[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 
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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    
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                                                         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                                      
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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                                 
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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                                     
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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                                     
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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                                                     
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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                                   
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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)                      
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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                                     
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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                                     
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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                                                       
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        *                  *                 *               *              *             *              *      
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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                                       
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        *                  *                 *               *              *             *              *      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                                  
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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                               
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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                                    
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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                                                                        
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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                                    
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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                                    
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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                              
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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                                 
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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                             
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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                              
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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)                      

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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                                     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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        *                  *                 *               *              *             *              *      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)                      

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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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