[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22502]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 73 and 74

[MM Docket No. 87-268; FCC 98-315]


Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact Upon the Existing 
Television Service

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule, correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published in the Federal 
Register of January 28, 1999 (64 FR 4322), a Second Memorandum Opinion 
and Order on Reconsideration of the Fifth and Sixth Report and Orders 
(Second MO&O) in this proceeding that revised and clarified certain 
aspects of the Commission's policies relating to digital television 
(DTV) service in response to requests from petitioners. The amended 
rules in that decision inadvertently removed a portion of 
Sec. 73.622(e) of the rules. This notice restores the text that was 
removed from Sec. 73.622. This notice also changes the FCC address in 
that section to reflect the recent relocation of the agency's 
headquarters office.

DATES: Effective October 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Stillwell (202-418-2470), Office 
of Engineering and Technology.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission 
published a Second Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of 
the Fifth and Sixth Report and Orders in MM Docket No. 87-268, FCC 98-
315, on January 28, 1999 (64 FR 4322). The Second MO&O revised and 
clarified certain aspects of the Commission's policies relating to 
channel allotments for digital television (DTV) service in response to 
requests from petitioners. This notice restores portions of 
Sec. 73.622(e) of the Commission's rules that were inadvertently 
removed in the Second MO&O. This notice also changes the FCC address in 
that section to reflect the recent relocation of the agency's 
headquarters office.
    In rule FR Doc. 99-1941 published on January 28, 1999 make the 
following corrections:
    1. On page 4327, in the first column, Sec. 73.622 is amended by 
revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:


Sec. 73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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    (e) DTV Service Areas. (1) The service area of a DTV station is the 
geographic area within the station's noise-limited F(50,90) contour 
where its signal strength is predicted to exceed the noise-limited 
service level. The noise-limited contour is the area in which the 
predicted F(50,90) field strength of the station's signal, in dB above 
1 microvolt per meter (dBu) as determined using the method in section 
73.625(b) exceeds the following levels (these are the levels at which 
reception of DTV service is limited by noise):

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                                                                  dBu
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Channels 2-6.................................................         28
Channels 7-13................................................         36
Channels 14-69...............................................         41
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    (2) Within this contour, service is considered available at 
locations where the station's signal strength, as predicted using the 
terrain dependent Longley-Rice point-to-point propagation model, 
exceeds the levels above. Guidance for evaluating coverage areas using 
the Longley-Rice methodology is provided in OET Bulletin No. 69. Copies 
of OET Bulletin No. 69 may be inspected during normal business hours at 
the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W, Dockets 
Branch (Room CY A-257), Washington, DC 20554. This document is also 
available through the Internet on the FCC Home Page at http://
www.fcc.gov.

    Note to paragraph (e)(2): During the transition, in cases where 
the assigned power of a UHF DTV station in the initial DTV Table is 
1000 kW, the Grade B contour of the associated analog television 
station, as authorized on April 3, 1997, shall be used instead of 
the noise-limited contour of the DTV station in determining the DTV 
station's service area. In such cases, the DTV service area is the 
geographic area within the station's analog Grade B contour where 
its DTV signal strength is predicted to exceed the noise-limited 
service level, i.e., 41 dB, as determined using the Longley-Rice 
methodology.

    (3) For purposes of determining whether interference is caused to a 
DTV station's service area, the maximum technical facilities, i.e., 
antenna height above average terrain (antenna HAAT) and effective 
radiated power (ERP), specified for the station's allotment are to be 
used in determining its service area.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-22502 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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