[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 75968-76027]
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Part V





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47 CFR Parts 2, 25, and 87



World Radiocommunication Conferences Concerning Frequency Bands Above 
28 MHz; Proposed Rule

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 2, 25 and 87

[ET Docket No. 02-305; FCC 02-261]


World Radiocommunication Conferences Concerning Frequency Bands 
Above 28 MHz

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document the Commission proposes to amend our rules in 
order to implement domestically various allocation decisions from 
several World Radiocommunication Conferences (``WRCs'') concerning the 
frequency bands between 28 MHz and 36 GHz and to otherwise update our 
rules in this frequency range. The following proposals are the most 
significant to non-Federal Government operations: implementing generic 
mobile-satellite service (``MSS'') allocations in the bands 1525-1559 
MHz and 1626.5-1660.5 MHz (``L-band''); allocating the band 1164-1189 
MHz to the radionavigation-satellite service (``RNSS''); and removing 
unused and limited fixed-satellite and broadcasting-satellite 
allocations from the band 2500-2690 MHz. In addition, at the request of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(``NTIA''), the Commission has proposed various allocation changes for 
the space science services and the inter-satellite service (``ISS''), 
most of which involve spectrum primarily used by the Federal 
Government. These proposals would conform the Commission's rules to 
previous WRC agreements and are expected to provide significant 
benefits to the American public.

DATES: Written comments are due February 10, 2003, and reply comments 
are due March 10, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Mooring, Office of Engineering and 
Technology, (202) 418-2450, TTY (202) 418-2989, e-mail:  
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., TW-
A325, Washington, DC 20554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, ET Docket 02-305, FCC 02-261, adopted September 
18, 2002, and released October 7, 2002. The full text of this document 
is available for inspection and copying during regular business hours 
in the FCC Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this document also may be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room, CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full 
text may also be downloaded at: www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are 
available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at 
(202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 418-7365.
    Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before 
February 10, 2003, and reply comments on or before March 10, 2003. 
Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of 
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998), 63 FR 24121, 
May 1, 1998. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an 
electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be 
filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption 
of this proceeding, however, commenters must transmit one electronic 
copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in 
the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should 
include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the 
applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an 
electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for 
e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail to [email protected], and 
should include the following words in the body of the message, ``get 
form 1 requires that an initial regulatory analysis be 
prepared for notice-and-comment rule making proceedings, unless the 
agency certifies that the ``the rule will not, if promulgated, have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.2 The RFA generally defines the term ``small 
entity'' as having the same meaning as the terms ``small business,'' 
``small organization,'' and ``small governmental 
jurisdiction.''3 In addition, the term ``small business'' 
has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern'' under the 
Small Business Act.4 A ``small business concern'' is one 
which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in 
its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria 
established by the Small Business Administration (``SBA'').5
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    \1\ See U.S.C. 603. The RFA, see 5 U.S.C. 601-612, has been 
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 
1996 (SBREFA), Pub. L. 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 857 (1996).
    \2\ 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
    \3\ 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
    \4\ 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition 
of ``small business concern'' in the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 
632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory definition of a 
small business applies ``unless an agency, after consultation with 
the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and 
after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more 
definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of 
the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal 
Register.''
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 632.
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    7. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (``NPRM'') proposed to amend 
parts 2, 25, and 87 of the Commission's rules in order to implement 
domestically various allocation decisions from several World 
Radiocommunication Conferences concerning the frequency bands between 
28 MHz and 36 GHz and to otherwise update our rules in this frequency 
range. These allocation proposals mainly affect Federal agencies.\6\ 
Those proposals that are most significant to non-Federal Government 
operations are: (1) Implementing generic L-band MSS allocations; (2) 
allocating the band 1164-1189 MHz to the RNSS; and (3) removing unused 
and limited FSS and BSS allocations from the band 2500-2690 MHz. 
Concerning L-band MSS, currently there is only one U.S. licensee. 
Concerning the RNSS allocation, only one or at most a few large 
companies are expected to be able to launch and maintain RNSS systems, 
which are expensive. The last proposal merely deletes unused 
allocations, with no direct effect on licensees or regulatees.
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    \6\ See paras. 5-6, supra.
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    8. We have determined that the rules proposed in the NPRM will not, 
if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. Accordingly, we hereby certify that this NPRM 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities. The Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau, Reference Information Center, will send a copy of this NPRM, 
including this certification, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 
Small Business Administration.\7\
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    \7\ 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
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    9. Pursuant to sections 1, 4, 301, 302(a), 303, 307, 309, 316, 332, 
334, and 336 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
151, 154, 301, 302(a), 303, 307, 309, 316, 332, 334, and 336, the 
notice of proposed rule making is adopted.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 2

    Communications equipment, Radio.

47 CFR Part 25

    Communications equipment.

47 CFR Part 87

    Air transportation, Communications equipment.


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Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.

Proposed Rules

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR parts 2, 25, and 87 
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: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise 
noted.

    2. Section 2.1 is revised by adding the following definitions in 
alphabetic order:


Sec.  2.1  Terms and definitions.

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    Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) Station. A 
differential RNSS station for specific augmentation of GPS.
    Differential Radionavigation Satellite Service (Differential RNSS) 
Station. A station used for the transmission of differential correction 
data and related information (such as ionospheric data and RNSS 
satellite integrity information) as an augmentation to an RNSS system 
for the purpose of improved navigation accuracy.
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    3. Section 2.106, the Table of Frequency Allocations, is amended as 
follows:
    a. Revise pages 22-75.
    b. In the list of International Footnotes under heading II., remove 
footnotes 591, 599A, 599B, 608A, 608B, 647B, 669, and 792A.
    c. In the list of United States (US) Footnotes, revise US7, US48, 
US110, US217, US244, US246, US262, US276, US277, US278, US310, US316, 
US320, US328, and US342; remove US10, US54, US228, US269, US318, and 
US322; and add footnotes USxxx, USyyy, and USzzz.
    d. In the list of Non-Federal Government (NG) Footnotes, remove 
NG23, NG47, NG63, NG101, and NG102; and revise NG41.
    e. In the list of Federal Government (G) Footnotes, revise footnote 
G2 and add footnote G129.


Sec.  2.106  Table of Frequency Allocations.

    The revisions and additions read as follows:
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United States (US) Footnotes

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    US7 In the band 420-450 MHz and within the following areas, the 
peak envelope power output of a transmitter employed in the amateur 
service shall not exceed 50 watts, unless expressly authorized by the 
Commission after mutual agreement, on a case-by-case basis, between the 
Federal Communications Commission Engineer in Charge at the applicable 
district office and the military area frequency coordinator at the 
applicable military base. For areas (e) through (j), the appropriate 
military coordinator is located at Peterson AFB, CO.
    (a) The entire State of New Mexico and Texas west of longitude 
104[deg]00' West;
    (b) The entire State of Florida including the Key West area and the 
areas enclosed within a 322-kilometer (200-mile) radius of Patrick Air 
Force Base, Florida (latitude 28[deg]21' North, longitude 80[deg]43' 
West), and within a 322-kilometer (200-mile) radius of Eglin Air Force 
Base, Florida (latitude 30[deg]30' North, longitude 86[deg]30' West);
    (c) The entire State of Arizona;
    (d) Those portions of California and Nevada south of latitude 37o 
10' North, and the areas enclosed within a 322-kilometer (200-mile) 
radius of the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California 
(latitude 34[deg]09' North, longitude 119[deg]11' West).
    (e) In the State of Massachusetts within a 160-kilometer (100-mile) 
radius around locations at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts (latitude 
41[deg]45' North, longitude 70[deg]32' West).
    (f) In the State of California within a 240-kilometer (150-mile) 
radius around locations at Beale Air Force Base, California (latitude 
39[deg]08' North, longitude 121[deg]26' West).
    (g) In the State of Alaska within a 160-kilometer (100-mile) radius 
of Clear, Alaska (latitude 64[deg]17' North, longitude 149[deg]10' 
West).
    (h) In the State of North Dakota within a 160-kilometer (100-mile) 
radius of Concrete, North Dakota (latitude 48[deg]43' North, longitude 
97[deg]54' West).
    (i) In the States of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina within a 
200-kilometer (124-mile) radius of Warner Robins Air Force Base, 
Georgia (latitude 32[deg]38' North, longitude 83[deg]35' West).
    (j) In the State of Texas within a 200-kilometer (124-mile) radius 
of Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas (latitude 31[deg]25' North, 
longitude 100[deg]24' West).
* * * * *
    US48 In the band 9000-9200 MHz, the use of the radiolocation 
service by non-Federal Government licensees may be authorized on the 
condition that harmful interference is not caused to the aeronautical 
radionavigation service or to the Federal Government radiolocation 
service.
* * * * *
    US110 In the band 9200-9300 MHz, the use of the radiolocation 
service by non-Federal Government licensees may be authorized on the 
condition that harmful interference is not caused to the maritime 
radionavigation service or to the Federal Government radiolocation 
service.
* * * * *
    US217 In the band 420-450 MHz, pulse-ranging radiolocation systems 
may be authorized for Federal and non-Federal Government use along the 
shorelines of the contiguous 48 States and Alaska. In the sub-band 420-
435 MHz, spread spectrum radiolocation systems may be authorized for 
Federal and non-Federal Government use within the contiguous 48 States 
and Alaska. All stations operating in accordance with this provision 
shall be secondary to stations operating in accordance with the Table 
of Frequency Allocations. Authorizations shall be granted on a case-by-
case basis; however, operations proposed to be located within the 
following geographic areas should not expect to be accommodated:
    (a) The entire State of New Mexico and Texas west of longitude 
104[deg]00' West;
    (b) The entire State of Florida including the Key West area and the 
areas enclosed within a 322-kilometer (200-mile) radius of Patrick Air 
Force Base, Florida (latitude 28[deg]21' North, longitude 80[deg]43' 
West), and within a 322-kilometer (200-mile) radius of Eglin Air Force 
Base, Florida (latitude 30[deg]30' North, longitude 86[deg]30' West);
    (c) The entire State of Arizona;
    (d) Those portions of California and Nevada south of latitude 
37[deg]10' North, and the areas enclosed within a 322-kilometer (200-
mile) radius of the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California 
(latitude 34[deg]09' North, longitude 119[deg]11' West).
    (e) In the State of Massachusetts within a 160-kilometer (100-mile) 
radius around locations at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts (latitude 
41[deg]45' North, longitude 70[deg]32' West).
    (f) In the State of California within a 240-kilometer (150-mile) 
radius around locations at Beale Air Force Base, California (latitude 
39[deg]08' North, longitude 121[deg]26' West).
    (g) In the State of Alaska within a 160-kilometer (100-mile) radius 
of Clear, Alaska (latitude 64[deg]17' North, longitude 149[deg]10' 
West).
    (h) In the State of North Dakota within a 160-kilometer (100-mile) 
radius of Concrete, North Dakota (latitude 48[deg]43' North, longitude 
97[deg]54' West).
    (i) In the States of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina within a 
200-kilometer (124-mile) radius of Warner Robins Air Force Base, 
Georgia (latitude 32[deg]38' North, longitude 83[deg]35' West).
    (j) In the State of Texas within a 200-kilometer (124-mile) radius 
of Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas (latitude 31[deg]25' North, 
longitude 100[deg]24' West).
    All stations operating in accordance with this provision will be 
secondary to stations operating in accordance with the Table of 
Frequency Allocations.
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    US244 The band 136-137 MHz is allocated to the non-Federal 
Government aeronautical mobile (R) service on a primary basis, and is 
subject to pertinent international treaties and agreements. The 
frequencies 136, 136.025, 136.05, 136.075, 136.1, 136.125, 136.15, 
136.175, 136.2, 136.225, 136.25, 136.275, 136.3, 136.325, 136.35, 
136.375, 136.4, 136.425, 136.45, and 136.475 MHz are available on a 
shared basis to the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic 
control purposes, such as automatic weather observation stations 
(AWOS), automatic terminal information services (ATIS), flight 
information services-broadcast (FIS-B), and airport control tower 
communications.
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    US246 No station shall be authorized to transmit in the following 
bands: 73-74.6 MHz, 608-614 MHz, except for medical telemetry 
equipment\1\, 1400-1427 MHz, 1660.5-1668.4 MHz, 2690-2700 MHz, 4990-
5000 MHz, 10.68-10.7 GHz, 15.35-15.4 GHz, 23.6-24 GHz, 31.3-31.8 GHz, 
50.2-50.4 GHz, 52.6-54.25 GHz, 86-92 GHz, 100-102 GHz, 105-116 GHz, 
164-168 GHz, 182-185 GHz, 217-231 GHz.
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    \1\ Medical telemetry equipment shall not cause harmful 
interference to radio astronomy operations in the band 608-614 MHz 
and shall be coordinated under the requirements found in 47 CFR 
95.1119.
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    US262 The use of the band 31.8-32.3 GHz by the space research 
service (deep space) (space-to-Earth) and of the band 34.2-34.7 GHz by 
the space research service (deep space) (Earth-to-space) are limited to 
Goldstone, California.
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    US276 Except as otherwise provided for herein, use of the band 
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MHz by the mobile service is limited to aeronautical telemetering and 
associated telecommand operations for flight testing of manned or 
unmanned aircraft, missiles or major components thereof. The following 
three frequencies are shared on a co-equal basis by Government and non-
Government stations for telemetering and associated telecommand 
operations of expendable and reusable launch vehicles whether or not 
such operations involve flight testing: 2364.5 MHz, 2370.5 MHz, and 
2382.5 MHz. All other mobile telemetering uses shall be secondary to 
the above uses.
    US277 The band 10.6-10.68 GHz is also allocated on a primary basis 
to the radio astronomy service. However, the radio astronomy service 
shall not receive protection from stations in the fixed service which 
are licensed to operate in the one hundred most populous urbanized 
areas as defined by the 1990 U.S. Census.
    US278 In the bands 22.55-23.55 GHz and 32.3-33 GHz, non-
geostationary inter-satellite links may operate on a secondary basis to 
geostationary inter-satellite links.
* * * * *
    US310 In the band 14.896-15.121 GHz, non-Federal Government space 
stations in the space research service may be authorized on a secondary 
basis to transmit to Tracking and Data Relay Satellites subject to such 
conditions as may be applied on a case-by-case basis. Such 
transmissions shall not cause harmful interference to authorized 
Federal Government stations. The power flux-density produced by such 
non-Federal Government stations at the Earth's surface in any 4 kHz 
band for all conditions and methods of modulation shall not exceed:

-148 dB(W/m\2\) for 0[deg] < * <= 5[deg]
-148 + (*-5)/2 dB(W/m\2\) for 5[deg] < * <= 25[deg]
-138 dB(W/m\2\) for 25[deg] < * <= 90[deg]


where * is the angle of arrival of the radio-frequency wave (degrees 
above the horizontal). These limits relate to the power flux-density 
and angles of arrival which would be obtained under free-space 
propagation conditions.
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    US316 The band 2900-3000 MHz is also allocated on a primary basis 
to the meteorological aids service. Operations in this service are 
limited to Federal Government Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) 
systems where accommodation in the 2700-2900 MHz band is not 
technically practical and are subject to coordination with existing 
authorized stations.
* * * * *
    US320 The use of the bands 137-138 MHz, 148-150.05 MHz, and 400.15-
401 MHz by the mobile-satellite service is limited to non-voice, non-
geostationary satellite systems and may include satellite links between 
land earth stations at fixed locations.
* * * * *
    US328 The band 2320-2345 MHz is also available for aeronautical 
telemetering and associated telecommand operations for flight testing 
of manned or unmanned aircraft, missiles or major components thereof on 
a secondary basis to the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service.
* * * * *
    US342 In making assignments to stations of other services to which 
the bands:

13360-13410 kHz,
37.5-38.25 MHz,
322-328.6 MHz,
1330-1400 MHz,
1610.6-1613.8 MHz,
1660-1660.5 MHz,
1668.4-1670 MHz,
3260-3267 MHz,
3332-3339 MHz,
3345.8-3352.5 MHz,
4825-4835 MHz,
4950-4990 MHz,
6650-6675.2 MHz,
14.47-14.5 GHz,
22.01-22.21 GHz,
22.21-22.5 GHz,
22.81-22.86 GHz,
23.07-23.12 GHz,
31.2-31.3 GHz,
36.43-36.5 GHz,
42.5-43.5 GHz,
48.94-49.04 GHz,
93.07-93.27 GHz,
97.88-98.08 GHz,
140.69-140.98 GHz,
144.68-144.98 GHz,
145.45-145.75 GHz,
146.82-147.12 GHz,
150-151 GHz,
174.42-175.02 GHz,
177-177.4 GHz,
178.2-178.6 GHz,
181-181.46 GHz,
186.2-186.6 GHz,
250-251 GHz,
257.5-258 GHz,
261-265 GHz,
262.24-262.76 GHz,
265-275 GHz


are allocated, all practicable steps shall be taken to protect the 
radio astronomy service from harmful interference. Emissions from 
spaceborne or airborne stations can be particularly serious sources of 
interference to the radio astronomy service (see Nos. 4.5 and 4.6 and 
Article 29 of the ITU Radio Regulations).
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    USxxx In the band 401-403 MHz, the non-Federal Government Earth 
exploration-satellite (Earth-to-space) and meteorological-satellite 
(Earth-to-space) services are limited to earth stations transmitting to 
Federal Government space stations.
    USyyy The band 1164-1189 MHz is also allocated to the 
radionavigation-satellite service (space-to-Earth, space-to-space) on a 
primary basis. In this band, stations in the radionavigation-satellite 
service shall not cause harmful interference to, nor claim protection 
from, stations of the aeronautical radionavigation service.
    USzzz In designing systems for the inter-satellite service in the 
band 32.3-33 GHz, for the radionavigation service in the band 32-33 
GHz, and for the space research service (deep space) (space-to-Earth) 
in the band 31.8-32.3 GHz, all necessary measures shall be taken to 
prevent harmful interference between these services, bearing in mind 
the safety aspects of the radionavigation service.
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Non-Federal Government (NG) Footnotes

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    NG41 Frequencies in the bands 3700-4200 MHz and 5925-6425 MHz, may 
also be assigned to stations in the international fixed public and 
international control services located in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, and Navassa Island.
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Federal Government (G) Footnotes

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    G2 In the bands 216-225, 420-450 (except as provided by US217 and 
G129) 890-902, 928-942, 1300-1400, 2310-2385, 2417-2450, 2700-2900, 
5650-5925 and 9000-9200 MHz, the Government radiolocation service is 
limited to the military services.
* * * * *
    G129 Government wind profilers are authorized to operate on a 
primary basis in the radiolocation service in the frequency band 448-
450 MHz with an authorized bandwidth of no more than 2 MHz centered on 
449 MHz, subject to the following conditions: (1) Wind profiler 
locations must be pre-coordinated with the military services to protect 
fixed military radars; and (2) wind profiler operations shall not cause 
harmful interference to, nor claim protection from, military mobile 
radiolocation stations that are engaged in critical national defense 
operations.

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PART 25--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

    4. The authority citation for part 25 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 701-744. Interprets or applies Sections 4, 
301, 302, 303, 307, 309 and 332 of the Communications Act, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309 and 332, 
unless otherwise noted.

    5. Section 25.202 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(3) and 
adding paragraph (a)(4)(iii) to read as follows:


Sec.  25.202  Frequencies, frequency tolerance and emission 
limitations.

    (a)(1) * * *
* * * * *
    (3) The following frequencies are available for use by the non-
voice, non-geostationary mobile-satellite service:

137-138 MHz: space-to-Earth
148-150.05 MHz: Earth-to-space
399.9-400.05 MHz: Earth-to-space
400.15-401 MHz: space-to-Earth

    (4) * * *
    (iii) The following frequencies are available for use by the L-band 
Mobile-Satellite Service:

1525-1559 MHz: space-to-Earth
1626.5-1660.5 MHz: Earth-to-space

    The use of the frequencies 1544-1545 MHz and 1645.5-1646.5 MHz is 
limited to distress and safety communications.
* * * * *

PART 87--AVIATION SERVICES

    6. The authority citation for part 87 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 
307(e) unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-
1068, 1081-1105, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151-156, 301-609.

    7. Section 87.303 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(1) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  87.303  Frequencies.

* * * * *
    (d)(1) Frequencies in the bands 1435-1525 MHz and 2360-2385 MHz are 
assigned primarily for telemetry and telecommand operations associated 
with the flight testing of manned or unmanned aircraft and missiles, or 
their major components. The bands 1525-1535 MHz and 2310-2360 MHz are 
also available for these purposes on a secondary basis. Until January 
1, 2007, flight test operations in the band 2385-2390 MHz may continue 
on a primary basis within 160 km of the nine sites listed in 47 CFR 
2.106, footnote US363. Permissible uses of these bands include 
telemetry and telecommand transmissions associated with the launching 
and reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, as well as any incidental 
orbiting prior to reentry, of manned or unmanned objects undergoing 
flight tests. In the band 1435-1530 MHz, the following frequencies are 
shared with flight telemetry mobile stations: 1444.5, 1453.5, 1501.5, 
1515.5, 1524.5, and 1525.5 MHz. In the band 2360-2390 MHz, the 
following frequencies may be assigned on a co-equal basis for telemetry 
and associated telecommand operations in fully operational or 
expendable and re-usable launch vehicles, whether or not such 
operations involve flight testing: 2364.5, 2370.5 and 2382.5 MHz. In 
the band 2360-2390 MHz, all other mobile telemetry uses are secondary 
to the above stated launch vehicle uses.
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[FR Doc. 02-30898 Filed 12-9-02; 8:45 am]
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