organization is generally ``any not-for-
profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not
dominant in its field.'' 5 U.S.C. 601(4). Nationwide, as of 1992, there
were approximately 275,801 small organizations. 1992 Economic Census,
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Table 6. ``Small governmental jurisdiction''
generally means ``governments of cities, counties, towns, townships,
villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of
less than 50,000.'' 5 U.S.C. 601(5). As of 1992, there were
approximately 85,006 such jurisdictions in the United States. U.S.
Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, ``1992 Census of
Governments.'' This number includes 38,978 counties, cities and towns;
of these, 37,566, or 96 percent, have populations of fewer than 50,000.
Id. The Census Bureau estimates that this ratio is approximately
accurate for all governmental entities. Thus, of the 85,006
governmental entities, the Commission estimates that 81,600 (91
percent) are small entities.
14. Estimates for PLMR Licensees. Private land mobile radio systems
serve an essential role in a vast range of industrial, business, land
transportation, and public safety activities. These radios are used by
companies of all sizes operating in all U.S. business categories.
Because of the vast array of PLMR users, the Commission has not
developed, nor would it be possible to develop, a definition of small
entities specifically applicable to PLMR users. For the purpose of
determining whether a licensee is a small business as defined by the
Small Business Administration (SBA), each licensee would need to be
evaluated within its own business area. The Commission's fiscal year
1994 annual report indicates that, at the end of fiscal year 1994,
there were 1,101,711 licensees operating 12,882,623 transmitters in the
PLMR bands below 512 MHz. See Federal Communications Commission, 60th
Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1994 at 120-121. Further, because any entity
engaged in a commercial activity is eligible to hold a PLMR license,
these rules could potentially impact every small business in the U.S.
15. Estimates for Frequency Coordinators. Neither the Commission
nor the SBA have developed a definition of small entities specifically
applicable to spectrum frequency coordinators. Therefore, the
Commission concluded that the closest applicable definition under SBA
rules is Business Associations (SIC 8611). See Second R&O, 12 FCC Rcd
at 14355. The SBA defines a small business association as an entity
with $5.0 million or less in annual receipts. There are 18 entities
certified to perform frequency coordination functions under Part 90 of
our Rules. However, the Commission is unable to ascertain how many of
these frequency coordinators are classified as small entities under the
SBA definition. The Census Bureau indicates that 97% of business
associations have annual receipts of $4.999 million or less and would
be classified as small entities. The Census Bureau category is very
broad, and does not include specific figures for firms that are engaged
in the frequency coordination. Therefore, for the purposes of this
Supplemental FRFA, the Commission estimates that almost all of the 18
spectrum frequency coordinators are small as defined by the SBA.
16. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other
Compliance Requirements. The rules adopted in this Second MO&O do not
have any general reporting or recordkeeping requirements for PLMR
licensees. There are, however, a few compliance requirements. First,
frequency coordinators, when recommending frequencies that were
formerly allocated on a shared basis to the Petroleum Radio Service,
must obtain the concurrence of the former Petroleum Radio Service
frequency coordinator. While the Commission wants to remove as many
requirements on the licensing process as possible, the Commission
believes that this requirement is necessary in order to protect
critical safety-related communications systems. The American Petroleum
Institute, supported by several commenters, petitioned for protection
of existing petroleum stations based upon coverage contours. Rather
than institute a complex requirement based on the computation of
coverage contours, the Commission believes that the goals of protecting
these systems can be achieved through a simple concurrence requirement.
17. Second, the Commission is requiring each of the coordinators
that have sole management authority over a group of frequencies to
supply supporting reasons for denying any request for frequency
coordination on those frequencies. The American Automobile Association
petitioned for a clarification that would have held these coordinators
to the same coordination procedures as previously were applicable under
the former interservice sharing rules. The Commission believes that
such procedures would be excessive under the new consolidated pool
structure. Therefore, to guard against summary denials and to promote
sharing to the greatest degree possible, the Commission believes that
requiring the coordinators with sole management authority over certain
frequencies to justify any denials of coordination on those frequencies
will suffice.
18. Steps Taken to Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered. The Commission, in
this Second MO&O, has considered petitions for reconsideration and
clarification regarding its Second R&O in PR Docket No. 92-235, which
consolidated the PLMR radio services below 512 MHz. In doing so, the
Commission has adopted several proposals which minimize burdens placed
on small entities. First, the Commission adopted a concurrence
requirement on frequencies that were allocated to the former Petroleum
Radio Service on a shared basis. Based on the need to provide
additional protection to entities operating on these frequencies,
concurrence is the simplest method of providing this protection. The
alternative would be to require applicants and frequency coordinators,
including those that are small businesses, to conduct complex and
costly contour analyses. Second, the Commission did not expand the
number of frequencies on which coordinators have sole management
authority. This decision will ensure the continued benefits of
consolidation. Namely, entities will have more frequency options than
if more frequencies were restricted. The increase in frequency choices
will provide a greater likelihood that licensees, including small
entities, will share frequencies with fewer systems, enabling them to
achieve more
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efficiency in their radio systems. Third, the Commission clarifies that
a coordinator, at an applicant's request, who determines that the most
appropriate frequency is one that is managed solely by another
frequency coordinator can forward an application directly to that
coordinator. The alternative would be to return applications which
would foster inefficiency, add delays to the coordination process, and
drive up costs. Fourth, the Commission clarifies and modifies the rules
regarding designated low power frequencies to (1) allow existing users
of low power systems that are not currently operating on designated low
power frequencies to modify their operating frequency to one of the
designated frequencies and obtain primary status while still using
wideband equipment, and (2) allow new licensees on the designated low
power frequencies, all of which are restricted to narrowband
operations, to obtain authorizations for wideband equipment on a
secondary basis. Many users and manufacturers of low power systems are
small businesses and these actions allow for such entities to continue
to use existing equipment and for manufacturers to deplete, rather than
scrap, existing inventory. Fifth, the Commission amends the rules to
require entities to operate in the semi-duplex mode when using former
Taxicab Radio Service frequencies in metropolitan areas. Such action
ensures that future authorizations on these channels will be compatible
with existing taxicab users, many of which are small businesses. Sixth,
the Commission amends the rules to extend until 2006, the date by which
new licensees operating on the emergency medical (MED) channels must
employ equipment capable of operating on all the newly created MED
channels. Existing licensees on these channels are grandfathered using
their existing radios. This provides relief to licensees, many of which
are small businesses, which could not readily comply with the
originally proposed rule because of lack of available equipment.
19. The Commission will send a copy of this Second Memorandum
Opinion and Order including this Supplemental FRFA, in a report to be
sent to Congress pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). In addition, the
Commission will send a copy of the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order,
including Supplemental FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration. A copy of the Second Memorandum Opinion
and Order and Supplemental FRFA (or summaries thereof) will also be
published in the Federal Register. See 5 U.S.C. 604(b).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 90
Communications equipment, Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
Rule Changes
Part 90 of Chapter I of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:
PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
The authority citation for Part 90 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302, 303, and 332, unless otherwise
noted.
Section 90.20 is amended by removing the entry for 156.2475 MHz,
adding entries for 151.0625 MHz, 151.0775 MHz, 151.1825 MHz, 151.1975
MHz, 151.3025 MHz, and 151.3175 MHz to paragraph (c)(3), revising the
entries for 35.02 MHz, 151.070 MHz, 151.190 MHz, 151.310 MHz, 453.025
MHz, 453.03125 MHz 453.075 MHz, 453.0125 MHz, 453.125 MHz, 453.175 MHz,
458.025 MHz, 458.075 MHz, 458.125 MHz, 458.175 MHz, and 470 to 512 MHz
of paragraph (c)(3), paragraphs (d)(66)(ii), (d)(66)(iii), and
(d)(66)(iv) and adding new paragraphs (d)(66)(v), (d)(66)(vi) and
(d)(77) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.20 Public Safety Pool.
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(c) * * *
(3) * * *
Public Safety Pool Frequency Table
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Frequency or band Class of stations(s) Limitations Coordinator
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Megahertz:
35.02............................ Mobile.................. 12, 77.................. PS
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151.0625......................... do...................... 27, 28.................. PH
151.070.......................... do...................... 28...................... PH
151.0775......................... do...................... 27, 28.................. PH
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151.1825......................... do...................... 27, 28.................. PO
151.190.......................... do...................... 28...................... PO
151.1975......................... do...................... 27, 28.................. PO
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151.3025......................... do...................... 27, 28.................. PO
151.310.......................... do...................... 28...................... PO
151.3175......................... do...................... 27, 28.................. PO
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453.0125......................... Mobile.................. 57, 77.................. PX
453.025.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 60, 61, 62...... PM
base, or mobile.
453.03125........................ Base of mobiles......... 44,59,60,61,62.......... PM
* * * * * * * * *
453.075.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 60, 61, 62...... PM
base, or mobile.
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453.125.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 60, 61, 62...... PM
base, or mobile.
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453.175.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 60, 61, 62...... PM
base, or mobile.
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458.025.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 61, 62, 63...... PM
base, or mobile.
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458.075.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 61, 62, 63...... PM
base, or mobile.
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458.125.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 61, 62, 63...... PM
base, or mobile.
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458.175.......................... Central control, fixed 58, 59, 61, 62, 63...... PM
base, or mobile.
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470 to 512....................... Base or mobile.......... 68......................
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(d) * * *
(6) * * *
(ii) Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(66)(iv) and (v) of this
section, mobile or portable stations licensed prior to July 6, 2000,
must employ equipment that is both wired and equipped to transmit/
receive, respectively, on each of the following MED frequency pairs
with transmitters operated on the 468 MHz frequencies: MED-1, MED-2,
MED-3, MED-4, MED-5, MED-6, MED-7, and MED-8.
(iii) Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(66)(v) and (vi) of this
section, mobile or portable stations licensed on or after July 6, 2000,
must employ equipment that is both wired and equipped to transmit/
receive, respectively, on each of the following MED frequency pairs
with transmitters operated on the 468 MHz frequencies: MED-1, MED-12,
MED-2, MED-22, MED-3, MED-32, MED-4, MED-42, MED-5, MED-52, MED-6 MED-
62, MED-7, MED-72, MED-8, and MED-82.
(iv) Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(66)(v) and (vi) of this
section, mobile or portable stations licensed on or after January 1,
2006, must employ equipment that is both wired and equipped to
transmit/receive, respectively, on each of these MED frequency pairs
with transmitters operated on the 468 MHz frequencies.
(v) Portable (hand-held) units operated with a maximum output power
of 2.5 watts are exempted from the multi-channel equipment requirements
specified in paragraphs (d)(66)(ii), (d)(66)(iii), and (d)(66)(iv) of
this section.
(vi) Stations located in areas above line A, as defined in
Sec. 90.7 will be required to meet multi-channel equipment requirements
only for those frequencies up to the number specified in paragraphs
(d)(66)(ii), (d)(66)(iii), and (d)(66)(iv) of this section that have
been assigned and coordinates with Canada in accordance with the
applicable U.S.-Canada agreement.
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(77) Paging operations are not permitted on this frequency.
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Section 90.22 is amended by revising the introductory text to read
as follows:
Sec. 90.22 Paging operations.
Unless specified elsewhere in this part, paging operations may be
authorized in the Public Safety Pool on any frequency except those
assigned under the provisions of Sec. 90.20(d)(77). Paging operations
on frequencies subject to Sec. 90.20(d)(77) authorized before August
17, 1974, may be continued only if they do not cause harmful
interference to regular operations on the same frequencies. Such paging
operations may be renewed indefinitely on a secondary basis to regular
operations, except within 125 km (75 mi) of the following urbanized
areas:
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4. Section 90.35 is amended by revising the entries for 2292 kHz,
25.14 MHz, 30.66 MHz, 30.74 MHz, 30.82 MHz, 150.815 MHz through
150.9725 MHz, 151.490 MHz, 152.870 MHz, 153.035 MHz through 153.4025
MHz, 153.425 MHz through 153.4625 MHz, 153.485 MHz through 153.5225
MHz, 153.545 MHz through 153.5825 MHz, 153.605 MHz through 153.6425
MHz, 153.665 MHz through 153.6875 MHz, 157.470 MHz through 157.5225
MHz, 157.725 MHz, 158.145 MHz through 158.1825 MHz, 158.205 MHz through
158.2425 MHz, 158.265 MHz through 158.3325 MHz, 158.355 MHz through
158.3775 MHz, 158.415 MHz through 158.4375 MHz, 173.250 MHz, 173.300
MHz, 173.350 MHz, 173.39625, 451.175 MHz, 451.225 MHz, 451.275 MHz,
451.375 MHz, 451.425 MHz, 451.475 MHz, 451.525 MHz, 451.550 MHz,
451.575 MHz, 451.600 MHz, 451.625 MHz, 451.650 MHz, 451.675 MHz,
451.700 MHz, 451.750 MHz, 452.325 MHz, 452.375 MHz, 452.425 MHz,
452.475 MHz, 452.525 MHz through 452.61875 MHz, 452.775 MHz, 452.825
MHz, 452.875 MHz, 456.175 MHz, 456.225 MHz, 456.275 MHz, 456.375 MHz,
456.425 MHz, 456.475 MHz, 456.525 MHz, 456.550 MHz, 456.575 MHz,
456.600 MHz, 456.625 MHz, 456.650 MHz, 456.675 MHz, 456.700 MHz,
456.750 MHz, 457.325 MHz, 457.375 MHz, 457.425 MHz, 457.475 MHz,
457.775 MHz, 457.825 MHz, 457.875 MHz, 462.475 MHz, 462.525 MHz,
467.475 MHz, 467.525 MHz, 467.8375 MHz, 469.500 MHz, and 469.550 MHz of
paragraph (b)(3), revising paragraphs (b)(2), (c)(6), and (c)(52), and
adding paragraphs (c)(79), (c)(80) and (c)(81) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.35 Industrial/Business Pool.
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(b) * * *
(2) Unless otherwise specified, coordination of frequencies in the
Industrial/Business pool must be done in accordance with the following:
(i) Unless specified elsewhere in this part, frequencies without
any coordinator specified in the Coordinator column of paragraph (b)(3)
of this section may be coordinated by any frequency coordinator
certified in the Industrial/Business Pool.
(ii) A letter symbol in the Coordinator column of the frequency
table in
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paragraph (b)(3) of this section designates the mandatory certified
frequency coordinator for the associated frequency in the table.
However, any certified frequency coordinator in the Industrial/Business
Pool may coordinate such frequency provided the prior written consent
of the designated coordinator is obtained. Frequencies for which two
coordinators are listed may be coordinated by either of the listed
coordinators.
(iii) The letter symbols listed in the Coordinator column of the
frequency table in paragraph (b)(3) of this section refer to specific
frequency coordinators as follows:
IP--Petroleum Coordinator
IW--Power Coordinator
LR--Railroad Coordinator
LA--Automobile Emergency Coordinator
(3) * * *
Industrial/Business Pool Frequency Table
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Frequency or band Class of stations(s) Limitations Coordinator
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Kilohertz:
2292............................. Base or mobile.......... 4, 5, 7.................
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*
Megahertz:
25.14............................ ......do................ 3, 4.................... IP
* * * * * *
*
30.66............................ ......do................ 4, 7....................
* * * * * *
*
30.74............................ ......do................ 4, 7....................
* * * * * *
*
30.82............................ ......do................ 4, 7.................... .....................
* * * * * *
*
150.815.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.830.......................... ......do................ 28, 29.................. LA
150.845.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.8525......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
150.860.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.8675......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
150.875.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.8825......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
150.890.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.8975......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
150.905.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.920.......................... ......do................ 28, 29.................. LA
150.935.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.9425......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
150.950.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.9575......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
150.965.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
150.9725......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
* * * * * *
*
151.490.......................... ......do................ 13, 32..................
* * * * * *
*
152.465.......................... ......do................ 79......................
* * * * * *
*
152.870.......................... ......do................
* * * * * *
*
153.035.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.0425......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.050.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.0575......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.065.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.0725......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.080.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
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153.0875......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.095.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.1025......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP
153.110.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.1175......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.125.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.1325......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.140.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.1475......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.155.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.1625......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.170.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.1775......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.185.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.1925......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.200.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.2075......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.215.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.2225......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.230.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.2375......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.245.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.2525......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.260.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.2675......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.275.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.2825......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.290.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.2975......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.305.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.3125......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.320.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.3275......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.335.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.3425......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.350.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
153.3575......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
153.365.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.3725......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.380.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.3875......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
153.395.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
153.4025......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
* * * * * *
*
153.425.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.4325......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.440.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.4475......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.455.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.4625......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
153.485.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.4925......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.500.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.5075......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.515.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.5225......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
153.545.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.5525......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.560.......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.5675......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.575.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.5825......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
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*
153.605.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.6125......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.620.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.6275......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.635.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.6425......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
153.665.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.6725......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
153.680.......................... ......do................ 80...................... IP, IW
153.6875......................... ......do................ 30, 80.................. IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
157.470.......................... Base or mobile.......... 12...................... LA
157.4775......................... ......do................ 12, 30.................. LA
157.485.......................... ......do................ 12...................... LA
157.4925......................... ......do................ 12, 30.................. LA
157.500.......................... ......do................ 12...................... LA
157.5075......................... ......do................ 12, 30.................. LA
157.515.......................... ......do................ 12...................... LA
157.5225......................... ......do................ 12, 30.................. LA
* * * * * *
*
157.725.......................... Base or mobile.......... 79...................... .....................
* * * * * *
*
158.145.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
158.1525......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP, IW
158.160.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
158.1675......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP, IW
158.175.......................... ......do................ 81...................... IP, IW
158.1825......................... ......do................ 30, 81.................. IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
158.205.......................... ......do................ 81...................... IP, IW
158.2125......................... ......do................ 30, 81.................. IP, IW
158.220.......................... ......do................ 81...................... IP, IW
158.2275......................... ......do................ 30, 81.................. IP, IW
158.235.......................... ......do................ 81...................... IP, IW
158.2425......................... ......do................ 30, 81.................. IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
158.265.......................... ......do................ 81...................... IP, IW
158.2725......................... ......do................ 30, 81.................. IP, IW
158.280.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
158.2875......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
158.295.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
158.3025......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
158.310.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
158.3175......................... ......do................ 4, 7, 30................ IP
158.325.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
158.3325......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
* * * * * *
*
158.355.......................... Base or mobile.......... ........................ IP
158.3625......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
158.370.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
158.3775......................... ......do................ 4, 7,................... IP
* * * * * *
*
158.415.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
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158.4225......................... ......do................ 30...................... IP
158.430.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
158.4375......................... ......do................ 4, 7,................... IP
* * * * * *
*
173.250.......................... Base or Mobile.......... ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
173.300.......................... Base or Mobile.......... ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
173.350.......................... Base or Mobile.......... ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
173.39625........................ ......do................ 39, 40, 41, 44.......... .....................
* * * * * *
*
451.175.......................... do...................... ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.225.......................... do...................... ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.275.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.375.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.425.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.475.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.525.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.550.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
* * * * * *
*
451.575.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.600.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
* * * * * *
*
451.625.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
451.650.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
* * * * * *
*
451.675.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
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* * * * * *
*
451.700.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
* * * * * *
*
451.750.......................... ......do................ 4, 7.................... IP
* * * * * *
*
452.325.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
452.375.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
452.425.......................... do...................... ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
452.475.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
452.525.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
452.53125........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
452.5375......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
452.54375........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
452.550.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
452.55625........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
452.5625......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
452.56875........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
452.575.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
452.58125........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
452.5875......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
452.59375........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
452.600.......................... ......do................ ........................ LA
452.60625........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
452.6125......................... ......do................ 30...................... LA
452.61875........................ ......do................ 33...................... LA
* * * * * *
*
452.775.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
452.825.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
452.875.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
456.175.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.225.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.275.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.375.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
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456.425.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.475.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.525.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.550.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
* * * * * *
*
456.575.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.600.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
* * * * * *
*
456.625.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.650.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
* * * * * *
*
456.675.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
456.700.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
* * * * * *
*
456.750.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP
* * * * * *
*
457.325.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
457.375.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
457.425.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
457.475.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
457.775.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
457.825.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
* * * * * *
*
457.875.......................... ......do................ ........................ LR
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* * * * * *
*
462.475.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
462.525.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
467.475.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
467.525.......................... ......do................ ........................ IP, IW
* * * * * *
*
467.8375......................... ......do................ 11, 12, 30, 35, 60......
* * * * * *
*
469.500.......................... ......do................ 10, 34..................
* * * * * *
*
469.550.......................... ......do................ 10, 34..................
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* * * * * * *
(c) * * *
(6) Frequencies may be assigned in pairs with the separation
between base and mobile transmit frequencies being 5.26 MHz. A mobile
station may be assigned the frequency which would normally be assigned
to a base station for single frequency operation. However, this single-
frequency operation may be subject to interference that would not occur
to a two-frequency system. Base or mobile stations operating wholly
within Standard Metropolitan Areas having 50,000 or more population
(1950 Census) must be operated in the half-duplex mode.
* * * * *
(52) In Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands only, this frequency is
available to all stations operating in the Industrial/Business Pool and
may be coordinated by any frequency coordinator certified in the
Industrial/Business Pool.
* * * * *
(79) Frequencies may be assigned in pairs with the separation
between base and mobile transmit frequencies being 5.26 MHz. A mobile
station may be assigned the frequency which would normally be assigned
to a base station for single frequency operation. However, this single-
frequency operation may be subject to interference that would not occur
to a two-frequency system. Base or mobile stations located 80.5 km (50
miles) or less from the center or any urbanized area of 600,000 or more
population (U.S. Census of Population, 1970) must be operated in the
half-duplex mode.
(80) Concurrence from the Petroleum Coordinator is required only
for applications for this frequency that request authorization for
transmitters in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, or Texas.
(81) Concurrence from the Petroleum Coordinator is required only
for applications for this frequency that request authorization for
transmitters in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, or
Washington.
5. Section 90.135 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph
(b)(5), and by revising paragraph (a)(2) and by revising the first
sentence in paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.135 Modification of license.
(a) * * *
(2) Change in the type of emission.
* * * * *
(d) In case of a change listed in paragraphs (b)(1) or (b)(2) of
this section, the licensee must notify the Commission immediately. * *
*
6. Section 90.173 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and by
adding paragraph (j) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.173 Policies governing the assignment of frequencies.
(a) Except as indicated in paragraph (j) of this section, the
frequencies which ordinarily may be assigned to stations in the
services governed by this part are listed in subparts B, C and F of
this part. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this part,
frequencies assigned to land mobile stations are available on a shared
basis only and will not be assigned for the exclusive use of any
licensee.
* * * * *
(j) Frequencies other than those listed in subparts B and C of this
part may be assigned in the 150-174 MHz, 421-430 MHz, 450-470 MHz, and
470-512 MHz bands, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) Such applications must be accompanied by a showing of frequency
coordination in accordance with the requirements of Sec. 90.175;
(2) The frequencies must not be available in any other rule part of
this chapter; and
(3) The authorized bandwidth of any system operating in accordance
with this paragraph must not overlap spectrum available in other rule
parts of this chapter unless that spectrum is also allocated in part
90.
* * * * *
7. Section 90.175 is amended by revising the first sentence of the
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introductory text and by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.175 Frequency coordination requirements.
Except for applications listed in paragraph (i) of this section,
each application for a new frequency assignment, for a change in
existing facilities as listed in Sec. 90.135(a), or for operation at
temporary locations in accordance with Sec. 90.137 must include a
showing of frequency coordination as set forth below. * * *
* * * * *
(b) For frequencies between 25 and 470 MHz: (1) A statement is
required from the applicable frequency coordinator as specified in
Secs. 90.20(c)(2) and 90.35(a)(2) recommending the most appropriate
frequency. In addition, concurrence from the applicable frequency
coordinator must be obtained on frequencies designated for such a
requirement. The coordinator's recommendation may include comments on
technical factors such as power, antenna height and gain, terrain, and
other factors which may serve to minimize potential interference. In
addition:
(2) On frequencies designated for coordination or concurrence by a
specific frequency coordinator as specified in Secs. 90.20(c)(3) and
90.35(b)(3), the applicable frequency coordinator shall provide a
written supporting statement in instances in which coordination or
concurrence is denied. The supporting statement shall contain
sufficient detail to permit discernment of the technical basis for the
denial of coordination or concurrence.
(3) In instances where a frequency coordinator determines that an
applicant's requested frequency or the most appropriate frequency is
one designated for coordination by a specific frequency coordinator as
specified in Secs. 90.20(c)(3) and 90.35(b)(3), that frequency
coordinator may forward the application directly to the appropriate
frequency coordinator. A frequency coordinator may only forward an
application as specified above if consent is obtained from the
applicant.
* * * * *
8. Section 90.187 is amended by revising paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and
the second sentence of (b)(2)(ii) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.187 Trunking in the bands between 150 and 512 MHz.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(i) Stations that have assigned frequencies (base and mobile) that
are 15 kHz or less removed from proposed stations that will operate
with a 25 kHz channel bandwidth; stations that have assigned
frequencies (base and mobile) that are 7.5 kHz or less removed from
proposed stations that will operate with a 12.5 kHz bandwidth; or
stations that have assigned frequencies (base and mobile) 3.75 kHz or
less removed from proposed stations that will operate with a 6.25 kHz
bandwidth; and
(ii) * * * Alternatively, applicants may submit an engineering
analysis based upon generally accepted engineering practices and
standards that demonstrates that the service area of the trunked system
does not overlap the service area of any existing station.
* * * * *
Section 90.207 is amended by revising the last sentence in
paragraph (l) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.207 Types of emissions.
* * * * *
(l) * * * Authorization to use digital voice emissions is construed
to include the use of F1D, F2D, G1D, or G2D emission subject to the
provisions of Sec. 90.233.
Sec. 90.211 [Removed]
10. Section 90.211 is removed.
11. Section 90.267 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(3) and by
adding new paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.267 Assignment and use of frequencies in the 450-470 MHz band
for low-power use.
(a) * * *
(3) Stations are limited to 2 watts output power.
* * * * *
(b) Unless specified elsewhere in this part, licensees as of August
5, 1999, licensed for operations with an emission designator wider than
11k25 on frequencies subject to the conditions of paragraph
90.20(d)(20) or paragraph 90.35(c)(30) that have been designated low-
power channels pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section may obtain
primary status with respect to co-channel licensees, by supplying their
coordinates to the Commission. These licensees will continue to operate
on a secondary basis with respect to adjacent channel licensees.
Additionally, these licensees may continue to operate with an
authorized bandwidth wider than 11.25 kHz on frequencies subject to the
conditions of paragraph 90.20(d)(20) or paragraph 90.35(c)(30).
(c) Unless specified elsewhere in this part, licensees as of August
5, 1999, licensed for operations with an emission designator wider than
11k25 on frequencies subject to the conditions of paragraph
90.20(d)(20) or paragraph 90.35(c)(30) that have not been designated as
low-power channels pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section that
otherwise comply with the conditions of paragraph (a) of this section
may obtain primary status with respect to co-channel licensees, by
modifying their license to a designated low-power channel and supplying
their coordinates to the Commission. These licensees will continue to
operate on a secondary basis with respect to adjacent channel
licensees. Additionally, these licensees may continue to operate with
an authorized bandwidth wider than 11.25 kHz on frequencies subject to
the conditions of paragraph 90.20(d)(20) or paragraph 90.35(c)(30).
(d) Applicants proposing to operate with an authorized bandwidth
wider than 11.25 kHz on designated low-power frequencies that are
subject to the conditions of paragraph 90.20(d)(20) or paragraph
90.35(c)(30) that otherwise meet the conditions of paragraph (a) of
this section, may be licensed on a secondary, non-interference basis.
Section 90.311 is amended by revising the table in paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
Sec. 90.311 Frequencies.
(a) * * *
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General access pool
Channel Assignment Urbanized Area -------------------------------------------------
Base and mobile Mobile
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14................................... Boston, MA............. 470.30625 to 472.99375. 473.30625 to 475.99375
Chicago, IL............
Cleveland, OH..........
Miami, FL..............
New York/N.E. NJ.......
Pittsburgh, PA.........
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Los Angeles, CA........ 470.05625 to 472.99375. 473.05625 to 475.99375
15................................... Chicago, IL............ 476.30625 to 478.99375. 479.30625 to 481.99375
Cleveland, OH..........
Detroit, MI............
New York/N.E. NJ.......
16................................... Boston, MA............. 482.30625 to 484.99375. 485.30625 to 487.99375
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX..
Detroit, MI............
San Francisco/Oakland,
CA.
Los Angeles, CA (Use is 482.00625 to 484.99375. 485.00625 to 487.99375
restricted to Public
Safety Pool eligibles).
17................................... Houston, TX............ 488.30625 to 490.99375. 491.30625 to 493.99375
San Francisco/Oakland,
CA.
Washington, DC/MD/VA...
18................................... Pittsburgh, PA......... 494.30625 to 496.99375. 497.30625 to 499.99375
Washington, DC/MD/VA...
19................................... Philadelphia, PA....... 500.30625 to 502.99375. 503.30625 to 505.99375
20................................... Los Angeles, CA........ 506.13125 to 508.99375. 509.13125 to 511.99375
Philadelphia, PA....... 506.30625 to 508.99375. 509.30625 to 511.99375
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[FR Doc. 99-16959 Filed 7-2-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-U
