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Pt. 2 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–14 Edition)

enforcement proceedings under the Commu- XIV. ANNUAL REVIEW nications Act and its rules against an Appli- The signatories to this Nationwide Agree- cant that has constructed a Facility prior to ment will meet annually on or about the an- completing required review under this niversary of the effective date of the Agree- Agreement. Sanctions for violations of the ment to discuss the effectiveness of this Commission’s rules may include any sanc- Agreement, including any issues related to tions allowed under the Communications Act and the Commission’s rules. improper implementation, and to discuss any F. The Commission shall provide copies of potential amendments that would improve all concluding reports or orders for all Sec- the effectiveness of this Agreement. tion 110(k) investigations conducted by the XV. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS Commission to the original complainant, the Applicant, the relevant local government, Neither execution of this Agreement, nor and other consulting parties. implementation of or compliance with any G. Facilities that are excluded from Sec- term herein, shall operate in any way as a tion 106 review pursuant to the Collocation waiver by any party hereto, or by any person Agreement or Section III of this Agreement or entity complying herewith or affected are not subject to review under this provi- hereby, of a right to assert in any court of sion. Any parties who allege that such Fa- law any claim, argument or defense regard- cilities have violated Section 110(k) should ing the validity or interpretation of any pro- notify the Commission in accordance with vision of the NHPA or its implementing reg- the provisions of Section XI, Public Com- ulations contained in 36 CFR Part 800. ments and Objections. XVI. SEVERABILITY XI. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OBJECTIONS If any section, subsection, paragraph, sen- Any member of the public may notify the tence, clause or phrase in this Agreement is, Commission of concerns it has regarding the for any reason, held to be unconstitutional application of this Nationwide Agreement or invalid or ineffective, such decision shall within a State or with regard to the review not affect the validity or effectiveness of the of individual Undertakings covered or ex- remaining portions of this Agreement. cluded under the terms of this Agreement. In witness whereof, the Parties have caused Comments related to telecommunications this Agreement to be executed by their re- activities shall be directed to the Wireless spective authorized officers as of the day and Telecommunications Bureau and those re- year first written above. lated to broadcast facilities to the Media Bu- Federal Communications Commission reau. The Commission will consider public llllllllllllllllllllllll comments and following consultation with Chairman the SHPO/THPO, potentially affected Indian Date lllllllllllllllllllll tribes and NHOs, or Council, where appro- priate, take appropriate actions. The Com- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation mission shall notify the objector of the out- llllllllllllllllllllllll come of its actions. Chairman Date lllllllllllllllllllll XII. AMENDMENTS National Conference of State Historic Pres- The signatories may propose modifications ervation Officers or other amendments to this Nationwide llllllllllllllllllllllll Agreement. Any amendment to this Agree- ment shall be subject to appropriate public Date lllllllllllllllllllll notice and comment and shall be signed by [70 FR 580, Jan. 4, 2005] the Commission, the Council, and the Con- ference. PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCA- XIII. TERMINATION TIONS AND RADIO TREATY MAT- A. Any signatory to this Nationwide TERS; GENERAL RULES AND REG- Agreement may request termination by writ- ULATIONS ten notice to the other parties. Within sixty (60) days following receipt of a written re- Subpart A—Terminology quest for termination from a signatory, all other signatories shall discuss the basis for Sec. the termination request and seek agreement 2.1 Terms and definitions. on amendments or other actions that would avoid termination. Subpart B—Allocation, Assignment, and B. In the event that this Agreement is ter- Use of Radio Frequencies minated, the Commission and all Applicants shall comply with the requirements of 36 2.100 International regulations in force. CFR Part 800. 2.101 Frequency and wavelength bands.

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2.102 Assignment of frequencies. Subpart J—Equipment Authorization 2.103 Federal use of non-Federal fre- Procedures quencies. 2.104 International Table of Frequency Allo- GENERAL PROVISIONS cations. 2.901 Basis and purpose. 2.105 United States Table of Frequency Al- 2.902 Verification. locations. 2.906 Declaration of Conformity. 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations. 2.907 Certification. 2.107 Radio astronomy station notification. 2.908 Identical defined. 2.108 Policy regarding the use of the fixed- 2.909 Responsible party. satellite allocations in the 3.6–3.7, 4.5–4.8, and 5.85–5.925 GHz bands. APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATIONS Subpart C—Emissions 2.911 Written application required. 2.913 Submittal of equipment authorization 2.201 Emission, modulation, and trans- application or information to the Com- mission characteristics. mission. 2.202 Bandwidths. 2.915 Grant of application. 2.917 Dismissal of application. Subpart D—Call Signs and Other Forms of 2.919 Denial of application. Identifying Radio Transmissions 2.921 Hearing on application. 2.923 Petition for reconsideration; applica- 2.301 Station identification requirement. tion for review. 2.302 Call signs. 2.924 Marketing of electrically identical 2.303 Other forms of identification of sta- equipment having multiple trade names tions. and models or type numbers under the same FCC Identifier. Subpart E—Distress, Disaster, and 2.925 Identification of equipment. Emergency Communications 2.926 FCC identifier.

2.401 Distress messages. CONDITIONS ATTENDANT TO AN EQUIPMENT 2.402 Control of distress traffic. AUTHORIZATION 2.403 Retransmission of distress message. 2.927 Limitations on grants. 2.404 Resumption of operation after dis- 2.929 Changes in name, address, ownership tress. or control of grantee. 2.405 Operation during emergency. 2.931 Responsibility of the grantee. 2.406 National defense; free service. 2.932 Modification of equipment. 2.407 National defense; emergency 2.933 Change in identification of equipment. authorization. 2.936 FCC inspection. 2.937 Equipment defect and/or design Subparts F–G [Reserved] change. 2.938 Retention of records. Subpart H—Prohibition Against 2.939 Revocation or withdrawal of equip- Eavesdropping ment authorization. 2.941 Availability of information relating to 2.701 Prohibition against use of a radio de- grants. vice for eavesdropping. 2.943 Submission of equipment for testing. 2.944 Software defined radios. Subpart I—Marketing of Radiofrequency 2.945 Sampling tests of equipment compli- Devices ance. 2.946 Penalty for failure to provide test 2.801 Radiofrequency device defined. samples and data. 2.803 Marketing of radio frequency devices 2.947 Measurement procedure. prior to equipment authorization. 2.948 Description of measurement facilities. 2.805 Operation of radio frequency devices prior to equipment authorization. VERIFICATION 2.807 Statutory exceptions. 2.951 Cross reference. 2.811 Transmitters operated under part 73 of 2.952 Limitation on verification. this chapter. 2.953 Responsibility for compliance. 2.813 Transmitters operated in the Instruc- 2.954 Identification. tional Television . 2.955 Retention of records. 2.815 External radio frequency power ampli- 2.956 FCC inspection and submission of fiers. equipment for testing.

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TELECOMMUNICATION CERTIFICATION BODIES Subpart N [Reserved] (TCBS) 2.960 Designation of Telecommunication AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, Certification Bodies (TCBs). unless otherwise noted. 2.962 Requirements for Telecommunication SOURCE: 28 FR 12465, Nov. 22, 1963, unless Certification Bodies. otherwise noted.

CERTIFICATION EDITORIAL NOTE: Nomenclature changes to 2.1031 Cross reference. part 2 appear at 63 FR 54077, Oct. 8, 1998. 2.1033 Application for certification. 2.1035 [Reserved] Subpart A—Terminology 2.1041 Measurement procedure. 2.1043 Changes in certificated equipment. § 2.1 Terms and definitions. 2.1046 Measurements required: RF power output. (a) Where a term or definition ap- 2.1047 Measurements required: Modulation pears in this part of the Commission’s characteristics. Rules, it shall be the definitive term or 2.1049 Measurements required: Occupied definition and shall prevail throughout bandwidth. the Commission’s Rules. 2.1051 Measurements required: Spurious emissions at antenna terminals. (b) The source of each definition is 2.1053 Measurements required: Field indicated as follows: strength of spurious radiation. CS—Annex to the Constitution of the 2.1055 Measurements required: Frequency International Telecommunication stability. Union (ITU) 2.1057 Frequency spectrum to be inves- tigated. CV—Annex to the Convention of the 2.1060 Equipment for use in the amateur ITU radio service. FCC—Federal Communications Com- mission DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY RR—ITU Radio Regulations 2.1071 Cross reference. (c) The following terms and defini- 2.1072 Limitation on Declaration of Con- tions are issued: formity. 1 2.1073 Responsibilities. Accepted Interference. Interference at 2.1074 Identification. a higher level than defined as permis- 2.1075 Retention of records. sible interference and which has been 2.1076 FCC inspection and submission of agreed upon between two or more ad- equipment for testing. ministrations without prejudice to 2.1077 Compliance information. other administrations. (RR) RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE Active Satellite. A satellite carrying a station intended to transmit or re- 2.1091 Radiofrequency radiation exposure evaluation: mobile devices. transmit radiocommunication signals. 2.1093 Radiofrequency radiation exposure (RR) evaluation: portable devices. Active Sensor. A measuring instru- ment in the earth exploration-satellite Subpart K—Importation of Devices service or in the Capable of Causing Harmful Interference by means of which information is ob- tained by transmission and reception 2.1201 Purpose. 2.1202 Exclusions. of radio waves. (RR) 2.1203 General requirement for entry into Adaptive System. A the U.S.A. radiocommunication system which 2.1204 Import conditions. varies its radio characteristics accord- 2.1205 Filing of required declaration. ing to channel quality. (RR) 2.1207 Examination of imported equipment. Administration. Any governmental de- partment or service responsible for dis- Subpart L [Reserved] charging the obligations undertaken in Subpart M—Advance Approval of the Constitution of the International Subscription TV Transmission Systems 1 The terms permissible interference and ac- ADVANCE APPROVAL PROCEDURE cepted interference are used in the coordina- 2.1400 Application for advance approval tion of frequency assignments between ad- under part 73. ministrations.

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Telecommunication Union, in the Con- ice on designated distress and emer- vention of the International Tele- gency frequencies. (RR) communication Union and in the Ad- Aeronautical Radionavigation-Satellite ministrative Regulations. (CS) Service. A radionavigation-satellite Aeronautical Earth Station. An Earth service in which earth stations are lo- station in the fixed-satellite service, cated on board aircraft. (RR) or, in some cases, in the aeronautical Aeronautical Radionavigation Service. mobile-satellite service, located at a A radio-navigation service intended for specified fixed point on land to provide the benefit and for the safe operation a for the aeronautical mo- of aircraft. (RR) bile-satellite service. (RR) . A in Aeronautical Fixed Service. A the aeronautical . radiocommunication service between NOTE: In certain instances, an aeronautical specified fixed points provided pri- station may be located, for example, on marily for the safety of air navigation board ship or on a platform at sea. (RR) and for the regular, efficient and eco- . A mobile earth nomical operation of air transport. station in the aeronautical mobile-sat- (RR) ellite service located on board an air- Aeronautical . A station craft. (RR) in the aeronautical fixed service. (RR) . A mobile station in Aeronautical Mobile Off-Route (OR) the aeronautical mobile service, other Service. An aeronautical mobile service than a , located intended for communications, includ- on board an aircraft. (RR) ing those relating to flight coordina- Allocation (of a frequency band). Entry tion, primarily outside national or in the Table of Frequency Allocations international civil air routes. (RR) of a given frequency band for the pur- Aeronautical Mobile Route (R) Service. pose of its use by one or more terres- An aeronautical mobile service re- trial or space radiocommunication served for communications relating to services or the radio astronomy service safety and regularity of flight, pri- under specified conditions. This term marily along national or international shall also be applied to the frequency civil air routes. (RR) band concerned. (RR) Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Off-Route Allotment (of a radio frequency or radio (OR) Service. An aeronautical mobile- frequency channel). Entry of a des- satellite service intended for commu- ignated frequency channel in an agreed nications, including those relating to plan, adopted by a competent con- flight coordination, primarily outside ference, for use by one or more admin- national and international civil air istrations for a terrestrial or space routes. (RR) radiocommunication service in one or Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Route (R) more identified countries or geo- Service. An aeronautical mobile-sat- graphical area and under specified con- ellite service reserved for communica- ditions. (RR) tions relating to safety and regularity Altitude of the Apogee or Perigee. The of flights, primarily along national or altitude of the apogee or perigee above international civil air routes. (RR) a specified reference surface serving to Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Service. A represent the surface of the Earth. mobile-satellite service in which mo- (RR) bile earth stations are located on board Amateur-Satellite Service. A aircraft; survival craft stations and radiocommunication service using emergency position-indicating radio- space stations on earth satellites for beacon stations may also participate in the same purposes as those of the ama- this service. (RR) teur service. (RR) Aeronautical Mobile Service. A mobile Amateur Service. A service between aeronautical stations radiocommunication service for the and aircraft stations, or between air- purpose of self-training, intercommuni- craft stations, in which survival craft cation and technical investigations stations may participate; emergency carried out by amateurs, that is, by position-indicating radiobeacon sta- duly authorized persons interested in tions may also participate in this serv- radio technique solely with a personal

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aim and without pecuniary interest. Characteristic Frequency. A frequency (RR) which can be easily identified and Amateur Station. A station in the measured in a given emission. amateur service. (RR) NOTE: A carrier frequency may, for exam- Assigned Frequency. The centre of the ple, be designated as the characteristic fre- frequency band assigned to a station. quency. (RR) (RR) Assigned Frequency Band. The fre- Class of Emission. The set of charac- quency band within which the emission teristics of an emission, designated by of a station is authorized; the width of standard symbols, e.g., type of modula- the band equals the necessary band- tion, modulating signal, type of infor- width plus twice the absolute value of mation to be transmitted, and also if the frequency tolerance. Where space appropriate, any additional signal characteristics. (RR) stations are concerned, the assigned frequency band includes twice the max- . An earth station imum Doppler shift that may occur in in the fixed-satellite service or, in relation to any point of the Earth’s some cases, in the maritime mobile- surface. (RR) satellite service, located at a specified fixed point on land to provide a feeder Assignment (of a radio frequency or link for the maritime mobile-satellite radio frequency channel). Authorization service. (RR) given by an administration for a radio station to use a radio frequency or Coast Station. A land station in the . (RR) radio frequency channel under speci- fied conditions. (RR) Community Reception (in the broad- casting-satellite service). The reception . An earth station of emissions from a space station in in the fixed-satellite service or, in the broadcasting-satellite service by some cases, in the land mobile-satellite receiving equipment, which in some service, located at a specified fixed cases may be complex and have anten- point or within a specified area on land nae larger than those for individual re- to provide a feeder link for the land ception, and intended for use: (1) by a mobile-satellite service. (RR) group of the general public at one loca- . A land station in the tion; or (2) through a distribution sys- . (RR) tem covering a limited area. (RR) Broadcasting-Satellite Service. A Conterminous United States. The con- radiocommunication service in which tiguous 48 States and the District of signals transmitted or retransmitted Columbia. (FCC) by space stations are intended for di- Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). rect reception by the general public. Time scale, based on the second (SI), as NOTE: In the broadcasting-satellite service, defined in Recommendation ITU–R the term direct reception shall encompass TF.460–6. both individual reception and community re- ception. (RR) NOTE: For most practical purposes associ- ated with the ITU Radio Regulations, UTC is Broadcasting Service. A equivalent to mean solar time at the prime radiocommunication service in which meridian (0° longitude), formerly expressed the transmissions are intended for di- in GMT. (RR) rect reception by the general public. Coordination Area. When determining This service may include sound trans- the need for coordination, the area sur- missions, television transmissions or rounding an earth station sharing the other types of transmission. (CS) same frequency band with terrestrial Broadcasting Station. A station in the stations, or surrounding a transmitting broadcasting service. (RR) earth station sharing the same Carrier Power (of a radio transmitter). bidirectionally allocated frequency The average power supplied to the an- band with receiving earth stations, be- tenna transmission line by a trans- yond which the level of permissible in- mitter during one radio frequency terference will not be exceeded and co- cycle taken under the condition of no ordination is therefore not required. modulation. (RR) (RR)

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Coordination Contour. The line enclos- (3) Such information may be distrib- ing the coordination area. (RR) uted to earth stations within the sys- Coordination Distance. When deter- tem concerned; mining the need for coordination, the (4) Platform interrogation may be in- distance on a given azimuth from an cluded. earth station sharing the same fre- quency band with terrestrial stations, NOTE: This service may also include feeder links necessary for its operation. (RR) or from a transmitting earth station sharing the same bidirectionally allo- Earth Station. A station located ei- cated frequency band with receiving ther on the earth’s surface or within earth stations, beyond which the level the major portion of earth’s atmos- of permissible interference will not be phere and intended for communication: exceeded and coordination is therefore (1) With one or more space stations; not required. (RR) or Deep Space. Space at distance from (2) With one or more stations of the the Earth equal to, or greater than, same kind by means of one or more re- 2×106 kilometers. (RR) flecting satellites or other objects in Differential Global Positioning System space. (RR) (DGPS) Station. A differential RNSS Effective Radiated Power (e.r.p) (in a station for specific augmentation of given direction). The product of the GPS. power supplied to the antenna and its Differential Radionavigation Satellite gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a Service (Differential RNSS) Station. A given direction. (RR) station used for the transmission of Emergency Position-Indicating Radio- differential correction data and related beacon Station. A station in the mobile information (such as ionospheric data service the emissions of which are in- and RNSS satellite integrity informa- tended to facilitate search and rescue tion) as an augmentation to an RNSS operations. (RR) system for the purpose of improved Emission. Radiation produced, or the navigation accuracy. production of radiation, by a radio Direct Sequence Systems. A spread transmitting station. spectrum system in which the carrier has been modulated by a high speed NOTE: For example, the energy radiated by spreading code and an information data the local oscillator of a radio receiver would stream. The high speed code sequence not be an emission but a radiation. (RR) dominates the ‘‘modulating function’’ End Product. A completed electronic and is the direct cause of the wide device that has received all requisite spreading of the transmitted signal. FCC approvals and is suitable for mar- Duplex Operation. Operating method keting. in which transmission is possible si- Equivalent Isotropically Radiated multaneously in both directions of a Power (e.i.r.p.). The product of the telecommunication channel. 3 (RR) power suppled to the antenna and the Earth Exploration-Satellite Service. A antenna gain in a given direction rel- radiocommunication service between ative to an isotropic antenna. (RR) earth stations and one or more space Equivalent Monopole Radiated Power stations, which may include links be- tween space stations in which: (e.m.r.p.) (in a given direction). The prod- (1) Information relating to the char- uct of the power supplied to the an- acteristics of the Earth and its natural tenna and its gain relative to a short phenomena is obtained from active vertical antenna in a given direction. sensors or passive sensors on earth sat- (RR) ellites; Equivalent Noise Tem- (2) Similar information is collected perature. The noise temperature re- from air-borne or earth-based plat- ferred to the output of the receiving forms; antenna of the earth station cor- responding to the radio-frequency noise 3 In general, duplex operation and semi-du- power which produces the total ob- plex operation require two frequencies in served noise at the output of the sat- radiocommunication; simplex operation may ellite link excluding the noise due to use either one or two. interference coming from satellite

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links using other satellites and from Frequency Hopping Systems. A spread terrestrial systems. (RR) spectrum system in which the carrier Evaluation Kit. An assembly of com- is modulated with the coded informa- ponents, subassemblies, or circuitry, tion in a conventional manner causing including software, created by or for a a conventional spreading of the RF en- component maker, system integrator, ergy about the frequency carrier. The or product developer for the sole pur- frequency of the carrier is not fixed but pose of facilitating: (i) End product de- changes at fixed intervals under the di- veloper evaluation of all or some of rection of a coded sequence. The wide such components, subassemblies, or RF bandwidth needed by such a system circuitry, or (ii) the development of is not required by spreading of the RF software to be used in an end product. energy about the carrier but rather to Experimental Station. A station uti- accommodate the range of frequencies lizing radio waves in experiments with to which the carrier frequency can hop. The test of a frequency hopping system a view to the development of science or is that the near term distribution of technique. hops appears random, the long term NOTE: This definition does not include distribution appears evenly distributed amateur stations. (RR) over the hop set, and sequential hops are randomly distributed in both direc- Facsimile. A form of telegraphy for tion and magnitude of change in the the transmission of fixed images, with hop set. or without half-tones, with a view to Frequency-Shift Telegraphy. Teleg- their reproduction in a permanent raphy by frequency modulation in form. (RR) which the telegraph signal shifts the Feeder Link. A radio link from an frequency of the carrier between pre- earth station at a given location to a determined values. (RR) space station, or vice versa, conveying Frequency Tolerance. The maximum information for a space permissible departure by the centre radiocommunication service other frequency of the frequency band occu- than for the fixed-satellite service. The pied by an emission from the assigned given location may be at a specified frequency or, by the characteristic fre- fixed point, or at any fixed point with- quency of an emission from the ref- in specified areas. (RR) erence frequency. Fixed-Satellite Service. A NOTE: The frequency tolerance is expressed radiocommunication service between in parts in 106 or in hertz. (RR) earth stations at given positions, when one or more satellites are used; the Full Carrier Single-Sideband Emission. given position may be a specified fixed A single-sideband emission without point or any fixed point within speci- suppression of the carrier. (RR) fied areas; in some cases this service Gain of an Antenna. The ratio, usu- includes satellite-to-satellite links, ally expressed in decibels, of the power which may also be operated in the required at the input of a loss free ref- inter-satellite service; the fixed-sat- erence antenna to the power supplied ellite service may also include feeder to the input of the given antenna to links for other space produce, in a given direction, the same radiocommunication services. (RR) field strength or the same power flux- Fixed Service. A radiocommunication density at the same distance. When not service between specified fixed points. specified otherwise, the gain refers to (RR) the direction of maximum radiation. The gain may be considered for a speci- Fixed Station. A station in the fixed fied polarization. service. (RR) Frequency Assignment Subcommittee NOTE: Depending on the choice of the ref- (FAS). A subcommittee of the Inter- erence antenna a distinction is made be- department Radio Advisory Committee tween: (1) Absolute or isotropic gain (Gi), when (IRAC) within NTIA that develops and the reference antenna is an isotropic an- executes procedures for the assignment tenna isolated in space; and coordination of Federal radio fre- (2) Gain relative to a half-wave dipole (Gd), quencies. (FCC) when the reference antenna is a half-wave

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dipole isolated in space whose equatorial counter-clockwise direction from the plane contains the given direction; Earth’s equatorial plane at the ascend- (3) Gain relative to a short vertical an- ing node of the orbit. (RR) tenna (Gv), when the reference antenna is a linear conductor, much shorter than one Individual Reception (in the broad- quarter of the wavelength, normal to the casting-satellite service). The reception surface of a perfectly conducting plane of emissions from a space station in which contains the given direction. (RR) the broadcasting-satellite service by General Purpose Mobile Service. A mo- simple domestic installations and in bile service that includes all mobile particular those possessing small an- communications uses including those tennae. (RR) within the Aeronautical Mobile, Land Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) Mobile, or the Maritime Mobile Serv- (of radio frequency energy) Applications. ices. Operation of equipment or appliances Geostationary Satellite. A geosynchro- designed to generate and use locally nous satellite whose circular and direct radio-frequency energy for industrial, orbit lies in the plane of the Earth’s scientific, medical, domestic or similar equator and which thus remains fixed purposes, excluding applications in the relative to the Earth; by extension, a field of telecommunications. (RR) geosynchronous satellite which re- Instrument Landing System (ILS). A mains approximately fixed relative to radionavigation system which provides the Earth. (RR) Geostationary Satellite Orbit. The orbit aircraft with horizontal and vertical in which a satellite must be placed to guidance just before and during landing be a geostationary satellite. (RR) and, at certain fixed points, indicates Geosynchronous Satellite. An Earth the distance to the reference point of satellite whose period of revolution is landing. (RR) equal to the period of rotation of the Instrument Landing System Glide Path. Earth about its axis. (RR) A system of vertical guidance em- Government Master File (GMF). NTIA’s bodied in the instrument landing sys- database of Federal assignments. It tem which indicates the vertical devi- also includes non-Federal authoriza- ation of the aircraft from its optimum tions coordinated with NTIA for the path of descent. (RR) bands allocated for shared Federal and Instrument Landing System Localizer. non-Federal use. (FCC) A system of horizontal guidance em- Harmful Interference. Interference bodied in the instrument landing sys- which endangers the functioning of a tem which indicates the horizontal de- radionavigation service or of other viation of the aircraft from its opti- safety services or seriously degrades, mum path of descent along the axis of obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a the runway. (RR) radiocommunication service operating Insular area. A jurisdiction that is in accordance with [the ITU] Radio neither a part of one of the several Regulations. (CS) States nor a Federal district. The U.S. High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS). A station located on an object at an al- insular areas are listed in 47 CFR titude of 20 to 50 km and at a specified, 2.105(a) at notes 2 and 3. (FCC) nominal, fixed point relative to the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Com- Earth. (RR) mittee (IRAC). A committee of the Fed- Hybrid Spread Spectrum Systems. Hy- eral departments, agencies, and admin- brid spread spectrum systems are those istrations that advises NTIA in assign- which use combinations of two or more ing frequencies to Federal radio sta- types of direct sequence, frequency tions and in developing and executing hopping, time hopping and pulsed FM policies, programs, procedures, and modulation in order to achieve their technical criteria pertaining to the al- wide occupied bandwidths. location, management, and use of the Inclination of an Orbit (of an earth sat- spectrum. The IRAC consists of a main ellite). The angle determined by the committee, subcommittees, and sev- plane containing the orbit and the eral ad hoc groups that consider var- plane of the Earth’s equator measured ious aspects of spectrum management in degrees between 0° and 180° and in policy. The FCC serves as a member of

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the Frequency Assignment Sub- Left-Hand (or Anti-Clockwise) Polarized committee and as Liaison Representa- Wave. An elliptically or circularly-po- tive on the main committee, all other larized wave, in fixed plane, normal to subcommittees and ad hoc groups. the direction of propagation, whilst (FCC) looking in the direction of propagation, Interference. The effect of unwanted rotates with time in a left hand or energy due to one or a combination of anti-clockwise direction. (RR) emissions, radiations, or inductions Line A. Begins at Aberdeen, Wash- upon reception in a ington running by great circle arc to radiocommunication system, mani- the intersection of 48° N., 120° W., fested by any performance degradation, thence along parallel 48° N., to the misinterpretation, or loss of informa- intersection of 95° W., thence by great tion which could be extracted in the circle arc through the southernmost absence of such unwanted energy. (RR) point of Duluth, Minn., thence by great International Telecommunication Union circle arc to 45° N., 85° W., thence (ITU). An international organization southward along meridian 85° W., to its within the United Nations System intersection with parallel 41° N., thence where governments and the private along parallel 41° N., to its intersection sector coordinate global telecom net- with meridian 82° W., thence by great works and services. The ITU is circle arc through the southernmost headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland point of Bangor, Maine, thence by and its internet address is www.itu.int. great circle arc through the southern- (FCC) most point of Searsport, Maine, at Inter-Satellite Service. A which point it terminates. (FCC) radiocommunication service providing Line B. Begins at Tofino, B.C., run- links between artificial satellites. (RR) ning by great circle arc to the intersec- tion of 50° N., 125° W., thence along par- Ionospheric Scatter. The propagation allel 50° N., to the intersection of 90° of radio waves by scattering as a result W., thence by great circle arc to the of irregularities or discontinuities in intersection of 45° N., 79°30′ W., thence the ionization of the ionosphere. (RR) by great circle arc through the north- An earth station . ernmost point of Drummondville, Que- in the fixed-satellite service or, in bec (Lat. 45°52′ N., Long 72°30′ W.), some cases, in the mobile-satellite thence by great circle arc to 48°30′ N., service, located at a specified fixed 70° W., thence by great circle arc point or within a specified area on land through the northernmost point of to provide a feeder link for the mobile- Compbellton, N.B., thence by great cir- satellite service. (RR) cle are through the northernmost point Land . A mobile of Liverpool, N.S., at which point it earth station in the land mobile-sat- terminates. (FCC) ellite service capable of surface move- Line C. Begins at the intersection of ment within the geographical limits of 70° N., 144° W., thence by great circle a country or continent. (RR) arc to the intersection of 60° N., 143° Land Mobile-Satellite Service. A mo- W., thence by great circle arc so as to bile-satellite service in which mobile include all of the Alaskan Panhandle. earth stations are located on land. (FCC) (RR) Line D. Begins at the intersection of Land Mobile Service. A mobile service 70° N., 138° W., thence by great circle between base stations and land mobile arc to the intersection of 61°20′ N., 139° stations, or between land mobile sta- W. (Burwash Landing), thence by great tions. (RR) circle arc to the intersection of 60°45′ . A mobile station N., 135° W., thence by great circle arc in the land mobile service capable of to the intersection of 56° N., 128° W., surface movement within the geo- thence south along 128° meridian to graphical limits of a country or con- Lat. 55° N., thence by great circle arc tinent. to the intersection of 54° N., 130° W., Land Station. A station in the mobile thence by great circle arc to Port service not intended to be used while in Clements, thence to the Pacific Ocean motion. (RR) where it ends. (FCC)

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Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service. A Mobile Service. A radiocommunication mobile-satellite service in which mo- service between mobile and land sta- bile earth stations are located on board tions, or between mobile stations. (CV) ships; survival craft stations and emer- Mobile Station. A station in the mo- gency position-indicating radiobeacon bile service intended to be used while stations may also participate in this in motion or during halts at unspec- service. (RR) ified points. (RR) Maritime Mobile Service. A mobile Multi-Satellite Link. A radio link be- service between coast stations and ship tween a transmitting earth station and stations, or between ship stations, or a receiving earth station through two between associated on-board commu- or more satellites, without any inter- nication stations; survival craft sta- mediate earth station. tions and emergency position-indi- NOTE: A multisatellite link comprises one cating radiobeacon stations may also up-link, one or more satellite-to-satellite participate in this service. (RR) links and one down-link. (RR) Maritime Radionavigation-Satellite National Telecommunications and In- Service. A radionavigation-satellite formation Administration (NTIA). An service in which earth stations are lo- agency of the United States Depart- cated on board ships. (RR) ment of Commerce that serves as the Maritime Radionavigation Service. A President’s principal advisor on tele- radionavigation service intended for communications and information pol- the benefit and for the safe operation icy issues. NTIA manages Federal use of ships. (RR) of the radio spectrum and coordinates . A transmitter in the Federal use with the FCC. NTIA sets aeronautical radionavigation service forth regulations for Federal use of the which radiates vertically a distinctive radio spectrum within its Manual of pattern for providing position informa- Regulations & Procedures for Federal tion to aircraft. (RR) Radio Frequency Management (NTIA Mean Power (of a radio transmitter). Manual). (FCC) The average power supplied to the an- Necessary Bandwidth. For a given tenna transmission line by a trans- class of emission, the width of the fre- mitter during an interval of time suffi- quency band which is just sufficient to ciently long compared with the lowest ensure the transmission of information frequency encountered in the modula- at the rate and with the quality re- tion taken under normal operating quired under specified conditions. (RR) conditions. (RR) Non-Voice, Non-Geostationary Mobile- Meteorological Aids Service. A Satellite Service. A mobile-satellite serv- radiocommunication service used for ice reserved for use by non-geo- meteorological, including hydrological, stationary satellites in the provision of observation and exploration. (RR) non-voice communications which may Meteorological-Satellite Service. An include satellite links between land earth exploration-satellite service for earth stations at fixed locations. meteorological purposes. (RR) Occupied Bandwidth. The width of a Mobile Earth Station. An earth station frequency band such that, below the in the mobile-satellite service intended lower and above the upper frequency to be used while in motion or during limits, the mean powers emitted are halts at unspecified points. (RR) each equal to a specified percentage b/ Mobile-Satellite Service. A 2 of the total mean power of a given radiocommunication service: emission. (1) Between mobile earth stations NOTE: Unless otherwise specified in an and one or more space stations, or be- ITU–R Recommendation for the appropriate tween space stations used by this serv- class of emission, the value of b/2 should be ice; or taken as 0.5%. (RR). (2) Between mobile earth stations by On-Board Communication Station. A means of one or more space stations. low-powered mobile station in the mar- NOTE: This service may also include feeder itime mobile service intended for use links necessary for its operation. (RR) for internal communications on board

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a ship, or between a ship and its life- tween coast stations and ship stations, boats and life-rafts during lifeboat or between ship stations, in which mes- drills or operations, or for communica- sages are restricted to those relating to tion within a group of vessels being the operational handling, the move- towed or pushed, as well as for line ment and the safty of ships and, in handling and mooring instructions. emergency, to the safety of persons. (RR) NOTE: Messages which are of a public cor- Orbit. The path, relative to a speci- respondence nature shall be excluded from fied frame of reference, described by this service. (RR) the centre of mass of a satellite or other object in space subjected pri- . A coast station in the port operations service. (RR) marily to natural forces, mainly the Power. Whenever the power of a radio force of gravity. (RR) transmitter, etc. is referred to it shall Out-of-band domain (of an emission). be expressed in one of the following The frequency range, immediately out- forms, according to the class of emis- side the necessary bandwidth but ex- sion, using the arbitrary symbols indi- cluding the spurious domain, in which cated: out-of-band emissions generally pre- (1) Peak envelope power (PX or pX); dominate. Out-of-band emissions, de- (2) Mean power (PY or pY); fined based on their source, occur in (3) Carrier power (PZ or pZ). the out-of-band domain and, to a lesser extent, in the spurious domain. Spu- NOTE 1: For different classes of emission, rious emissions likewise may occur in the relationships between peak envelope the out-of-band domain as well as in power, mean power and carrier power, under the conditions of normal operation and of no the spurious domain. (RR) modulation, are contained in ITU–R Rec- Out-of-band Emission. Emission on a ommendations which may be used as a guide. frequency or frequencies immediately NOTE 2: For use in formulae, the symbol p outside the necessary bandwidth which denotes power expressed in watts and the results from the modulation process, symbol P denotes power expressed in deci- but excluding spurious emissions. (RR) bels relative to a reference level. (RR) Passive Sensor. A measuring instru- Primary . A radiodetermination ment in the earth exploration-satellite system based on the comparison of ref- service or in the space research service erence signals with radio signals re- by means of which information is ob- flected from the position to be deter- tained by reception of radio waves of mined. (RR) natural origin. (RR) Protection Ratio. The minimum value Peak Envelope Power (of a radio trans- of the wanted-to-unwanted signal mitter). The average power supplied to ratio, usually expressed in decibels, at the antenna transmission line by a the receiver input determined under transmitter during one radio frequency specified conditions such that a speci- cycle at the crest of the modulation en- fied reception quality of the wanted velope taken under normal operating signal is achieved at the receiver out- conditions. (RR) put. (RR) Period (of a satellite). The time elaps- Public Correspondence. Any tele- ing between two consecutive passages communication which the offices and of a satellite through a characteristic stations must, by reason of their being point on its orbit. (RR) at the disposal of the public, accept for Permissible Interference.3 Observed or transmission. (CS) predicted interference which complies Pulsed FM Systems. A pulsed FM sys- with quantitative interference and tem is a spread spectrum system in sharing criteria contained in these which a RF carrier is modulated with a [ITU Radio] Regulations or in ITU–R fixed period and fixed duty cycle se- Recommendations or in special agree- quence. At the beginning of each trans- ments as provided for in these Regula- mitted pulse, the carrier frequency is tions. (RR) frequency modulated causing an addi- Port Operations Service. A maritime tional spreading of the carrier. The mobile service in or near a port, be- pattern of the frequency modulation will depend upon the spreading func- 3 See footnote under Accepted Interference. tion which is chosen. In some systems

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the spreading function is a linear FM Radiodetermination-Satellite Service. A chirp sweep, sweeping either up or radiocommunication service for the down in frequency. purpose of radiodetermination involv- Radar. A radiodetermination system ing the use or one of more space sta- based on the comparison of reference tions. This service may also include signals with radio signals reflected, or feeder links necessary for its own oper- retrainsmitted, from the position to be ation. (RR) determined. (RR) Radiodetermination Service. A (RACON). A trans- radiocommunication service for the mitter-receiver associated with a fixed purpose of radiodetermination. (RR) navigational mark which, when trig- Radiodetermination Station. A station gered by a radar, automatically re- in the radiodetermination serviice. turns a distinctive signal which can ap- (RR) pear on the display of the triggering Radio Direction-Finding. Radio- radar, providing range, bearing and determination using the reception of identification information. (RR) radio waves for the purpose of deter- The outward flow of en- Radiation. mining the direction of a station or ob- ergy from any source in the form of ject. (RR) radio waves. (RR) Radio. A general term applied to the Radio Direction-Finding Station. A use of radio waves. (RR) radiodetermination station using radio Radio Altimeter. Radionavigation direction-finding. (RR) equipment, on board an aircraft or Radiolocation. Radiodetermination spacecraft or the spacecraft above the used for purposes other than those of Earth’s surface or another surface. radionavigation. (RR) (RR) Radiolocation Land Station. A station Radio Astronomy. Astronomy based on in the radiolocation service not in- the reception of radio waves of cosmic tended to be used while in motion. (RR) origin. (RR) Radiolocation Mobile Station. A sta- Radio Astronomy Service. A service in- tion in the radiolocation service in- volving the use of radio astronomy. tended to be used while in motion or (RR) during halts at unspecified points. (RR) Radio Astronomy Station. A station in Radiolocation Service. A radio- the radio astronomy service. (RR) determination service for the purpose Radiobeacon Station. A station in the of radiolocation. (RR) radionavigation service the emissions Radionavigation. Radiodetermination of which are intended to enable a mo- used for the purposes of navigation, in- bile station to determine its bearing or cluding obstruction warning. direction in relation to radiobeacon Radionavigation Land Station. A sta- station. (RR) tion in the radionavigation service not Radiocommunication. Telecommuni- intended to be used while in motion. cation by means of radio waves. (CS) (RR) (CV) Radionavigation Mobile Station. A sta- Radiocommunication Service. A service tion in the radionavigation service in- as defined in this Section involving the tended to be used while in motion or transmission, emission and/or recep- during halts at unspecified points. (RR) tion of radio waves for specific tele- Radionavigation-Satellite Service. A communication purposes. radiodetermination-satellite service NOTE: In these [international] Radio Regu- used for the purpose of radio- lations, unless otherwise stated, any navigation. This service may also in- radiocommunication service relates to ter- clude feeder links necessary for its op- restrial radiocommunication. (RR) eration. (RR) Radiodetermination. The determina- Radionavigation Service. A radiod- tion of the position, velocity and/or etermination service for the purpose of other characteristics of an object, or radionavigation. (RR) the obtaining of information relating . An automatic radio to these parameters, by means of the transmitter in the meteorological aids propagation properties of radio waves. service usually carried on an aircraft, (RR) free ballon, kite or parachute, and

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which transmits meteorological data. guarding of human life and property. (RR) (RR) Radiotelegram. A telegram, origi- Satellite. A body which revolves nating in or intended for a mobile sta- around another body of preponderant tion or a mobile earth station trans- mass and which has a motion primarily mitted on all or part of its route over and permanently determined by the the radiocommunication channels of force of attraction of that other body. the mobile service or of the mobile-sat- (RR) ellite service. (RR) Satellite Link. A radio link between a Radiotelemetry. Telemetry by means transmitting earth station and a re- of radio waves. (RR) ceiving earth station through one sat- Radiotelephone Call. A telephone call, ellite. A satellite link comprises one originating in or intended for a mobile up-link and one down-link. (RR) station or a mobile earth station, Satellite Network. A satellite system transmitted on all or part of its route or a part of a satellite system, con- over the radiocommunication channels sisting of only one satellite and the co- of the mobile service or of the mobile- operating earth stations. (RR) satellite service. (RR) Satellite System. A space system using Radiotelex Call. A telex call, origi- one or more artificial earth satellites. nating in or intended for a mobile sta- (RR) tion or a mobile earth station, trans- Secondary Radar. A radiodetermin- mitted on all or part of its route over ation system based on the comparison the radiocommunication channels of of reference signals with radio signals the mobile service or the mobile-sat- retransmitted from the position to be ellite service. (RR) determined. (RR) Radio Waves or Hertzian Waves. Elec- Semi-Duplex Operation.4 A method tromagnetic waves of frequencies arbi- which is simplex operation on one end trarily lower than 3,000 GHz, propa- of the circuit and duplex operation at gated in space without aritificial the other. (RR) guide. (RR) Simplex Operation.4 Operating method Reduced Carrier Single-Sideband Emis- in which transmission is made possible sion. A single-sideband emission in alternatively in each direction of a which the degree of carrier suppession telecommunication channel, for exam- enables the carrier to be reconstrituted ple, by means of manual control. and to be used for demodulation. (RR) . A mobile earth Reference Frequency. A frequency hav- station in the maritime mobile-sat- ing a fixed and specified position with ellite service located on board ship. respect to the assigned frequency. The (RR) displacement of this frequency with re- Ship Movement Service. A safety serv- spect to the assigned frequency has the ice in the maritime mobile service same absolute value and sign that the other than a port operations service, displacement of the characteristic fre- between coast stations and ship sta- quency has with respect to the centre tions, or between ship stations, in of the frequency band occupied by the which messages are restricted to those emission. (RR) relating to the movement of ships. Reflecting Satellite. A satellite in- Messages which are of a public cor- tended to reflect radiocommunication respondence nature shall be excluded signals. (RR) from this service. (RR) Right-Hand (or Clockwise) Polarized Ship’s Emergency Transmitter. A ship’s Wave. An Elliptically or circularly-po- transmitter to be used exclusively on a larized wave, in which the electric field distress frequency for distress, urgency vector, observed in any fixed plane, or safety purposes. (RR) normal to the direction of propagation, . A mobile station in the whilst looking in the direction of prop- maritime mobile service located on agation, rotates with time in a right- board a vessel which is not perma- hand or clockwise direction. (RR) nently moored, other than a survival . Any craft station. (RR) radiocommunication service used per- manently or temporarily for the safe- 4 See footnote under Duplex Operation.

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Simplex Operation. Operating method Space System. Any group of cooper- in which transmission is made possible ating Earth stations and/or space sta- alternatively in each direction of a tions employing space telecommunication channel, for exam- radiocommunication for specific pur- ple, by means of manual control. 5 (RR) poses. (RR) Single-Sideband Emission. An ampli- Space Telecommand. The use of tude modulated emission with one side- radiocommunication for the trans- band only. (RR) mission of signals to a space station to Software defined radio. A radio that initiate, modify or terminate functions includes a transmitter in which the op- of equipment on a space object, erating parameters of frequency range, incuding the space station. (RR) modulation type or maximum output Space Telemetry. The use of telemetry power (either radiated or conducted), for transmission for a space station of or the circumstances under which the results of measurements made in a transmitter operates in accordance spacecraft, including those relating to with Commission rules, can be altered the functioning of the spacecraft. (RR) by making a change in software with- Space Tracking. Determination of the out making any changes to hardware orbit, velocity or instanteneous posi- components that affect the radio fre- tion of an object in space by means of quency emissions. In accordance with radiodetermination, excluding primary § 2.944 of this part, only radios in which radar, for the purpose of following the the software is designed or expected to movement of the object. (RR) be modified by a party other than the Special Service. A manufacturer and would affect the radiocommunication service, not oth- above-listed operating parameters or erwise defined in this Section, carried circumstances under which the radio on exclusively for specific needs of gen- transmits must be certified as software eral utility, and not open to public cor- defined radios. respondence. (RR) Spacecraft. A man-made vehicle Spread Spectrum Systems. A spread which is intended to go beyond the spectrum system is an information major portion of the Earth’s atmos- bearing communications system in phere. (RR) which: (1) Information is conveyed by . A modulation of a carrier by some con- radiocommunication service concerned ventional means, (2) the bandwidth is exclusively with the operation of deliberately widened by means of a spacecraft, in particular space track- spreading function over that which ing, space telemetry, and space tele- would be needed to transmit the infor- command. mation alone. (In some spread spec- trum systems, a portion of the infor- NOTE: These functions will normally be provided within the service in which the mation being conveyed by the system space station is operating. (RR) may be contained in the spreading function.) Space Radiocommunication. Any Spurious domain (of an emission): The radiocommunication involving the use frequency range beyond the out-of- of one or more space stations or the band domain in which spurious emis- use of one or more reflecting satellites sions generally predominate. (RR) or other objects in space. (RR) Spurious Emission. Emission on a fre- Space Research Service. A quency or frequencies which are out- radiocommunication service in which side the necessary bandwidth and the spacecraft or other objects in space are level of which may be reduced without used for scientific or technological re- affecting the corresponding trans- search purposes. (RR) mission of information. Spurious emis- Space Station. A station located on an sions include harmonic emissions, object which is beyond, is intended to parasitic emissions, intermodulation go beyond, or has been beyond, the products and frequency conversion major portion of the Earth’s atmos- products, but exclude out-of-band emis- phere. (RR) sions. (RR) Standard Frequency and Time Signal- 5 (See footnote under Duplex Operations.) Satellite Service. A radiocommunication

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service using space stations on earth Telegraphy.5 A form of telecommuni- satellites for the same purposes as cation in which the transmitted infor- those of the standard frequency and mation is intended to be recorded on time signal service. arrival as a graphic document; the transmitted information may some- NOTE: This service may also include feeder links necessary for its operation. (RR) times be presented in an alternative form or may be stored for subsequent Standard Frequency and Time Signal use. (CS) Service. A radiocommunication service Telemetry. The use of telecommuni- for scientific, technical and other pur- cation for automatically indicating or poses, providing the transmission of recording measurements at a distance specified frequencies, time signals, or from the measuring instrument. (RR) both, of stated high precision, intended A form of telecommuni- for general reception. (RR) Telephony. cation primarily intended for the ex- Standard Frequency and Time Signal change of information in the form of Station. A station in the standard fre- quency and time signal service. (RR) speech. (CS) Station. One or more transmitters or Television. A form of telecommuni- receivers or a combination of transmit- cation for the transmission of tran- ters and receivers, including the acces- sient images of fixed or moving ob- sory equipment, necessary at one loca- jects. (RR) tion for carrying on a Terrestrial Radiocommunication. Any radiocommunication service, or the radiocommunication other than space radio astronomy service. radiocommunication or radio astron- omy. (RR) NOTE: Each station shall be classified by the service in which it operates permanently Terrestrial Station. A station effecting or temporarily. (RR) terrestrial radiocommunication. Suppressed Carrier Single-Sideband NOTE: In these [international Radio] Regu- Emission. A single-sideband emission in lations, unless otherwise stated, any station which the carrier is virtually sup- is a terrestrial station. (RR) pressed and not intended to be used for Time Hopping Systems. A time hopping demodulation. (RR) system is a spread spectrum system in Survival Craft Station. A mobile sta- which the period and duty cycle of a tion in the maritime mobile service or pulsed RF carrier are varied in a the aeronautical mobile service in- pseudorandom manner under the con- tended solely for survival purposes and trol of a coded sequence. Time hopping located on any lifeboat, life-raft or is often used effectively with frequency other survival equipment. (RR) hopping to form a hybrid time-division, Telecommand. The use of tele- multiple-access (TDMA) spread spec- communication for the transmission of trum system. signals to initiate, modify or terminate Transponder. A transmitter-receiver functions of equipment at a distance. facility the function of which is to (RR) transmit signals automatically when Telecommunication. Any transmission, the proper interrogation is received. emission or reception of signs, signals, (FCC) writings, images and sounds or intel- ligence of any nature by wire, radio, Tropospheric Scatter. The propagation optical or other electromagnetic sys- of radio waves by scattering as a result tems. (CS) of irregularities or discontinuities in Telegram. Written matter intended to the physical properties of the tropo- be transmitted by telegraphy for deliv- sphere. (RR) ery to the addressee. This term also in- cludes radiotelegrams unless otherwise specified. (CS) 5 A graphic document records information in a permanent form and is capable of being NOTE: In this definition the term teleg- filed and consulted; it may take the form of raphy has the same general meaning as de- written or printed matter or of a fixed fined in the Convention. image.

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Unwanted Emissions. Consist of spu- Table within § 2.106 has been updated to rious emissions and out-of-band emis- reflect the ITU Radio Regulations, Edi- sions. (RR) tion of 2008. [49 FR 2368, Jan. 19, 1984, as amended at 50 [75 FR 62933, Oct. 13, 2010] FR 25239, June 18, 1985; 51 FR 37399, Oct. 22, 1986; 52 FR 7417, Mar. 11, 1987; 54 FR 49980, § 2.101 Frequency and wavelength Dec. 4, 1990; 55 FR 28761, July 13, 1990; 56 FR bands. 42703, Aug. 29, 1991; 58 FR 68058, Dec. 23, 1993; 62 FR 26242, May 13, 1997; 65 FR 60109, Oct. 10, (a) The radio spectrum shall be sub- 2000; 66 FR 50840, Oct. 5, 2001; 68 FR 74330, divided into nine frequency bands, Dec. 23, 2003; 70 FR 23039, May 4, 2005; 70 FR which shall be designated by progres- 46583, Aug. 10, 2005; 71 FR 15619, Mar. 29, 2006; sive whole numbers in accordance with 72 FR 31192, June 6, 2007; 73 FR 25421, May 6, 2008; 75 FR 62933, Oct. 13, 2010; 78 FR 25161, the following table. As the unit of fre- Apr. 29, 2013] quency is the hertz (Hz), frequencies shall be expressed: Subpart B—Allocation, Assign- (1) In kilohertz (kHz), up to and in- ment, and Use of Radio Fre- cluding 3 000 kHz; quencies (2) In megahertz (MHz), above 3 MHz, up to and including 3 000 MHz; (3) In gigahertz (GHz), above 3 GHz, SOURCE: 49 FR 2373, Jan. 19, 1984, unless otherwise noted. up to and including 3 000 GHz. (b) However, where adherence to § 2.100 International regulations in these provisions would introduce seri- force. ous difficulties, for example in connec- The ITU Radio Regulations, Edition of tion with the notification and registra- 2004, have been incorporated to the ex- tion of frequencies, the lists of fre- tent practicable in Subparts A and B of quencies and related matters, reason- this part, except that the International able departures may be made.1

Metric Band Symbols Frequency range (lower limit Corresponding metric subdivision abbreviations number exclusive, upper limit inclusive) for the bands

4 ...... VLF ...... 3 to 30 kHz ...... Myriametric waves ...... B.Mam 5 ...... LF ...... 30 to 300 kHz ...... Kilometric waves ...... B.km 6 ...... MF ...... 300 to 3 000 kHz ...... Hectometric waves ...... B.hm 7 ...... HF ...... 3 to 30 MHz ...... Decametric waves ...... B.dam 8 ...... VHF ...... 30 to 300 MHz ...... Metric waves ...... B.m 9 ...... UHF ...... 300 to 3 000 MHz ...... Decimetric waves ...... B.dm 10 ...... SHF ...... 3 to 30 GHz ...... Centimetric waves ...... B.cm 11 ...... EHF ...... 30 to 300 GHz ...... Millimetric waves ...... B.mm 12 ...... 300 to 3 000 GHz ...... Decimillimetric waves ...... Note 1: ‘‘Band N’’ (N = band number) extends from 0.3 × 10N Hz to 3 × 10N Hz. Note 2: Prefix: k = kilo (103), M = mega (106), G = giga (109).

(c) In communications between ad- other than those specified in this sec- ministrations and the ITU, no names, tion. symbols or abbreviations should be [70 FR 46583, Aug. 10, 2005; 70 FR 53074, Sept. used for the various frequency bands 7, 2005; 75 FR 62933, Oct. 13, 2010]

1 In the application of the ITU Radio Regu- GHz: For frequencies above 10 500 MHz. lations, the Radiocommunication Bureau uses the following units: kHz: For frequencies up to 28 000 kHz inclu- sive; MHz: For frequencies above 28 000 kHz up to 10 500 MHz inclusive; and

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§ 2.102 Assignment of frequencies. which are contained in paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) of this section); (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the assignment of fre- (2) Such operations shall be in ac- quencies and bands of frequencies to all cordance with NTIA rules governing stations and classes of stations and the the service to which the frequencies in- licensing and authorizing of the use of volved are allocated; all such frequencies between 9 kHz and (3) Such operations shall not cause 275 GHz, and the actual use of such fre- harmful interference to Federal sta- quencies for radiocommunication or tions and, should harmful interference for any other purpose, including the result, that the interfering non-Federal transfer of energy by radio, shall be in operation shall immediately termi- accordance with the Table of Fre- nate; and quency Allocations in § 2.106. (4) Non-Federal operation has been (b) On the condition that harmful in- certified as necessary by the Federal terference will not be caused to serv- agency involved and this certification ices operating in accordance with the has been furnished, in writing, to the Table of Frequency Allocations the fol- non-Federal licensee with which com- lowing exceptions to paragraph (a) of munication is required. this section may be authorized: (d) Aircraft stations may commu- (1) In individual cases the Commis- nicate with stations of the maritime sion may, without rule making pro- mobile service. They shall then con- ceedings, authorize on a temporary form to those provisions of the inter- basis only, the use of frequencies not in national Radio Regulations which relate accordance with the Table of Fre- to the maritime mobile service. For quency Allocations for projects of this purpose aircraft stations should short duration or emergencies where use the frequencies allocated to the the Commission finds that important maritime mobile service. However, or exceptional circumstances require having regard to interference which such utilization. Such authorizations may be caused by aircraft stations at are not intended to develop a service to high altitudes, maritime mobile fre- be operated on frequencies other than those allocated such service. quencies in the bands above 30 MHz shall not be used by aircraft stations in (2) [Reserved] any specific area without the prior (3) Experimental stations, pursuant agreement of all administrations of the to part 5 of this chapter, may be au- thorized the use of any frequency or area in which interference is likely to frequency band not exclusively allo- be caused. In particular, aircraft sta- cated to the passive services (including tions operating in Region 1 should not the radio astronomy service). use frequencies in the bands above 30 (4) In the event a band is reallocated MHz allocated to the maritime mobile so as to delete its availability for use service by virtue of any agreement be- by a particular service, the Commis- tween administrations in that Region. sion may provide for the further in- (e) Non-Federal services operating on terim use of the band by stations in frequencies in the band 25–50 MHz must that service for a temporary, specific recognize that it is shared with various period of time. services of other countries; that harm- (c) Non-Federal stations may be au- ful interference may be caused by thorized to use Federal frequencies in skywave signals received from distant the bands above 25 MHz if the Commis- stations of all services of the United sion finds, after consultations with the States and other countries radiating appropriate Federal agency or agen- power on frequencies in this band; and cies, that such use is necessary for co- that no protection from such harmful ordination of Federal and non-Federal interference generally can be expected. activities: Provided, however, that: Persons desiring to avoid such harmful (1) Non-Federal operation on Federal interference should consider operation frequencies shall conform with the con- on available frequencies higher in the ditions agreed upon by the Commission radio spectrum not generally subject to and NTIA (the more important of this type of difficulty.

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(f) The stations of a service shall use (i) Provide communication circuits frequencies so separated from the lim- in emergency and/or disaster situa- its of a band allocated to that service tions, where safety of life and property as not to cause harmful interference to are concerned; allocated services in immediately ad- (ii) Provide standby and/or backup joining frequency bands. communications circuits to regular do- (g) In the bands above 25 MHz which mestic communication circuits which are allocated to the non-Federal land have been disrupted by disasters and/or mobile service, fixed stations may be emergencies; authorized on the following conditions: (iii) Provide communication circuits (1) That such stations are authorized wholly within the State of Alaska and in the service shown in Column 5 of the the United States insular areas in the Table of Frequency Allocations in the Pacific; and band in question; (iv) Provide communication circuits (2) That harmful interference will not to support operations which are highly be caused to services operating in ac- important to the national interest and cordance with the Table of Frequency where other means of telecommuni- Allocations. (h) Special provisions regarding the cation are unavailable. use of spectrum allocated to the fixed (3) Except in the State of Alaska and and land mobile services below 25 MHz the United States Pacific insular areas, by non-Federal stations. the Commission does not intend to (1) Only in the following cir- seek international protection for as- cumstances will authority be extended signments made pursuant to para- to stations in the fixed service to oper- graphs (h) (1)(ii) and (2) of this section; ate on frequencies below 25 MHz. this results in the following con- (i) With respect to aeronautical fixed straints upon the circuits/assignments. stations, only when a showing can be (i) The Commission will not accept made that more suitable facilities are responsibility for protection of the cir- not available. cuits from harmful interference caused (ii) With respect to fixed stations, ex- by foreign operations. cept aeronautical fixed stations, only (ii) In the event that a complaint of to: harmful interference resulting from op- (A) Provide communication circuits eration of these circuits is received in emergency and/or disaster situa- from a foreign source, the offending tions, where safety of life and property circuit(s) must cease operation on the are concerned; particular frequency concerned. (B) Provide standby and/or backup fa- (iii) In order to accommodate the sit- cilities to satellite and cable circuits uations described in paragraphs (h)(3) used for international public cor- (i) and (ii) of this section, equipments respondence; shall be capable of transmitting and re- (C) Provide standby and/or backup ceiving on any frequency in the bands communications circuits to regular do- assigned to the particular operation mestic communication circuits which and capable of immediate change have been disrupted by disasters and/or among the frequencies. emergencies; (D) Provide communication circuits [49 FR 2373, Jan. 19, 1984, 70 FR 46585, Aug. 10, wholly within the State of Alaska and 2005, as amended at 78 FR 25161, Apr. 29, 2013] the United States insular areas in the Pacific; and § 2.103 Federal use of non-Federal fre- quencies. (E) Provide communication circuits to support operations which are highly (a) Federal stations may be author- important to the national interest and ized to use non-Federal frequencies in where other means of telecommuni- the bands above 25 MHz (except the 758– cation are unavailable. 775 MHz and 788–805 MHz public safety (2) Only in the following cir- bands) if the Commission finds that cumstances will authority be extended such use is necessary for coordination to stations in the land mobile service of Federal and non-Federal activities: to operate below 25 MHz. Provided, however, that:

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(1) Federal operation on non-Federal § 2.104 International Table of Fre- frequencies shall conform with the con- quency Allocations. ditions agreed upon by the Commission (a) The International Table of Fre- and NTIA (the more important of quency Allocations is subdivided into which are contained in paragraphs the Region 1 Table (column 1 of § 2.106), (a)(2), (a)(3) and (a)(4) of this section); the Region 2 Table (column 2 of § 2.106), (2) Such operations shall be in ac- and the Region 3 Table (column 3 of cordance with Commission rules gov- § 2.106). The International Table is in- erning the service to which the fre- cluded for informational purposes only. quencies involved are allocated; (b) Regions. For the allocation of fre- (3) Such operations shall not cause quencies the International Tele- harmful interference to non-Federal communication Union (ITU) has di- stations and, should harmful inter- vided the world into three Regions 1 as ference result, that the interfering shown in Figure 1 of this section and Federal operation shall immediately described as follows: terminate; and (1) Region 1. Region 1 includes the (4) Federal operation has been cer- area limited on the east by line A tified as necessary by the non-Federal (lines A, B and C are defined below) and licensees involved and this certifi- on the west by line B, excluding any of cation has been furnished, in writing, the territory of the Islamic Republic of to the Federal agency with which com- Iran which lies between these limits. It munication is required. also includes the whole of the territory (b) Federal stations may be author- of Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Russian ized to use channels in the 769–775 MHz, Federation, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mon- golia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, 799–805 MHz and 4940–4990 MHz public Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey and safety bands with non-Federal entities Ukraine and the area to the north of if the Commission finds such use nec- the Russian Federation which lies be- essary; where: tween lines A and C. (1) The stations are used for inter- (2) Region 2. Region 2 includes the operability or part of a Federal/non- area limited on the east by line B and Federal shared or joint-use system; on the west by line C. (2) The Federal entity obtains the ap- (3) Region 3. Region 3 includes the proval of the non-Federal (State/local area limited on the east by line C and government) licensee(s) or applicant(s) on the west by line A, except any of the involved; territory of Armenia, Azerbaijan, the (3) Federal operation is in accordance Russian Federation, Georgia, with the Commission’s Rules governing Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, operation of this band and conforms Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, with any conditions agreed upon by the Turkey and Ukraine and the area to Commission and NTIA; and the north of the Russian Federation. It (4) Interoperability, shared or joint- also includes that part of the territory use systems are the subject of a mutual of the Islamic Republic of Iran lying agreement between the Federal and outside of those limits. non-Federal entities. This section does (4) The lines A, B and C are defined as not preclude other arrangements or follows: agreements as permitted under part 90 (i) Line A. Line A extends from the of the rules. See 47 CFR 90.179 and North Pole along meridian 40° East of 90.421 of this chapter. Greenwich to parallel 40° North; thence (c) Federal stations may be author- by great circle arc to the intersection ° ized by the First Responder Network of meridian 60 East and the Tropic of ° Authority to use channels in the 758– Cancer; thence along the meridian 60 769 MHz and 788–799 MHz public safety East to the South Pole. bands. 1 It should be noted that where the words [63 FR 58650, Nov. 2, 1998, as amended at 68 ‘‘regions’’ or ‘‘regional’’ are without a cap- FR 38638, June 30, 2003; 70 FR 46586, Aug. 10, ital ‘‘R,’’ they do not relate to the three Re- 2005; 72 FR 48843, Aug. 24, 2007; 79 FR 596, Jan. gions here defined for purposes of frequency 6, 2014] allocation.

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(ii) Line B. Line B extends from the (3) The ‘‘European Maritime Area’’ is North Pole along meridian 10° West of bounded to the north by a line extend- Greenwich to its intersection with par- ing along parallel 72° North from its allel 72° North; thence by great circle intersection with meridian 55° East of arc to the intersection of meridian 50° Greenwich to its intersection with me- West and parallel 40° North; thence by ridian 5° West, then along meridian 5° great circle arc to the intersection of West to its intersection with parallel meridian 20° West and parallel 10° 67° North, thence along parallel 67° South; thence along meridian 20° West North to its intersection with meridian to the South Pole. 32° West; to the west by a line extend- (iii) Line C. Line C extends from the ing along meridian 32° West to its North Pole by great circle arc to the intersection with parallel 30° North; to intersection of parallel 65°30′ North the south by a line extending along with the international boundary in parallel 30° North to its intersection Bering Strait; thence by great circle with meridian 43° East; to the east by arc to the intersection of meridian 165° a line extending along meridian 43° East of Greenwich and parallel 50° East to its intersection with parallel North; thence by great circle arc to the 60° North, thence along parallel 60° intersection of meridian 170° West and North to its intersection with meridian parallel 10° North; thence along par- 55° East and thence along meridian 55° allel 10° North to its intersection with East to its intersection with parallel meridian 120° West; thence along me- 72° North. ridian 120° West to the South Pole. (4) The ‘‘Tropical Zone’’ (see Figure 1 (c) Areas. To further assist in the of this section) is defined as: international allocation of the radio (i) The whole of that area in Region spectrum, the ITU has established five 2 between the Tropics of Cancer and special geographical areas and they are Capricorn. defined as follows: (ii) The whole of that area in Regions (1) The term ‘‘African Broadcasting 1 and 3 contained between the parallels Area’’ means: 30° North and 35° South with the addi- (i) African countries, parts of coun- tion of: tries, territories and groups of terri- (A) The area contained between the tories situated between the parallels meridians 40° East and 80° East of 40° South and 30° North; Greenwich and the parallels 30° North (ii) Islands in the Indian Ocean west and 40° North; and of meridian 60° East of Greenwich, situ- (B) That part of Libyan Arab ated between the parallel 40° South and Jamahiriya north of parallel 30° North. the great circle arc joining the points (iii) In Region 2, the Tropical Zone 45° East, 11°30′ North and 60° East, 15° may be extended to parallel 33° North, North; and subject to special agreements between (iii) Islands in the Atlantic Ocean the countries concerned in that Region east of line B, situated between the (see Article 6 of the ITU Radio Regula- parallels 40° South and 30° North. tions). (2) The ‘‘European Broadcasting (5) A sub-Region is an area consisting Area’’ is bounded on the west by the of two or more countries in the same western boundary of Region 1, on the Region. east by the meridian 40° East of Green- (d) Categories of services and alloca- wich and on the south by the parallel tions. (1) Primary and secondary serv- 30° North so as to include the northern ices. Where, in a box of the Inter- part of Saudi Arabia and that part of national Table in § 2.106, a band is indi- those countries bordering the Medi- cated as allocated to more than one terranean within these limits. In addi- service, either on a worldwide or Re- tion, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and gional basis, such services are listed in those parts of the territories of Iraq, the following order: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey (i) Services the names of which are and Ukraine lying outside the above printed in ‘‘capitals’’ (example: limits are included in the European FIXED); these are called ‘‘primary’’ Broadcasting Area. services; and

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(ii) Services the names of which are restriction to operate only in a par- printed in ‘‘normal characters’’ (exam- ticular area or country, this is indi- ple: Mobile); these are called ‘‘sec- cated in the footnote of the Inter- ondary’’ services (see paragraph (d)(3) national Table. of this section). (f) Alternative allocations. (1) Where a (2) Additional remarks shall be print- band is indicated in a footnote of the ed in normal characters (example: MO- International Table as ‘‘allocated’’ to BILE except aeronautical mobile). one or more services in an area smaller (3) Stations of a secondary service: than a Region, or in a particular coun- (i) Shall not cause harmful inter- try, this is an ‘‘alternative’’ allocation, ference to stations of primary services i.e. an allocation which replaces, in to which frequencies are already as- this area or in this country, the alloca- signed or to which frequencies may be tion indicated in the Table. assigned at a later date; (2) If the footnote does not include (ii) Cannot claim protection from any restriction on stations of the serv- harmful interference from stations of a ice or services concerned, apart from primary service to which frequencies the restriction to operate only in a par- are already assigned or may be as- ticular area or country, these stations signed at a later date; and of such a service or services shall have (iii) Can claim protection, however, an equality of right to operate with from harmful interference from sta- stations of the primary service or serv- tions of the same or other secondary ices, indicated in the International service(s) to which frequencies may be Table, to which the band is allocated in assigned at a later date. other areas or countries. (4) Where a band is indicated in a (3) If restrictions are imposed on sta- footnote of the International Table as tions of a service to which an alter- allocated to a service ‘‘on a secondary native allocation is made, in addition basis’’ in an area smaller than a Re- to the restriction to operate only in a gion, or in a particular country, this is particular country or area, this is indi- a secondary service (see paragraph cated in the footnote. (d)(3) of this section). (g) Miscellaneous provisions. (1) Where (5) Where a band is indicated in a it is indicated in the International footnote of the International Table as Table that a service or stations in a allocated to a service ‘‘on a primary service may operate in a specific fre- basis’’, in an area smaller than a Re- quency band subject to not causing gion, or in a particular country, this is harmful interference to another service a primary service only in that area or or to another station in the same serv- country. ice, this means also that the service (e) Additional allocations. (1) Where a which is subject to not causing harmful band is indicated in a footnote of the interference cannot claim protection International Table as ‘‘also allocated’’ from harmful interference caused by to a service in an area smaller than a the other service or other station in Region, or in a particular country, this the same service. is an ‘‘additional’’ allocation, i.e. an al- (2) Where it is indicated in the Inter- location which is added in this area or national Table that a service or sta- in this country to the service or serv- tions in a service may operate in a spe- ices which are indicated in the Inter- cific frequency band subject to not national Table. claiming protection from another serv- (2) If the footnote does not include ice or from another station in the same any restriction on the service or serv- service, this means also that the serv- ices concerned apart from the restric- ice which is subject to not claiming tion to operate only in a particular protection shall not cause harmful in- area or country, stations of this service terference to the other service or other or these services shall have equality of station in the same service. right to operate with stations of the (3) Except if otherwise specified in a other primary service or services indi- footnote, the term ‘‘fixed service’’, cated in the International Table. where appearing in the International (3) If restrictions are imposed on an Table, does not include systems using additional allocation in addition to the ionospheric scatter propagation.

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(h) Description of the International dicate relative priority within each Table of Frequency Allocations. (1) The category. heading of the International Table in- (4) In the case where there is a par- cludes three columns, each of which enthetical addition to an allocation in corresponds to one of the Regions (see the International Table, that service paragraph (b) of this section). Where an allocation is restricted to the type of allocation occupies the whole of the operation so indicated. width of the Table or only one or two (5) The footnote references which ap- of the three columns, this is a world- pear in the International Table below wide allocation or a Regional alloca- the allocated service or services apply tion, respectively. to more than one of the allocated serv- ices, or to the whole of the allocation (2) The frequency band referred to in concerned. each allocation is indicated in the left- (6) The footnote references which ap- hand top corner of the part of the pear to the right of the name of a serv- Table concerned. ice are applicable only to that par- (3) Within each of the categories ticular service. specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this sec- (7) In certain cases, the names of tion, services are listed in alphabetical countries appearing in the footnotes order according to the French lan- have been simplified in order to short- guage. The order of listing does not in- en the text.

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FIGURE 1 TO § 2.104—MAP

[65 FR 4636, Jan. 31, 2000, as amended at 70 FR 46586, Aug. 10, 2005; 75 FR 62933, Oct. 13, 2010]

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§ 2.105 United States Table of Fre- eral sectors either on an exclusive or quency Allocations. shared basis for use by one or more (a) The United States Table of Fre- radio services. In the case where an al- quency Allocations (United States location has been made to more than Table) is subdivided into the Federal one service, such services are listed in Table of Frequency Allocations (Fed- the following order: eral Table, column 4 of § 2.106) and the (i) Services, the names of which are non-Federal Table of Frequency Allo- printed in ‘‘capitals’’ [example: cations (non-Federal Table, column 5 FIXED]; these are called ‘‘primary’’ of § 2.106). The United States Table is services; based on the Region 2 Table because (ii) Services, the names of which are the relevant area of jurisdiction is lo- printed in ‘‘normal characters’’ [exam- cated primarily in Region 2 1 (i.e., the ple: Mobile]; these are called ‘‘sec- 50 States, the District of Columbia, the ondary’’ services. Caribbean insular areas, 2 and some of (2) Stations of a secondary service: the Pacific insular areas). 3 The Federal (i) Shall not cause harmful inter- Table is administered by NTIA 4 and ference to stations of primary services the non-Federal Table is administered to which frequencies are already as- by the Federal Communications Com- signed or to which frequencies may be mission (FCC). 5 assigned at a later date; (b) In the United States, radio spec- (ii) Cannot claim protection from trum may be allocated to either Fed- harmful interference from stations of a eral or non-Federal use exclusively, or primary service to which frequencies for shared use. In the case of shared are already assigned or may be as- use, the type of service(s) permitted signed at a later date; and need not be the same [e.g., Federal (iii) Can claim protection, however, FIXED, non-Federal MOBILE]. The from harmful interference from sta- terms used to designate categories of tions of the same or other secondary services and allocations 6 in columns 4 service(s) to which frequencies may be and 5 of § 2.106 correspond to the terms assigned at a later date. in the ITU Radio Regulations. (d) Format of the United States Table. (c) Category of services. (1) Any seg- (1) The frequency band referred to in ment of the radio spectrum may be al- each allocation, column 4 for Federal located to the Federal and/or non-Fed- operations and column 5 for non-Fed- eral operations, is indicated in the left- 1 See 2.104(b) for definitions of the ITU Re- hand top corner of the column. If there gions. is no service or footnote indicated for a 2 The operation of stations in the U.S. insu- band of frequencies in column 4, then lar areas located in Region 2 is generally the Federal sector has no access to governed by the United States Table. The that band except as provided for by U.S. insular areas located in Region 2 are comprised of the Caribbean insular areas and § 2.103. If there is no service or footnote two of the eleven Pacific insular areas. The indicated for a band of frequencies in Caribbean insular areas are Puerto Rico, the column 5, then the non-Federal sector United States Virgin Islands, and Navassa Is- has no access to that band except as land. The Pacific insular areas located in Re- provided for by § 2.102. gion 2 are Johnston Atoll and Midway Atoll. (2) When the Federal Table and the 3 The operation of stations in the Pacific non-Federal Table are exactly the insular areas located in Region 3 is generally governed by the Region 3 Table (i.e., column same for a shared band, the line be- 3 of § 2.106). The Pacific insular areas located tween columns 4 and 5 is deleted and in Region 3 are American Samoa, Guam, the the allocations are shown once. Northern Mariana Islands, Baker Island, (3) The Federal Table, given in col- Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman umn 4, is included for informational Reef, Palmyra Island, and Wake Island. purposes only. 4 Section 305(a) of the Communications Act (4) In the case where there is a par- of 1934, as amended. See Public Law 102–538, enthetical addition to an allocation in 106 Stat. 3533 (1992). 5 The Communications Act of 1934, as the United States Table [example: amended. FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-earth)], 6 The radio services are defined in 47 CFR that service allocation is restricted to 2.1. the type of operation so indicated.

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(5) The following symbols are used to applicable only to Federal operations. designate footnotes in the United Federal footnotes appear solely in the States Table: Federal Table (column 4). (i) Any footnote number consisting of (6) The coordinates of latitude and ‘‘5.’’ followed by one or more digits,7 longitude that are listed in United e.g., 5.53, denotes an international foot- States, Federal, and non-Federal foot- note. Where an international footnote notes are referenced to the North is applicable, without modification, to American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83). both Federal and non-Federal oper- (e) Rule Part Cross References. If a fre- ations, the Commission places the foot- quency or frequency band has been al- note in both the Federal Table and the located to a radiocommunication serv- non-Federal Table (columns 4 and 5) ice in the non-Federal Table, then a and the international footnote is bind- cross reference may be added for the ing on both Federal users and non-Fed- pertinent FCC Rule part (column 6 of eral licensees. If, however, an inter- § 2.106). For example, the band 849–851 national footnote pertains to a service MHz is allocated to the aeronautical allocated only for Federal or non-Fed- mobile service for non-Federal use, eral use, the international footnote rules for the use of the 849–851 MHz will be placed only in the affected band have been added to Part 22—Pub- Table. For example, footnote 5.142 per- lic Mobile Services (47 CFR part 22), tains only to the amateur service, and and a cross reference, Public Mobile thus, footnote 5.142 is shown only in (22), has been added in column 6 of the non-Federal Table. § 2.106. The exact use that can be made (ii) Any footnote consisting of the of any given frequency or frequency letters ‘‘US’’ followed by one or more band (e.g., channelling plans, allowable digits,7 e.g., US7, denotes a stipulation emissions, etc.) is given in the FCC affecting both Federal and non-Federal Rule part(s) so indicated. The FCC operations. United States footnotes ap- Rule parts in this column are not allo- pear in both the Federal Table and the cations and are provided for informa- non-Federal Table. tional purposes only. This column also (iii) Any footnote consisting of the may contain explanatory notes for in- letters ‘‘NG’’ followed by one or more formational purposes only. digits,7 e.g., NG2, denotes a stipulation applicable only to non-Federal oper- (f) The FCC Online Table of Fre- ations. Non-Federal footnotes appear quency Allocations is updated shortly solely in the non-Federal Table (col- after a final rule that amends § 2.106 is umn 5). released. The address for the FCC (iv) Any footnote consisting of the Radio Spectrum Home Page, which in- letters ‘‘G’’ followed by one or more cludes the FCC Online Table and the digits,7 e.g., G2, denotes a stipulation FCC Allocation History File, is http:// www.fcc.gov/oet/spectrum. 7 In some cases, a letter, or letters, may be [65 FR 4640, Jan. 31, 2000, as amended at 70 appended to the digit(s) of a footnote number FR 46587, Aug. 10, 2005; 73 FR 25421, May 6, in order to preserve the sequential order. 2008; 75 FR 62933, Oct. 13, 2010]

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§ 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations.

EDITORIAL NOTE: The text of § 2.106 begins on the following page.

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INTERNATIONAL FOOTNOTES the services to which the bands above 9 kHz are allocated. 5.53 Administrations authorizing the use 5.54 Administrations conducting sci- of frequencies below 9 kHz shall ensure that no harmful interference is caused thereby to entific research using frequencies below 9

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kHz are urged to advise other administra- 5.64 Only classes A1A or F1B, A2C, A3C, tions that may be concerned in order that F1C or F3C emissions are authorized for sta- such research may be afforded all practicable tions of the fixed service in the bands allo- protection from harmful interference. cated to this service between 90 kHz and 160 5.55 Additional allocation: in Armenia, kHz (148.5 kHz in Region 1) and for stations Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation, Georgia, of the maritime mobile service in the bands Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, allocated to this service between 110 kHz and the band 14–17 kHz is also allocated to the 160 kHz (148.5 kHz in Region 1). Exception- radionavigation service on a primary basis. ally, class J2B or J7B emissions are also au- (WRC–07) thorized in the bands between 110 kHz and 5.56 The stations of services to which the 160 kHz (148.5 kHz in Region 1) for stations of bands 14–19.95 kHz and 20.05–70 kHz and in the maritime mobile service. Region 1 also the bands 72–84 kHz and 86–90 5.65 Different category of service: in Ban- kHz are allocated may transmit standard gladesh, the allocation of the bands 112–117.6 frequency and time signals. Such stations kHz and 126–129 kHz to the fixed and mari- shall be afforded protection from harmful in- time mobile services is on a primary basis terference. In Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, (see No. 5.33). Bulgaria, the Russian Federation, Georgia, 5.66 Different category of service: in Ger- Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Slo- many, the allocation of the band 115–117.6 vakia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the fre- kHz to the fixed and maritime mobile serv- quencies 25 kHz and 50 kHz will be used for ices is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33) and to this purpose under the same conditions. the radionavigation service on a secondary (WRC–07) basis (see No. 5.32). 5.57 The use of the bands 14–19.95 kHz, 5.67 Additional allocation: in Mongolia, 20.05–70 kHz and 70–90 kHz (72–84 kHz and 86– Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, the band 130– 90 kHz in Region 1) by the maritime mobile 148.5 kHz is also allocated to the radio- service is limited to coast radiotelegraph navigation service on a secondary basis. stations (A1A and F1B only). Exceptionally, Within and between these countries this the use of class J2B or J7B emissions is au- service shall have an equal right to operate. thorized subject to the necessary bandwidth not exceeding that normally used for class (WRC–07) A1A or F1B emissions in the band concerned. 5.67A Stations in the amateur service 5.58 Additional allocation: in Armenia, using frequencies in the band 135.7–137.8 kHz Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation, Georgia, shall not exceed a maximum radiated power Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and of 1 W (e.i.r.p.) and shall not cause harmful Turkmenistan, the band 67–70 kHz is also al- interference to stations of the radio- located to the radionavigation service on a navigation service operating in countries primary basis. listed in No. 5.67. (WRC–07) 5.59 Different category of service: in Ban- 5.67B The use of the band 135.7–137.8 kHz gladesh and Pakistan, the allocation of the in Algeria, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), bands 70–72 kHz and 84–86 kHz to the fixed Iraq, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lebanon, and maritime mobile services is on a pri- Syrian Arab Republic, Sudan and Tunisia is mary basis (see No. 5.33). limited to the fixed and maritime mobile 5.60 In the bands 70–90 kHz (70–86 kHz in services. The amateur service shall not be Region 1) and 110–130 kHz (112–130 kHz in Re- used in the above-mentioned countries in the gion 1), pulsed radionavigation systems may band 135.7–137.8 kHz, and this should be be used on condition that they do not cause taken into account by the countries author- harmful interference to other services to izing such use. (WRC–07) which these bands are allocated. 5.68 Alternative allocation: in Angola, Bu- 5.61 In Region 2, the establishment and rundi, Congo (Rep. of the), Malawi, the Dem. operation of stations in the maritime radio- Rep. of the Congo, Rwanda and South Africa, navigation service in the bands 70–90 kHz and the band 160–200 kHz is allocated to the fixed 110–130 kHz shall be subject to agreement ob- service on a primary basis. tained under No. 9.21 with administrations 5.69 Additional allocation: in Somalia, the whose services, operating in accordance with band 200–255 kHz is also allocated to the the Table, may be affected. However, sta- aeronautical radionavigation service on a tions of the fixed, maritime mobile and primary basis. radiolocation services shall not cause harm- 5.70 Alternative allocation: in Angola, Bot- ful interference to stations in the maritime swana, Burundi, the Central African Rep., radionavigation service established under Congo (Rep. of the), Ethiopia, Kenya, Leso- such agreements. tho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Na- 5.62 Administrations which operate sta- mibia, Nigeria, Oman, the Dem. Rep. of the tions in the radionavigation service in the Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, band 90–110 kHz are urged to coordinate tech- Tanzania, Chad, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the nical and operating characteristics in such a band 200–283.5 kHz is allocated to the aero- way as to avoid harmful interference to the nautical radionavigation service on a pri- services provided by these stations. mary basis. (WRC–07)

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5.71 Alternative allocation: in Tunisia, the 5.79A When establishing coast stations in band 255–283.5 kHz is allocated to the broad- the NAVTEX service on the frequencies 490 casting service on a primary basis. kHz, 518 kHz and 4209.5 kHz, administrations 5.72 Norwegian stations of the fixed serv- are strongly recommended to coordinate the ice situated in northern areas (north of 60° operating characteristics in accordance with N) subject to auroral disturbances are al- the procedures of the International Maritime lowed to continue operation on four fre- Organization (IMO) (see Resolution 339 quencies in the bands 283.5–490 kHz and 510– (Rev.WRC–07)). (WRC–07) 526.5 kHz. 5.80 In Region 2, the use of the band 435– 5.73 The band 285–325 kHz (283.5–325 kHz in 495 kHz by the aeronautical radionavigation Region 1) in the maritime radionavigation service is limited to non-directional beacons service may be used to transmit supple- not employing voice transmission. mentary navigational information using nar- 5.82 In the maritime mobile service, the row-band techniques, on condition that no frequency 490 kHz is to be used exclusively harmful interference is caused to radio- for the transmission by coast stations of beacon stations operating in the radio- navigational and meteorological warnings navigation service. and urgent information to ships, by means of 5.74 Additional Allocation: in Region 1, the narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy. The frequency band 285.3–285.7 kHz is also allo- conditions for use of the frequency 490 kHz cated to the maritime radionavigation serv- are prescribed in Articles 31 and 52. In using ice (other than radiobeacons) on a primary the band 415–495 kHz for the aeronautical basis. radionavigation service, administrations are 5.75 Different category of service: in Arme- requested to ensure that no harmful inter- nia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federa- ference is caused to the frequency 490 kHz. tion, Georgia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, (WRC–07) Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and the 5.82A The use of the band 495–505 kHz is Black Sea areas of Romania, the allocation limited to radiotelegraphy. (WRC–07) of the band 315–325 kHz to the maritime 5.82B Administrations authorizing the use radionavigation service is on a primary basis of frequencies in the band 495–505 kHz by under the condition that in the Baltic Sea services other than the maritime mobile area, the assignment of frequencies in this service shall ensure that no harmful inter- band to new stations in the maritime or ference is caused to the maritime mobile aeronautical radionavigation services shall service in this band or to the services having be subject to prior consultation between the allocations in the adjacent bands, noting in administrations concerned. (WRC–07) particular the conditions of use of the fre- 5.76 The frequency 410 kHz is designated quencies 490 kHz and 518 kHz, as prescribed for radio direction-finding in the maritime in Articles 31 and 52. (WRC–07) radionavigation service. The other radio- 5.84 The conditions for the use of the fre- navigation services to which the band 405–415 quency 518 kHz by the maritime mobile serv- kHz is allocated shall not cause harmful in- ice are prescribed in Articles 31 and 52. terference to radio direction-finding in the (WRC–07) band 406.5–413.5 kHz. 5.86 In Region 2, in the band 525–535 kHz 5.77 Different category of service: in Aus- the carrier power of broadcasting stations tralia, China, the French overseas commu- shall not exceed 1 kW during the day and 250 nities of Region 3, India, Iran (Islamic Re- W at night. public of), Japan, Pakistan, Papua New 5.87 Additional allocation: in Angola, Bot- Guinea and Sri Lanka, the allocation of the swana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Na- band 415–495 kHz to the aeronautical radio- mibia, South Africa, Swaziland and navigation service is on a primary basis. Ad- Zimbabwe, the band 526.5–535 kHz is also al- ministrations in these countries shall take located to the mobile service on a secondary all practical steps necessary to ensure that basis. aeronautical radionavigation stations in the 5.87A Additional allocation: in Uzbekistan, band 435–495 kHz do not cause interference to the band 526.5–1606.5 kHz is also allocated to reception by coast stations of ship stations the radionavigation service on a primary transmitting on frequencies designated for basis. Such use is subject to agreement ob- ship stations on a worldwide basis (see No. tained under No. 9.21 with administrations 52.39). (WRC–07) concerned and limited to ground-based 5.78 Different category of service: in Cuba, radiobeacons in operation on 27 October 1997 the United States of America and Mexico, until the end of their lifetime. the allocation of the band 415–435 kHz to the 5.88 Additional allocation: in China, the aeronautical radionavigation service is on a band 526.5–535 kHz is also allocated to the primary basis. aeronautical radionavigation service on a 5.79 The use of the bands 415–495 kHz and secondary basis. 505–526.5 kHz (505–510 kHz in Region 2) by the 5.89 In Region 2, the use of the band 1605– maritime mobile service is limited to radio- 1705 kHz by stations of the broadcasting telegraphy. service is subject to the Plan established by

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the Regional Administrative Radio Con- eroon, Congo (Rep. of the), Denmark, Egypt, ference (Rio de Janeiro, 1988). Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, the Russian Fed- The examination of frequency assignments eration, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, to stations of the fixed and mobile services Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, the Syrian in the band 1625–1705 kHz shall take account Arab Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, of the allotments appearing in the Plan es- Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey tablished by the Regional Administrative and Ukraine, the band 1810–1830 kHz is allo- Radio Conference (Rio de Janeiro, 1988). cated to the fixed and mobile, except aero- 5.90 In the band 1605–1705 kHz, in cases nautical mobile, services on a primary basis. where a broadcasting station of Region 2 is (WRC–07) concerned, the service area of the maritime 5.99 Additional allocation: in Saudi Arabia, mobile stations in Region 1 shall be limited Austria, Iraq, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, to that provided by ground-wave propaga- Uzbekistan, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Slo- tion. venia, Chad, and Togo, the band 1810–1830 5.91 Additional allocation: in the Phil- kHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, ippines and Sri Lanka, the band 1606.5–1705 except aeronautical mobile, services on a kHz is also allocated to the broadcasting primary basis. (WRC–07) service on a secondary basis. 5.100 In Region 1, the authorization to use 5.92 Some countries of Region 1 use radio- the band 1810–1830 kHz by the amateur serv- determination systems in the bands 1606.5– ice in countries situated totally or partially 1625 kHz, 1635–1800 kHz, 1850–2160 kHz, 2194– north of 40° N shall be given only after con- 2300 kHz, 2502–2850 kHz and 3500–3800 kHz, sultation with the countries mentioned in subject to agreement obtained under No. Nos. 5.98 and 5.99 to define the necessary 9.21. The radiated mean power of these sta- steps to be taken to prevent harmful inter- tions shall not exceed 50 W. ference between amateur stations and sta- 5.93 Additional allocation: in Angola, Ar- tions of other services operating in accord- menia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Fed- ance with Nos. 5.98 and 5.99. eration, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lat- via, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, 5.101 Alternative allocation: in Burundi and Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Lesotho, the band 1810–1850 kHz is allocated the Czech Rep., Tajikistan, Chad, to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the bands 1625– mobile, services on a primary basis. 1635 kHz, 1800–1810 kHz and 2160–2170 kHz are 5.102 Alternative allocation: in Bolivia, also allocated to the fixed and land mobile Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, services on a primary basis, subject to agree- the band 1850–2000 kHz is allocated to the ment obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC–07) fixed, mobile except aeronautical mobile, 5.96 In Germany, Armenia, Austria, Azer- radiolocation and radionavigation services baijan, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, the Rus- on a primary basis. (WRC–07) sian Federation, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, 5.103 In Region 1, in making assignments Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, to stations in the fixed and mobile services Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, in the bands 1850–2045 kHz, 2194–2498 kHz, Norway, Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, 2502–2625 kHz and 2650–2850 kHz, administra- Slovakia, the Czech Rep., the United King- tions should bear in mind the special re- dom, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, quirements of the maritime mobile service. Turkmenistan and Ukraine, administrations 5.104 In Region 1, the use of the band 2025– may allocate up to 200 kHz to their amateur 2045 kHz by the meteorological aids service service in the bands 1715–1800 kHz and 1850– is limited to oceanographic buoy stations. 2000 kHz. However, when allocating the 5.105 In Region 2, except in Greenland, bands within this range to their amateur coast stations and ship stations using service, administrations shall, after prior radiotelephony in the band 2065–2107 kHz consultation with administrations of shall be limited to class J3E emissions and neighbouring countries, take such steps as to a peak envelope power not exceeding 1 may be necessary to prevent harmful inter- kW. Preferably, the following carrier fre- ference from their amateur service to the quencies should be used: 2065.0 kHz, 2079.0 fixed and mobile services of other countries. kHz, 2082.5 kHz, 2086.0 kHz, 2093.0 kHz, 2096.5 The mean power of any amateur station kHz, 2100.0 kHz and 2103.5 kHz. In Argentina shall not exceed 10 W. and Uruguay, the carrier frequencies 2068.5 5.97 In Region 3, the Loran system oper- kHz and 2075.5 kHz are also used for this pur- ates either on 1850 kHz or 1950 kHz, the bands pose, while the frequencies within the band occupied being 1825–1875 kHz and 1925–1975 2072–2075.5 kHz are used as provided in No. kHz respectively. Other services to which the 52.165. band 1800–2000 kHz is allocated may use any 5.106 In Regions 2 and 3, provided no frequency therein on condition that no harmful interference is caused to the mari- harmful interference is caused to the Loran time mobile service, the frequencies between system operating on 1850 kHz or 1950 kHz. 2065 kHz and 2107 kHz may be used by sta- 5.98 Alternative allocation: in Angola, Ar- tions of the fixed service communicating menia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Cam- only within national borders and whose

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mean power does not exceed 50 W. In noti- channels for these devices may be assigned fying the frequencies, the attention of the by administrations in the bands between 3155 Bureau should be drawn to these provisions. kHz and 3400 kHz to suit local needs. 5.107 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- It should be noted that frequencies in the bia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, the Libyan Arab range 3000 kHz to 4000 kHz are suitable for Jamahiriya, Lesotho, Somalia and Swazi- hearing aid devices which are designed to op- land, the band 2160–2170 kHz is also allocated erate over short distances within the induc- to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical tion field. mobile (R), services on a primary basis. The 5.117 Alternative allocation: in Coˆ te mean power of stations in these services d’Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, Liberia, Malta, shall not exceed 50 W. Serbia, Sri Lanka and Togo, the band 3155– 5.108 The carrier frequency 2182 kHz is an 3200 kHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile, international distress and calling frequency except aeronautical mobile, services on a for radiotelephony. The conditions for the primary basis. (WRC–07) use of the band 2173.5–2190.5 kHz are pre- 5.118 Additional allocation: in the United scribed in Articles 31 and 52. (WRC–07) States, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, the band 5.109 The frequencies 2187.5 kHz, 4207.5 3230–3400 kHz is also allocated to the radio- kHz, 6312 kHz, 8414.5 kHz, 12577 kHz and location service on a secondary basis. 16804.5 kHz are international distress fre- 5.119 Additional allocation: in Honduras, quencies for digital selective calling. The Mexico and Peru, the band 3500–3750 kHz is conditions for the use of these frequencies also allocated to the fixed and mobile serv- are prescribed in Article 31. ices on a primary basis. (WRC–07) 5.110 The frequencies 2174.5 kHz, 4177.5 5.122 Alternative allocation: in Bolivia, kHz, 6268 kHz, 8376.5 kHz, 12520 kHz and 16695 Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uru- kHz are international distress frequencies guay, the band 3750–4000 kHz is allocated to for narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy. The conditions for the use of these fre- the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical quencies are prescribed in Article 31. mobile, services on a primary basis. (WRC– 5.111 The carrier frequencies 2182 kHz, 07) 3023 kHz, 5680 kHz, 8364 kHz and the fre- 5.123 Additional allocation: in Botswana, quencies 121.5 MHz, 156.525 MHz, 156.8 MHz Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and 243 MHz may also be used, in accordance South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and with the procedures in force for terrestrial Zimbabwe, the band 3900–3950 kHz is also al- radiocommunication services, for search and located to the broadcasting service on a pri- rescue operations concerning manned space mary basis, subject to agreement obtained vehicles. The conditions for the use of the under No. 9.21. frequencies are prescribed in Article 31. 5.125 Additional allocation: in Greenland, The same applies to the frequencies 10003 the band 3950–4000 kHz is also allocated to kHz, 14993 kHz and 19993 kHz, but in each of the broadcasting service on a primary basis. these cases emissions must be confined in a The power of the broadcasting stations oper- band of ±3 kHz about the frequency. (WRC– ating in this band shall not exceed that nec- 07) essary for a national service and shall in no 5.112 Alternative allocation: in Denmark, case exceed 5 kW. Malta, Serbia and Sri Lanka, the band 2194– 5.126 In Region 3, the stations of those 2300 kHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile, services to which the band 3995–4005 kHz is except aeronautical mobile, services on a allocated may transmit standard frequency primary basis. (WRC–07) and time signals. 5.113 For the conditions for the use of the 5.127 The use of the band 4000–4063 kHz by bands 2300–2495 kHz (2498 kHz in Region 1), the maritime mobile service is limited to 3200–3400 kHz, 4750–4995 kHz and 5005–5060 kHz ship stations using radiotelephony (see No. by the broadcasting service, see Nos. 5.16 to 52.220 and Appendix 17). 5.20, 5.21 and 23.3 to 23.10. 5.128 Frequencies in the bands 4063–4123 5.114 Alternative allocation: in Denmark, kHz and 4130–4438 kHz may be used excep- Iraq, Malta and Serbia, the band 2502–2625 tionally by stations in the fixed service, kHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile, ex- communicating only within the boundary of cept aeronautical mobile, services on a pri- the country in which they are located, with mary basis. (WRC–07) a mean power not exceeding 50 W, on condi- 5.115 The carrier (reference) frequencies tion that harmful interference is not caused 3023 kHz and 5680 kHz may also be used, in to the maritime mobile service. In addition, accordance with Article 31, by stations of the in Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Azer- maritime mobile service engaged in coordi- baijan, Belarus, Botswana, Burkina Faso, nated search and rescue operations. (WRC– the Central African Rep., China, the Russian 07) Federation, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, 5.116 Administrations are urged to au- Mali, Niger, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Chad, thorize the use of the band 3155–3195 kHz to Turkmenistan and Ukraine, in the bands provide a common worldwide channel for low 4063–4123 kHz, 4130–4133 kHz and 4408–4438 power wireless hearing aids. Additional kHz, stations in the fixed service, with a

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mean power not exceeding 1 kW, can be oper- 6765–6795 kHz (centre frequency 6780 kHz), ated on condition that they are situated at 433.05–434.79 MHz (centre frequency 433.92 least 600 km from the coast and that harmful MHz) in Region 1 except in the countries interference is not caused to the maritime mentioned in No. 5.280, mobile service. (WRC–07) 61–61.5 GHz (centre frequency 61.25 GHz), 5.130 The conditions for the use of the car- 122–123 GHz (centre frequency 122.5 GHz), and rier frequencies 4125 kHz and 6215 kHz are 244–246 GHz (centre frequency 245 GHz) prescribed in Articles 31 and 52. (WRC–07) are designated for industrial, scientific and 5.131 The frequency 4209.5 kHz is used ex- medical (ISM) applications. The use of these clusively for the transmission by coast sta- frequency bands for ISM applications shall tions of meteorological and navigational be subject to special authorization by the ad- warnings and urgent information to ships by ministration concerned, in agreement with means of narrow-band direct-printing tech- other administrations whose niques. radiocommunication services might be af- 5.132 The frequencies 4210 kHz, 6314 kHz, fected. In applying this provision, adminis- 8416.5 kHz, 12579 kHz, 16806.5 kHz, 19680.5 kHz, trations shall have due regard to the latest 22376 kHz and 26100.5 kHz are the inter- national frequencies for the transmission of relevant ITU–R Recommendations. maritime safety information (MSI) (see Ap- 5.138A and 5.139 (Expired 2009) (FCC) pendix 17). 5.140 Additional allocation: in Angola, Iraq, 5.133 Different category of service: in Arme- Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Togo, the band nia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federa- 7000–7050 kHz is also allocated to the fixed tion, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lith- service on a primary basis. uania, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 5.141 Alternative allocation: in Egypt, Eri- Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the allocation of trea, Ethiopia, Guinea, the Libyan Arab the band 5130–5250 kHz to the mobile, except Jamahiriya and Madagascar, the band 7000– aeronautical mobile, service is on a primary 7050 kHz is allocated to the fixed service on basis (see No. 5.33). (WRC–07) a primary basis. 5.134 The use of the bands 5900–5950 kHz, 5.141A Additional allocation: in Uzbekistan 7300–7350 kHz, 9400–9500 kHz, 11600–11650 kHz, and Kyrgyzstan, the bands 7000–7100 kHz and 12050–12100 kHz, 13570–13600 kHz, 13800–13870 7100–7200 kHz are also allocated to the fixed kHz, 15600–15800 kHz, 17480–17550 kHz and and land mobile services on a secondary 18900–19020 kHz by the broadcasting service is basis. subject to the application of the procedure of 5.141B Additional allocation: after 29 March Article 12. Administrations are encouraged 2009, in Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Australia, to use these bands to facilitate the introduc- Bahrain, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, tion of digitally modulated emissions in ac- China, Comoros, Korea (Rep. of), Diego Gar- cordance with the provisions of Resolution cia, Djibouti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, 517 (Rev. WRC–07). (WRC–07) Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic 5.136 Additional allocation: frequencies in of), Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, the Libyan Arab the band 5900–5950 kHz may be used by sta- Jamahiriya, Morocco, Mauritania, New Zea- tions in the following services, commu- land, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, the nicating only within the boundary of the Syrian Arab Republic, Singapore, Sudan, Tu- country in which they are located: fixed nisia, Viet Nam and Yemen, the band 7100– service (in all three Regions), land mobile 7200 kHz is also allocated to the fixed and the service (in Region 1), mobile except aero- mobile, except aeronautical mobile (R), serv- nautical mobile (R) service (in Regions 2 and ices on a primary basis. 3), on condition that harmful interference is 5.141C (Expired 2009) (FCC) not caused to the broadcasting service. When 5.142 Until 29 March 2009, the use of the using frequencies for these services, adminis- band 7100–7300 kHz in Region 2 by the ama- trations are urged to use the minimum teur service shall not impose constraints on power required and to take account of the the broadcasting service intended for use seasonal use of frequencies by the broad- within Region 1 and Region 3. After 29 March casting service published in accordance with 2009 the use of the band 7200–7300 kHz in Re- the Radio Regulations. (WRC–07) gion 2 by the amateur service shall not im- 5.137 On condition that harmful inter- pose constraints on the broadcasting service ference is not caused to the maritime mobile intended for use within Region 1 and Region service, the bands 6200–6213.5 kHz and 6220.5– 3. 6525 kHz may be used exceptionally by sta- 5.143 Additional allocation: frequencies in tions in the fixed service, communicating the band 7300–7350 kHz may be used by sta- only within the boundary of the country in tions in the fixed service and in the land mo- which they are located, with a mean power bile service, communicating only within the not exceeding 50 W. At the time of notifica- boundary of the country in which they are tion of these frequencies, the attention of located, on condition that harmful inter- the Bureau will be drawn to the above condi- ference is not caused to the broadcasting tions. service. 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the minimum power required and to take ac- 5.146 Additional allocation: frequencies in count of the seasonal use of frequencies by the bands 9400–9500 kHz, 11600–11650 kHz, the broadcasting service published in accord- 12050–12100 kHz, 15600–15800 kHz, 17480–17550 ance with the Radio Regulations. (WRC–07) kHz and 18900–19020 kHz may be used by sta- 5.143A In Region 3, the band 7350–7450 kHz tions in the fixed service, communicating is allocated, until 29 March 2009, to the fixed only within the boundary of the country in service on a primary basis and to the land which they are located, on condition that mobile service on a secondary basis. After 29 harmful interference is not caused to the March 2009, frequencies in this band may be broadcasting service. When using frequencies used by stations in the above-mentioned in the fixed service, administrations are services, communicating only within the urged to use the minimum power required boundary of the country in which they are and to take account of the seasonal use of located, on condition that harmful inter- frequencies by the broadcasting service pub- ference is not caused to the broadcasting lished in accordance with the Radio Regula- service. When using frequencies for these tions. (WRC–07) services, administrations are urged to use 5.147 On condition that harmful inter- the minimum power required and to take ac- ference is not caused to the broadcasting count of the seasonal use of frequencies by service, frequencies in the bands 9775–9900 the broadcasting service published in accord- kHz, 11650–11700 kHz and 11975–12050 kHz may ance with the Radio Regulations. be used by stations in the fixed service com- 5.143B In Region 1, the band 7350–7450 kHz municating only within the boundary of the is allocated, until 29 March 2009, to the fixed country in which they are located, each sta- service on a primary basis and to the land tion using a total radiated power not exceed- mobile service on a secondary basis. After 29 ing 24 dBW. March 2009, on condition that harmful inter- 5.149 In making assignments to stations ference is not caused to the broadcasting of other services to which the bands: service, frequencies in the band 7350–7450 kHz may be used by stations in the fixed and land mobile services communicating only within 13360–13410 kHz, 22.81–22.86 GHz, the boundary of the country in which they 25550–25670 kHz, 23.07–23.12 GHz, are located, each station using a total radi- 37.5–38.25 MHz, 31.2–31.3 GHz, ated power that shall not exceed 24 dBW. 73–74.6 MHz in 31.5–31.8 GHz in 5.143C Additional allocation: after 29 March Regions 1 and 3, Regions 1 and 3, 2009 in Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, 150.05–153 MHz in 36.43–36.5 GHz, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, United Arab Region 1, 42.5–43.5 GHz, Emirates, Iran (Islamic Republic of), the 322–328.6 MHz, 48.94–49.04 GHz, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, the Syr- 406.1–410 MHz, 76–86 GHz, ian Arab Republic, Sudan, Tunisia and 608–614 MHz in 92–94 GHz, Yemen, the bands 7350–7400 kHz and 7400–7450 Regions 1 and 3, 94.1–100 GHz, kHz are also allocated to the fixed service on 1330–1400 MHz, 102–109.5 GHz, a primary basis. 1610.6–1613.8 MHz, 111.8–114.25 GHz, 5.143D In Region 2, the band 7350–7400 kHz 1660–1670 MHz, 128.33–128.59 GHz, is allocated, until 29 March 2009, to the fixed 1718.8–1722.2 MHz, 129.23–129.49 GHz, service on a primary basis and to the land 2655–2690 MHz, 130–134 GHz, mobile service on a secondary basis. After 29 3260–3267 MHz, 136–148.5 GHz, March 2009, frequencies in this band may be used by stations in the above-mentioned 3332–3339 MHz, 151.5–158.5 GHz, services, communicating only within the 3345.8–3352.5 MHz, 168.59–168.93 GHz, boundary of the country in which they are 4825–4835 MHz, 171.11–171.45 GHz, located, on condition that harmful inter- 4950–4990 MHz, 172.31–172.65 GHz, ference is not caused to the broadcasting 4990–5000 MHz, 173.52–173.85 GHz, service. When using frequencies for these 6650–6675.2 MHz, 195.75–196.15 GHz, services, administrations are urged to use 10.6–10.68 GHz, 209–226 GHz, the minimum power required and to take ac- 14.47–14.5 GHz, 241–250 GHz, count of the seasonal use of frequencies by 22.01–22.21 GHz, 252–275 GHz the broadcasting service published in accord- 22.21–22.5 GHz, ance with the Radio Regulations. 5.143E (Expired 2009) (FCC) are allocated, administrations are urged to 5.144 In Region 3, the stations of those take all practicable steps to protect the services to which the band 7995–8005 kHz is radio astronomy service from harmful inter- allocated may transmit standard frequency ference. Emissions from spaceborne or air- and time signals. borne stations can be particularly serious 5.145 The conditions for the use of the car- sources of interference to the radio astron- rier frequencies 8291 kHz, 12290 kHz and 16420 omy service (see Nos. 4.5 and 4.6 and Article kHz are prescribed in Articles 31 and 52. 29). (WRC–07) (WRC–07) 5.150 The following bands:

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13553–13567 kHz (centre frequency 13560 Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the use of the kHz), band 21850–21870 kHz by the fixed service is 26957–27283 kHz (centre frequency 27120 limited to provision of services related to kHz), aircraft flight safety. (WRC–07) 40.66–40.70 MHz (centre frequency 40.68 5.155B The band 21870–21924 kHz is used by MHz), the fixed service for provision of services re- 902–928 MHz in Region 2 (centre frequency lated to aircraft flight safety. 915 MHz), 5.156 Additional allocation: in Nigeria, the 2400–2500 MHz (centre frequency 2450 MHz), band 22720–23200 kHz is also allocated to the 5725–5875 MHz (centre frequency 5800 MHz), meteorological aids service () on and a primary basis. 24–24.25 GHz (centre frequency 24.125 GHz) 5.156A The use of the band 23200–23350 kHz are also designated for industrial, scientific by the fixed service is limited to provision of and medical (ISM) applications. services related to aircraft flight safety. Radiocommunication services operating 5.157 The use of the band 23350–24000 kHz within these bands must accept harmful in- by the maritime mobile service is limited to terference which may be caused by these ap- inter-ship radiotelegraphy. plications. ISM equipment operating in these 5.160 Additional allocation: in Botswana, bands is subject to the provisions of No. Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Dem. Rep. of the 15.13. Congo, Rwanda and Swaziland, the band 41– 5.151 Additional allocation: frequencies in 44 MHz is also allocated to the aeronautical the bands 13570–13600 kHz and 13800–13870 kHz radionavigation service on a primary basis. may be used by stations in the fixed service 5.161 Additional allocation: in Iran (Islamic and in the mobile except aeronautical mobile Republic of) and Japan, the band 41–44 MHz (R) service, communicating only within the is also allocated to the radiolocation service boundary of the country in which they are on a secondary basis. located, on the condition that harmful inter- 5.162 Additional allocation: in Australia ference is not caused to the broadcasting and New Zealand, the band 44–47 MHz is also service. When using frequencies in these allocated to the broadcasting service on a services, administrations are urged to use primary basis. the minimum power required and to take ac- 5.162A Additional allocation: in Germany, count of the seasonal use of frequencies by Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the broadcasting service published in accord- China, Vatican, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, ance with the Radio Regulations. (WRC–07) the Russian Federation, Finland, France, 5.152 Additional allocation: in Armenia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, The Former Azerbaijan, China, Coˆ te d’Ivoire, the Russian Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liech- Federation, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic tenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, of), Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Norway, the Netherlands, Po- Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the land, Portugal, Slovakia, the Czech Rep., the band 14250–14350 kHz is also allocated to the United Kingdom, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden fixed service on a primary basis. Stations of and Switzerland the band 46–68 MHz is also the fixed service shall not use a radiated allocated to the radiolocation service on a power exceeding 24 dBW. secondary basis. This use is limited to the 5.153 In Region 3, the stations of those operation of wind profiler in accord- services to which the band 15995–16005 kHz is ance with Resolution 217 (WRC–97). (WRC–07) allocated may transmit standard frequency 5.163 Additional allocation: in Armenia, and time signals. Belarus, the Russian Federation, Georgia, 5.154 Additional allocation: in Armenia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the Czech Rep., Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 18068– and Ukraine, the bands 47–48.5 MHz and 56.5– 18168 kHz is also allocated to the fixed serv- 58 MHz are also allocated to the fixed and ice on a primary basis for use within their land mobile services on a secondary basis. boundaries, with a peak envelope power not (WRC–07) exceeding 1 kW. 5.164 Additional allocation: in Albania, Ger- 5.155 Additional allocation: in Armenia, many, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Coˆ te Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, d’Ivoire, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, France, Gabon, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, Leb- band 21850–21870 kHz is also allocated to the anon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mada- aeronautical mobile (R) service on a primary gascar, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, basis. (WRC–07) Monaco, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, the 5.155A In Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Netherlands, Poland, Syrian Arab Republic, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Romania, the United Kingdom, Serbia, Slo- Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, venia, Sweden, Switzerland, Swaziland, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Chad, Togo, Tunisia and Turkey, the band

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47–68 MHz, in South Africa the band 47–50 5.175 Alternative allocation: in Armenia, MHz, in the Czech Rep. the band 66–68 MHz, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federation, and in Latvia and Lithuania the band 48.5– Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, 56.5 MHz, are also allocated to the land mo- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and bile service on a primary basis. However, sta- Ukraine, the bands 68–73 MHz and 76–87.5 tions of the land mobile service in the coun- MHz are allocated to the broadcasting serv- tries mentioned in connection with each ice on a primary basis. In Latvia and Lith- band referred to in this footnote shall not uania, the bands 68–73 MHz and 76–87.5 MHz cause harmful interference to, or claim pro- are allocated to the broadcasting and mo- tection from, existing or planned broad- bile, except aeronautical mobile, services on casting stations of countries other than a primary basis. The services to which these those mentioned in connection with the bands are allocated in other countries and band. (WRC–07) the broadcasting service in the countries 5.165 Additional allocation: in Angola, listed above are subject to agreements with Cameroon, Congo (Rep. of the), Madagascar, the neighbouring countries concerned. Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and (WRC–07) Chad, the band 47–68 MHz is also allocated to 5.176 Additional allocation: in Australia, the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical China, Korea (Rep. of), the Philippines, the mobile, services on a primary basis. Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea and Samoa, the 5.166 Alternative allocation: in New Zea- band 68–74 MHz is also allocated to the land, the band 50–51 MHz is allocated to the broadcasting service on a primary basis. fixed, mobile and broadcasting services on a (WRC–07) primary basis; the band 53–54 MHz is allo- 5.177 Additional allocation: in Armenia, cated to the fixed and mobile services on a Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federation, primary basis. Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, 5.167 Alternative allocation: in Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Brunei Darussalam, India, Iran (Islamic Re- Ukraine, the band 73–74 MHz is also allocated public of), Pakistan, Singapore and Thai- to the broadcasting service on a primary land, the band 50–54 MHz is allocated to the basis, subject to agreement obtained under fixed, mobile and broadcasting services on a No. 9.21. (WRC–07) primary basis. (WRC–07) 5.167A Additional allocation: in Indonesia, 5.178 Additional allocation: in Colombia, the band 50–54 MHz is also allocated to the Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, fixed, mobile and broadcasting services on a Guyana, Honduras and Nicaragua, the band primary basis. (WRC–07) 73–74.6 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and 5.168 Additional allocation: in Australia, mobile services on a secondary basis. China and the Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, 5.179 Additional allocation: in Armenia, the band 50–54 MHz is also allocated to the Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, the Russian Fed- broadcasting service on a primary basis. eration, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, 5.169 Alternative allocation: in Botswana, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, the Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the bands 74.6– Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Rwanda, South Afri- 74.8 MHz and 75.2–75.4 MHz are also allocated ca, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the to the aeronautical radionavigation service, band 50–54 MHz is allocated to the amateur on a primary basis, for ground-based trans- service on a primary basis. mitters only. (WRC–07) 5.170 Additional allocation: in New Zealand, 5.180 The frequency 75 MHz is assigned to the band 51–53 MHz is also allocated to the marker beacons. Administrations shall re- fixed and mobile services on a primary basis. frain from assigning frequencies close to the 5.171 Additional allocation: in Botswana, limits of the guardband to stations of other Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, services which, because of their power or Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Rwanda, South Afri- geographical position, might cause harmful ca, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the band 54–68 interference or otherwise place a constraint MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mo- on marker beacons. bile, except aeronautical mobile, services on Every effort should be made to improve a primary basis. further the characteristics of airborne re- 5.172 Different category of service: in the ceivers and to limit the power of transmit- French overseas departments and commu- ting stations close to the limits 74.8 MHz and nities in Region 2, Guyana, Jamaica and 75.2 MHz. Mexico, the allocation of the band 54–68 MHz 5.181 Additional allocation: in Egypt, Israel to the fixed and mobile services is on a pri- and the Syrian Arab Republic, the band 74.8– mary basis (see No. 5.33). 75.2 MHz is also allocated to the mobile serv- 5.173 Different category of service: in the ice on a secondary basis, subject to agree- French overseas departments and commu- ment obtained under No. 9.21. In order to en- nities in Region 2, Guyana, Jamaica and sure that harmful interference is not caused Mexico, the allocation of the band 68–72 MHz to stations of the aeronautical radio- to the fixed and mobile services is on a pri- navigation service, stations of the mobile mary basis (see No. 5.33). service shall not be introduced in the band

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until it is no longer required for the aero- the band 108–112 MHz by the aeronautical nautical radionavigation service by any ad- mobile (R) service shall be limited to sys- ministration which may be identified in the tems composed of ground-based transmitters application of the procedure invoked under and associated receivers that provide naviga- No. 9.21. tional information in support of air naviga- 5.182 Additional allocation: in Western tion functions in accordance with recognized Samoa, the band 75.4–87 MHz is also allo- international aeronautical standards. (WRC– cated to the broadcasting service on a pri- 07) mary basis. 5.200 In the band 117.975–137 MHz, the fre- 5.183 Additional allocation: in China, Korea quency 121.5 MHz is the aeronautical emer- (Rep. of), Japan, the Philippines and the gency frequency and, where required, the fre- Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, the band 76–87 quency 123.1 MHz is the aeronautical fre- MHz is also allocated to the broadcasting quency auxiliary to 121.5 MHz. Mobile sta- service on a primary basis. tions of the maritime mobile service may 5.185 Different category of service: in the communicate on these frequencies under the United States, the French overseas depart- conditions laid down in Article 31 for distress ments and communities in Region 2, Guyana, and safety purposes with stations of the Jamaica, Mexico and Paraguay, the alloca- aeronautical mobile service. (WRC–07) tion of the band 76–88 MHz to the fixed and 5.201 Additional allocation: in Angola, Ar- mobile services is on a primary basis (see No. menia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Esto- 5.33). nia, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Hun- 5.187 Alternative allocation: in Albania, the gary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Japan, band 81–87.5 MHz is allocated to the broad- Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mo- casting service on a primary basis and used zambique, Uzbekistan, Papua New Guinea, in accordance with the decisions contained Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, the Czech in the Final Acts of the Special Regional Rep., Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Conference (Geneva, 1960). and Ukraine, the band 132–136 MHz is also al- 5.188 Additional allocation: in Australia, located to the aeronautical mobile (OR) serv- the band 85–87 MHz is also allocated to the ice on a primary basis. In assigning fre- broadcasting service on a primary basis. The quencies to stations of the aeronautical mo- introduction of the broadcasting service in bile (OR) service, the administration shall Australia is subject to special agreements take account of the frequencies assigned to between the administrations concerned. stations in the aeronautical mobile (R) serv- 5.190 Additional allocation: in Monaco, the ice. band 87.5–88 MHz is also allocated to the land 5.202 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- mobile service on a primary basis, subject to bia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, agreement obtained under No. 9.21. the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Fed- 5.192 Additional allocation: in China and eration, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Korea (Rep. of), the band 100–108 MHz is also Jordan, Latvia, Moldova, Oman, Uzbekistan, allocated to the fixed and mobile services on Poland, the Syrian Arab Republic, a primary basis. Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, the Czech Rep., Roma- 5.194 Additional allocation: in Azerbaijan, nia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia and Turkmenistan, the the band 136–137 MHz is also allocated to the band 104–108 MHz is also allocated to the mo- aeronautical mobile (OR) service on a pri- bile, except aeronautical mobile (R), service mary basis. In assigning frequencies to sta- on a secondary basis. (WRC–07) tions of the aeronautical mobile (OR) serv- 5.197 Additional allocation: in Pakistan and ice, the administration shall take account of the Syrian Arab Republic, the band 108– the frequencies assigned to stations in the 111.975 MHz is also allocated to the mobile aeronautical mobile (R) service. service on a secondary basis, subject to 5.204 Different category of service: in Af- agreement obtained under No. 9.21. In order ghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Ban- to ensure that harmful interference is not gladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cuba, caused to stations of the aeronautical radio- the United Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, navigation service, stations of the mobile Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kuwait, service shall not be introduced in the band Montenegro, Oman, Pakistan, the Phil- until it is no longer required for the aero- ippines, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand nautical radionavigation service by any ad- and Yemen, the band 137–138 MHz is allo- ministration which may be identified in the cated to the fixed and mobile, except aero- application of the procedures invoked under nautical mobile (R), services on a primary No. 9.21. (WRC–07) basis (see No. 5.33). (WRC–07) 5.197A Additional allocation: the band 108– 5.205 Different category of service: in Israel 117.975 MHz is also allocated on a primary and Jordan, the allocation of the band 137– basis to the aeronautical mobile (R) service, 138 MHz to the fixed and mobile, except aero- limited to systems operating in accordance nautical mobile, services is on a primary with recognized international aeronautical basis (see No. 5.33). standards. Such use shall be in accordance 5.206 Different category of service: in Arme- with Resolution 413 (Rev.WRC–07). The use of nia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt,

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the Russian Federation, Finland, France, bia, Ghana, Guinea, Iraq, Libyan Arab Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Jamahiriya, Jordan, Lesotho, Liberia, Ma- Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Poland, lawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Slo- Syrian Arab Republic, the Dem. Rep. of the vakia, the Czech Rep., Romania, Tajikistan, Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the allocation of Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Zambia and the band 137–138 MHz to the aeronautical mo- Zimbabwe, the band 138–144 MHz is allocated bile (OR) service is on a primary basis (see to the fixed and mobile services on a primary No. 5.33). basis. (WRC–07) 5.207 Additional allocation: in Australia, 5.213 Additional allocation: in China, the the band 137–144 MHz is also allocated to the band 138–144 MHz is also allocated to the broadcasting service on a primary basis until radiolocation service on a primary basis. that service can be accommodated within re- 5.214 Additional allocation: in Eritrea, gional broadcasting allocations. Ethiopia, Kenya, The Former Yugoslav Re- 5.208 The use of the band 137–138 MHz by public of Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, the mobile-satellite service is subject to co- Serbia, Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania, the ordination under No. 9.11A. band 138–144 MHz is also allocated to the 5.208A In making assignments to space fixed service on a primary basis. (WRC–07) stations in the mobile-satellite service in the 5.216 Additional allocation: in China, the bands 137–138 MHz, 387–390 MHz and 400.15–401 band 144–146 MHz is also allocated to the MHz, administrations shall take all prac- aeronautical mobile (OR) service on a sec- ticable steps to protect the radio astronomy ondary basis. service in the bands 150.05–153 MHz, 322–328.6 5.217 Alternative allocation: in Afghanistan, MHz, 406.1–410 MHz and 608–614 MHz from Bangladesh, Cuba, Guyana and India, the harmful interference from unwanted emis- band 146–148 MHz is allocated to the fixed sions. The threshold levels of interference and mobile services on a primary basis. detrimental to the radio astronomy service 5.218 Additional allocation: the band 148– are shown in the relevant ITU–R Rec- 149.9 MHz is also allocated to the space oper- ommendation. (WRC–07) ation service (Earth-to-space) on a primary 5.208B In the bands: basis, subject to agreement obtained under 137–138 MHz, No. 9.21. The bandwidth of any individual 387–390 MHz, transmission shall not exceed ±25 kHz. 400.15–401 MHz, 5.219 The use of the band 148–149.9 MHz by 1452–1492 MHz, the mobile-satellite service is subject to co- 1525–1610 MHz, ordination under No. 9.11A. The mobile-sat- 1613.8–1626.5 MHz, ellite service shall not constrain the develop- 2655–2690 MHz, ment and use of the fixed, mobile and space 21.4–22 GHz, operation services in the band 148–149.9 MHz. Resolution 739 (Rev.WRC–07) applies. 5.220 The use of the bands 149.9–150.05 MHz (WRC–07) (FCC) and 399.9–400.05 MHz by the mobile-satellite 5.209 The use of the bands 137–138 MHz, service is subject to coordination under No. 148–150.05 MHz, 399.9–400.05 MHz, 400.15–401 9.11A. The mobile-satellite service shall not MHz, 454–456 MHz and 459–460 MHz by the mo- constrain the development and use of the bile-satellite service is limited to non-geo- radionavigation-satellite service in the stationary-satellite systems. bands 149.9–150.05 MHz and 399.9–400.05 MHz. 5.210 Additional allocation: in Italy, the 5.221 Stations of the mobile-satellite serv- Czech Rep. and the United Kingdom, the ice in the band 148–149.9 MHz shall not cause bands 138–143.6 MHz and 143.65–144 MHz are harmful interference to, or claim protection also allocated to the space research service from, stations of the fixed or mobile services (space-to-Earth) on a secondary basis. (WRC– operating in accordance with the Table of 07) Frequency Allocations in the following coun- 5.211 Additional allocation: in Germany, tries: Albania, Algeria, Germany, Saudi Ara- Saudi Arabia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, bia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Denmark, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia Finland, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Ku- and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei wait, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac- Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Cy- edonia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxem- prus, Congo (Rep. of the), Korea (Rep. of), bourg, Mali, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, the Coˆ te d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Netherlands, Qatar, the United Kingdom, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Eritrea, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sweden, Switzer- Spain, Estonia, Ethiopia, the Russian Fed- land, Tanzania, Tunisia and Turkey, the eration, Finland, France, Gabon, Ghana, band 138–144 MHz is also allocated to the Greece, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Hungary, maritime mobile and land mobile services on India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, a primary basis. (WRC–07) Iceland, Israel, Italy, the Libyan Arab 5.212 Alternative allocation: in Angola, Bot- Jamahiriya, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, swana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central Afri- Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, The Former can Rep., Congo (Rep. of the), Gabon, Gam- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Lesotho,

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Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, the maritime mobile VHF Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauri- radiocommunication service. tania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mo- However, the frequencies 156.8 MHz and zambique, Namibia, Norway, New Zealand, 156.525 MHz and the frequency bands in which Oman, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Pan- priority is given to the maritime mobile ama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, the service may be used for Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, Por- radiocommunications on inland waterways tugal, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, subject to agreement between interested and Kyrgyzstan, Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, affected administrations and taking into ac- Slovakia, Romania, the United Kingdom, count current frequency usage and existing Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, agreements. (WRC–07) Slovenia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sweden, 5.227 Additional allocation: the bands Switzerland, Swaziland, Tanzania, Chad, 156.4875–156.5125 MHz and 156.5375–156.5625 Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, MHz are also allocated to the fixed and land Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Viet Nam, Yemen, mobile services on a primary basis. The use Zambia and Zimbabwe. (WRC–07) of these bands by the fixed and land mobile 5.222 Emissions of the radionavigation- services shall not cause harmful interference satellite service in the bands 149.9–150.05 MHz to nor claim protection from the maritime and 399.9–400.05 MHz may also be used by re- mobile VHF radiocommunication service. ceiving earth stations of the space research (WRC–07) service. 5.227A Additional allocation: the bands 5.223 Recognizing that the use of the band 161.9625–161.9875 MHz and 162.0125–162.0375 149.9–150.05 MHz by the fixed and mobile serv- MHz are also allocated to the mobile-sat- ices may cause harmful interference to the ellite service (Earth-to-space) on a secondary radionavigation-satellite service, adminis- basis for the reception of automatic identi- trations are urged not to authorize such use fication system (AIS) emissions from sta- in application of No. 4.4. tions operating in the maritime-mobile serv- 5.224A The use of the bands 149.9–150.05 ice (see Appendix 18). (WRC–07) MHz and 399.9–400.05 MHz by the mobile-sat- 5.229 Alternative allocation: in Morocco, ellite service (Earth-to-space) is limited to the band 162–174 MHz is allocated to the the land mobile-satellite service (Earth-to- broadcasting service on a primary basis. The space) until 1 January 2015. use of this band shall be subject to agree- 5.224B The allocation of the bands 149.9– ment with administrations having services, 150.05 MHz and 399.9–400.05 MHz to the radio- operating or planned, in accordance with the navigation-satellite service shall be effective Table which are likely to be affected. Sta- until 1 January 2015. tions in existence on 1 January 1981, with 5.225 Additional allocation: in Australia their technical characteristics as of that and India, the band 150.05–153 MHz is also al- date, are not affected by such agreement. located to the radio astronomy service on a 5.230 Additional allocation: in China, the primary basis. band 163–167 MHz is also allocated to the 5.226 The frequency 156.525 MHz is the space operation service (space-to-Earth) on a international distress, safety and calling fre- primary basis, subject to agreement obtained quency for the maritime mobile VHF radio- under No. 9.21. telephone service using digital selective call- 5.231 Additional allocation: in Afghanistan, ing (DSC). The conditions for the use of this China and Pakistan, the band 167–174 MHz is frequency and the band 156.4875–156.5625 MHz also allocated to the broadcasting service on are contained in Articles 31 and 52, and in a primary basis. The introduction of the Appendix 18. broadcasting service into this band shall be The frequency 156.8 MHz is the inter- subject to agreement with the neighbouring national distress, safety and calling fre- countries in Region 3 whose services are quency for the maritime mobile VHF radio- likely to be affected. telephone service. The conditions for the use 5.232 Additional allocation: in Japan, the of this frequency and the band 156.7625– band 170–174 MHz is also allocated to the 156.8375 MHz are contained in Article 31 and broadcasting service on a primary basis. Appendix 18. 5.233 Additional allocation: in China, the In the bands 156–156.4875 MHz, 156.5625– band 174–184 MHz is also allocated to the 156.7625 MHz, 156.8375–157.45 MHz, 160.6–160.975 space research (space-to-Earth) and the MHz and 161.475–162.05 MHz, each administra- space operation (space-to-Earth) services on tion shall give priority to the maritime mo- a primary basis, subject to agreement ob- bile service on only such frequencies as are tained under No. 9.21. These services shall assigned to stations of the maritime mobile not cause harmful interference to, or claim service by the administration (see Articles 31 protection from, existing or planned broad- and 52, and Appendix 18). casting stations. Any use of frequencies in these bands by 5.234 Different category of service: in Mex- stations of other services to which they are ico, the allocation of the band 174–216 MHz to allocated should be avoided in areas where the fixed and mobile services is on a primary such use might cause harmful interference to basis (see No. 5.33).

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5.235 Additional allocation: in Germany, aeronautical radionavigation service on a Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, primary basis. France, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, 5.250 Additional allocation: in China, the Monaco, Norway, the Netherlands, the band 225–235 MHz is also allocated to the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland, radio astronomy service on a secondary the band 174–223 MHz is also allocated to the basis. land mobile service on a primary basis. How- 5.251 Additional allocation: in Nigeria, the ever, the stations of the land mobile service band 230–235 MHz is also allocated to the shall not cause harmful interference to, or aeronautical radionavigation service on a claim protection from, broadcasting sta- primary basis, subject to agreement obtained tions, existing or planned, in countries other under No. 9.21. than those listed in this footnote. 5.252 Alternative allocation: in Botswana, 5.237 Additional allocation: in Congo (Rep. Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, of the), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malawi, Mali, Zimbabwe, the bands 230–238 MHz and 246–254 Sierra Leone, Somalia and Chad, the band MHz are allocated to the broadcasting serv- 174–223 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and ice on a primary basis, subject to agreement mobile services on a secondary basis. (WRC– obtained under No. 9.21. 07) 5.254 The bands 235–322 MHz and 335.4–399.9 5.238 Additional allocation: in Bangladesh, MHz may be used by the mobile-satellite India, Pakistan and the Philippines, the service, subject to agreement obtained under band 200–216 MHz is also allocated to the No. 9.21, on condition that stations in this aeronautical radionavigation service on a service do not cause harmful interference to primary basis. those of other services operating or planned to be operated in accordance with the Table 5.240 Additional allocation: in China and of Frequency Allocations except for the addi- India, the band 216–223 MHz is also allocated tional allocation made in footnote No. to the aeronautical radionavigation service 5.256A. on a primary basis and to the radiolocation 5.255 The bands 312–315 MHz (Earth-to- service on a secondary basis. space) and 387–390 MHz (space-to-Earth) in 5.241 In Region 2, no new stations in the the mobile-satellite service may also be used radiolocation service may be authorized in by non-geostationary-satellite systems. Such the band 216–225 MHz. Stations authorized use is subject to coordination under No. prior to 1 January 1990 may continue to oper- 9.11A. ate on a secondary basis. 5.256 The frequency 243 MHz is the fre- 5.242 Additional allocation: in Canada, the quency in this band for use by survival craft band 216–220 MHz is also allocated to the stations and equipment used for survival land mobile service on a primary basis. purposes. (WRC–07) 5.243 Additional allocation: in Somalia, the 5.256A Additional allocation: in China, the band 216–225 MHz is also allocated to the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and aeronautical radionavigation service on a Ukraine, the band 258–261 MHz is also allo- primary basis, subject to not causing harm- cated to the space research service (Earth- ful interference to existing or planned broad- to-space) and space operation service (Earth- casting services in other countries. to-space) on a primary basis. Stations in the 5.245 Additional allocation: in Japan, the space research service (Earth-to-space) and band 222–223 MHz is also allocated to the space operation service (Earth-to-space) aeronautical radionavigation service on a shall not cause harmful interference to, nor primary basis and to the radiolocation serv- claim protection from, nor constrain the use ice on a secondary basis. and development of the mobile service sys- 5.246 Alternative allocation: in Spain, tems and mobile-satellite service systems France, Israel and Monaco, the band 223–230 operating in the band. Stations in space re- MHz is allocated to the broadcasting and search service (Earth-to-space) and space op- land mobile services on a primary basis (see eration service (Earth-to-space) shall not No. 5.33) on the basis that, in the preparation constrain the future development of fixed of frequency plans, the broadcasting service service systems of other countries. shall have prior choice of frequencies; and al- 5.257 The band 267–272 MHz may be used located to the fixed and mobile, except land by administrations for space telemetry in mobile, services on a secondary basis. How- their countries on a primary basis, subject to ever, the stations of the land mobile service agreement obtained under No. 9.21. shall not cause harmful interference to, or 5.258 The use of the band 328.6–335.4 MHz claim protection from, existing or planned by the aeronautical radionavigation service broadcasting stations in Morocco and Alge- is limited to Instrument Landing Systems ria. (glide path). 5.247 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- 5.259 Additional allocation: in Egypt, Israel bia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jor- and the Syrian Arab Republic, the band dan, Oman, Qatar and Syrian Arab Republic, 328.6–335.4 MHz is also allocated to the mo- the band 223–235 MHz is also allocated to the bile service on a secondary basis, subject to

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agreement obtained under No. 9.21. In order space) service shall not claim protection to ensure that harmful interference is not from, nor constrain the use and development caused to stations of the aeronautical radio- of, stations of the fixed and mobile services. navigation service, stations of the mobile 5.269 Different category of service: in Aus- service shall not be introduced in the band tralia, the United States, India, Japan and until it is no longer required for the aero- the United Kingdom, the allocation of the nautical radionavigation service by any ad- bands 420–430 MHz and 440–450 MHz to the ministration which may be identified in the radiolocation service is on a primary basis application of the procedure invoked under (see No. 5.33). No. 9.21. (WRC–07) 5.270 Additional allocation: in Australia, 5.260 Recognizing that the use of the band the United States, Jamaica and the Phil- 399.9–400.05 MHz by the fixed and mobile serv- ippines, the bands 420–430 MHz and 440–450 ices may cause harmful interference to the MHz are also allocated to the amateur serv- radionavigation satellite service, adminis- ice on a secondary basis. trations are urged not to authorize such use 5.271 Additional allocation: in Belarus, in application of No. 4.4. China, India, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, 5.261 Emissions shall be confined in a the band 420–460 MHz is also allocated to the band of ±25 kHz about the standard frequency aeronautical radionavigation service (radio 400.1 MHz. altimeters) on a secondary basis. (WRC–07) 5.262 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- 5.272 Different category of service: in bia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, France, the allocation of the band 430–434 Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, MHz to the amateur service is on a sec- Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, ondary basis (see No. 5.32). the Russian Federation, Georgia, Hungary, 5.273 Different category of service: in the Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jor- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the allocation of dan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Liberia, Malaysia, the bands 430–432 MHz and 438–440 MHz to the Moldova, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the Phil- radiolocation service is on a secondary basis ippines, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, (see No. 5.32). Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Singapore, Somalia, 5.274 Alternative allocation: in Denmark, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the Norway and Sweden, the bands 430–432 MHz band 400.05–401 MHz is also allocated to the and 438–440 MHz are allocated to the fixed fixed and mobile services on a primary basis. and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, (WRC–07) services on a primary basis. 5.263 The band 400.15–401 MHz is also allo- 5.275 Additional allocation: in Croatia, Es- cated to the space research service in the tonia, Finland, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, space-to-space direction for communications The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac- with manned space vehicles. In this applica- edonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia, tion, the space research service will not be the bands 430–432 MHz and 438–440 MHz are regarded as a safety service. also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except 5.264 The use of the band 400.15–401 MHz aeronautical mobile, services on a primary by the mobile-satellite service is subject to basis. (WRC–07) coordination under No. 9.11A. The power 5.276 Additional allocation: in Afghanistan, flux-density limit indicated in Annex 1 of Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Appendix 5 shall apply until such time as a Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, competent world radiocommunication con- Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, ference revises it. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Guinea, India, In- 5.266 The use of the band 406–406.1 MHz by donesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, the mobile-satellite service is limited to low Israel, Italy, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jor- power satellite emergency position-indi- dan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, cating radiobeacons (see also Article 31). Malta, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the Phil- (WRC–07) ippines, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, the 5.267 Any emission capable of causing Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, Singapore, So- harmful interference to the authorized uses malia, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, of the band 406–406.1 MHz is prohibited. Togo, Turkey and Yemen, the band 430–440 5.268 Use of the band 410–420 MHz by the MHz is also allocated to the fixed service on space research service is limited to commu- a primary basis and the bands 430–435 MHz nications within 5 km of an orbiting, manned and 438–440 MHz are also allocated to the mo- space vehicle. The power flux-density at the bile, except aeronautical mobile, service on a surface of the Earth produced by emissions primary basis. (WRC–07) from extra-vehicular activities shall not ex- 5.277 Additional allocation: in Angola, Ar- ceed ¥153 dB(W/m2) for 0° ≤d ≤5°, ¥153 + 0.077 menia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cameroon, (d¥5) dB(W/m2;) for 5° ≤d ≤70° and –148 dB(W/ Congo (Rep. of the), Djibouti, the Russian m2) for 70° ≤d ≤90°, where d is the angle of ar- Federation, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, rival of the radio-frequency wave and the ref- Kazakhstan, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Uz- erence bandwidth is 4 kHz. No. 4.10 does not bekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Ro- apply to extra-vehicular activities. In this mania, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Chad, frequency band the space research (space-to- Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 430–440

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MHz is also allocated to the fixed service on 5.285 Different category of service: in Can- a primary basis. (WRC–07) ada, the allocation of the band 440–450 MHz 5.278 Different category of service: in Argen- to the radiolocation service is on a primary tina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guyana, basis (see No. 5.33). Honduras, Panama and Venezuela, the allo- 5.286 The band 449.75–450.25 MHz may be cation of the band 430–440 MHz to the ama- used for the space operation service (Earth- teur service is on a primary basis (see No. to-space) and the space research service 5.33). (Earth-to-space), subject to agreement ob- 5.279 Additional allocation: in Mexico, the tained under No. 9.21. bands 430–435 MHz and 438–440 MHz are also 5.286A The use of the bands 454–456 MHz allocated on a primary basis to the land mo- and 459–460 MHz by the mobile-satellite serv- bile service, subject to agreement obtained ice is subject to coordination under No. under No. 9.21. 9.11A. 5.279A The use of this band by sensors in 5.286AA The band 450–470 MHz is identified the Earth exploration-satellite service (ac- for use by administrations wishing to imple- tive) shall be in accordance with Rec- ment International Mobile Telecommuni- ommendation ITU–R RS.1260–1. Additionally, cations (IMT). See Resolution 224 (Rev.WRC– the Earth exploration-satellite service (ac- 07). This identification does not preclude the tive) in the band 432–438 MHz shall not cause use of this band by any application of the harmful interference to the aeronautical services to which it is allocated and does not radionavigation service in China. The provi- establish priority in the Radio Regulations. sions of this footnote in no way diminish the (WRC–07) obligation of the Earth exploration-satellite 5.286B The use of the band 454–455 MHz in service (active) to operate as a secondary the countries listed in No. 5.286D, 455–456 service in accordance with Nos. 5.29 and 5.30. 5.280 In Germany, Austria, Bosnia and MHz and 459–460 MHz in Region 2, and 454–456 Herzegovina, Croatia, The Former Yugoslav MHz and 459–460 MHz in the countries listed Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Mon- in No. 5.286E, by stations in the mobile-sat- tenegro, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia and ellite service, shall not cause harmful inter- Switzerland, the band 433.05–434.79 MHz (cen- ference to, or claim protection from, stations tre frequency 433.92 MHz) is designated for of the fixed or mobile services operating in industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) ap- accordance with the Table of Frequency Al- plications. Radiocommunication services of locations. these countries operating within this band 5.286C The use of the band 454–455 MHz in must accept harmful interference which may the countries listed in No. 5.286D, 455–456 be caused by these applications. ISM equip- MHz and 459–460 MHz in Region 2, and 454–456 ment operating in this band is subject to the MHz and 459–460 MHz in the countries listed provisions of No. 15.13. (WRC–07) in No. 5.286E, by stations in the mobile-sat- 5.281 Additional allocation: in the French ellite service, shall not constrain the devel- overseas departments and communities in opment and use of the fixed and mobile serv- Region 2 and India, the band 433.75–434.25 ices operating in accordance with the Table MHz is also allocated to the space operation of Frequency Allocations. service (Earth-to-space) on a primary basis. 5.286D Additional allocation: in Canada, the In France and in Brazil, the band is allocated United States and Panama, the band 454–455 to the same service on a secondary basis. MHz is also allocated to the mobile-satellite 5.282 In the bands 435–438 MHz, 1260–1270 service (Earth-to-space) on a primary basis. MHz, 2400–2450 MHz, 3400–3410 MHz (in Re- (WRC–07) gions 2 and 3 only) and 5650–5670 MHz, the 5.286E Additional allocation: in Cape Verde, amateur-satellite service may operate sub- Nepal and Nigeria, the bands 454–456 MHz and ject to not causing harmful interference to 459–460 MHz are also allocated to the mobile- other services operating in accordance with satellite (Earth-to-space) service on a pri- the Table (see No. 5.43). Administrations au- mary basis. (WRC–07) thorizing such use shall ensure that any 5.287 In the maritime mobile service, the harmful interference caused by emissions frequencies 457.525 MHz, 457.550 MHz, 457.575 from a station in the amateur-satellite serv- MHz, 467.525 MHz, 467.550 MHz and 467.575 ice is immediately eliminated in accordance MHz may be used by on-board communica- with the provisions of No. 25.11. The use of tion stations. Where needed, equipment de- the bands 1260–1270 MHz and 5650–5670 MHz by signed for 12.5 kHz channel spacing using the amateur-satellite service is limited to also the additional frequencies 457.5375 MHz, the Earth-to-space direction. 457.5625 MHz, 467.5375 MHz and 467.5625 MHz 5.283 Additional allocation: in Austria, the may be introduced for on-board communica- band 438–440 MHz is also allocated to the tions. The use of these frequencies in terri- fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mo- torial waters may be subject to the national bile, services on a primary basis. regulations of the administration concerned. 5.284 Additional allocation: in Canada, the The characteristics of the equipment used band 440–450 MHz is also allocated to the shall conform to those specified in Rec- amateur service on a secondary basis. ommendation ITU–R M.1174–2. (WRC–07)

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5.288 In the territorial waters of the 5.294 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- United States and the Philippines, the pre- bia, Burundi, Cameroon, Coˆ te d’Ivoire, ferred frequencies for use by on-board com- Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, the Libyan Arab munication stations shall be 457.525 MHz, Jamahiriya, Kenya, Malawi, the Syrian Arab 457.550 MHz, 457.575 MHz and 457.600 MHz Republic, Sudan, Chad and Yemen, the band paired, respectively, with 467.750 MHz, 467.775 470–582 MHz is also allocated to the fixed MHz, 467.800 MHz and 467.825 MHz. The char- service on a secondary basis. (WRC–07) acteristics of the equipment used shall con- 5.296 Additional allocation: in Germany, form to those specified in Recommendation Saudi Arabia, Austria, Belgium, Coˆ te ITU–R M.1174–2. (WRC–07) (FCC) d’Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Finland, 5.289 Earth exploration-satellite service France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Libyan applications, other than the meteorological- Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, Lithuania, Malta, satellite service, may also be used in the Morocco, Monaco, Norway, Oman, the Neth- bands 460–470 MHz and 1690–1710 MHz for erlands, Portugal, the Syrian Arab Republic, space-to-Earth transmissions subject to not the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, causing harmful interference to stations op- Swaziland and Tunisia, the band 470–790 MHz erating in accordance with the Table. is also allocated on a secondary basis to the 5.290 Different category of service: in Af- land mobile service, intended for applica- ghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, the tions ancillary to broadcasting. Stations of Russian Federation, Japan, Mongolia, the land mobile service in the countries list- Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Tajikistan, ed in this footnote shall not cause harmful Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the allocation of interference to existing or planned stations the band 460–470 MHz to the meteorological- operating in accordance with the Table in satellite service (space-to-Earth) is on a pri- countries other than those listed in this mary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agree- footnote. (WRC–07) ment obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC–07) 5.297 Additional allocation: in Canada, 5.291 Additional allocation: in China, the Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, the United band 470–485 MHz is also allocated to the States, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Ja- space research (space-to-Earth) and the maica and Mexico, the band 512–608 MHz is space operation (space-to-Earth) services on also allocated to the fixed and mobile serv- a primary basis subject to agreement ob- ices on a primary basis, subject to agreement tained under No. 9.21 and subject to not caus- obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC–07) ing harmful interference to existing and 5.298 Additional allocation: in India, the planned broadcasting stations. band 549.75–550.25 MHz is also allocated to 5.291A Additional allocation: in Germany, the space operation service (space-to-Earth) Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Liech- on a secondary basis. tenstein, Norway, Netherlands, the Czech 5.300 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- Rep. and Switzerland, the band 470–494 MHz bia, Egypt, Israel, the Libyan Arab is also allocated to the radiolocation service Jamahiriya, Jordan, Oman, the Syrian Arab on a secondary basis. This use is limited to Republic and Sudan, the band 582–790 MHz is the operation of wind profiler radars in ac- also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except cordance with Resolution 217 (WRC–97). aeronautical mobile, services on a secondary 5.292 Different category of service: in Mex- basis. (WRC–07) ico, the allocation of the band 470–512 MHz to 5.302 Additional allocation: in the United the fixed and mobile services, and in Argen- Kingdom, the band 590–598 MHz is also allo- tina, Uruguay and Venezuela to the mobile cated to the aeronautical radionavigation service, is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), service on a primary basis. All new assign- subject to agreement obtained under No. ments to stations in the aeronautical radio- 9.21. (WRC–07) navigation service, including those trans- 5.293 Different category of service: in Can- ferred from the adjacent bands, shall be sub- ada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the United ject to coordination with the Administra- States, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, tions of the following countries: Germany, Panama and Peru, the allocation of the Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, bands 470–512 MHz and 614–806 MHz to the Luxembourg, Morocco, Norway and the fixed service is on a primary basis (see No. Netherlands. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under 5.304 Additional allocation: in the African No. 9.21. In Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Broadcasting Area (see Nos. 5.10 to 5.13), the the United States, Guyana, Honduras, Ja- band 606–614 MHz is also allocated to the maica, Mexico, Panama and Peru, the alloca- radio astronomy service on a primary basis. tion of the bands 470–512 MHz and 614–698 5.305 Additional allocation: in China, the MHz to the mobile service is on a primary band 606–614 MHz is also allocated to the basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement ob- radio astronomy service on a primary basis. tained under No. 9.21. In Argentina and Ecua- 5.306 Additional allocation: in Region 1, ex- dor, the allocation of the band 470–512 MHz cept in the African Broadcasting Area (see to the fixed and mobile services is on a pri- Nos. 5.10 to 5.13), and in Region 3, the band mary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agree- 608–614 MHz is also allocated to the radio as- ment obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC–07) tronomy service on a secondary basis.

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5.307 Additional allocation: in India, the in accordance with the Table in countries band 608–614 MHz is also allocated to the other than those mentioned in connection radio astronomy service on a primary basis. with the band. This allocation is effective 5.309 Different category of service: in Costa until 16 June 2015. (WRC–07) Rica, El Salvador and Honduras, the alloca- 5.316A Additional allocation: in Spain, tion of the band 614–806 MHz to the fixed France, Gabon and Malta, the band 790–830 service is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), MHz, in Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, subject to agreement obtained under No. Congo (Rep. of the), French overseas depart- 9.21. ments and communities of Region 1, Gambia, 5.311A For the frequency band 620–790 Ghana, Guinea, Kuwait, Lesotho, Lebanon, MHz, see also Resolution 549 (WRC–07). Malawi, Morocco, Mauritania, Mozambique, (WRC–07) Namibia, Niger, Oman, Uganda, Poland, 5.312 Additional allocation: in Armenia, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, South Afri- Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Russian ca, Swaziland, Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Yemen, Federation, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the band 790–862 MHz, Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Poland, in Georgia, the band 806–862 MHz, and in Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, the Czech Rep., Roma- Lithuania, the band 830–862 MHz is also allo- nia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, cated to the mobile, except aeronautical mo- the band 645–862 MHz is also allocated to the bile, service on a primary basis subject to aeronautical radionavigation service on a the agreement by the administrations con- primary basis. cerned obtained under No. 9.21 and under the 5.313A The band, or portions of the band GE06 Agreement, as appropriate, including 698–790 MHz, in Bangladesh, China, Korea those administrations mentioned in No. 5.312 (Rep. of), India, Japan, New Zealand, Papua where appropriate. However, stations of the New Guinea, Philippines and Singapore are mobile service in the countries mentioned in identified for use by these administrations connection with each band referred to in this wishing to implement International Mobile footnote shall not cause unacceptable inter- Telecommunications (IMT). This identifica- ference to, nor claim protection from, sta- tion does not preclude the use of these bands tions of services operating in accordance by any application of the services to which with the Table in countries other than those they are allocated and does not establish pri- mentioned in connection with the band. Fre- ority in the Radio Regulations. In China, the quency assignments to the mobile service use of IMT in this band will not start until under this allocation in Lithuania and Po- 2015. (WRC–07) land shall not be used without the agreement 5.313B Different category of service: in of the Russian Federation and Belarus. This Brazil, the allocation of the band 698–806 allocation is effective until 16 June 2015. MHz to the mobile service is on a secondary (WRC–07) basis (see No. 5.32). (WRC–07) 5.316B In Region 1, the allocation to the 5.314 Additional allocation: in Austria, mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service Italy, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, the on a primary basis in the frequency band 790– United Kingdom and Swaziland, the band 862 MHz shall come into effect from 17 June 790–862 MHz is also allocated to the land mo- 2015 and shall be subject to agreement ob- bile service on a secondary basis. (WRC–07) tained under No. 9.21 with respect to the 5.315 Alternative allocation: in Greece, aeronautical radionavigation service in Italy and Tunisia, the band 790–838 MHz is al- countries mentioned in No. 5.312. For coun- located to the broadcasting service on a pri- tries party to the GE06 Agreement, the use mary basis. of stations of the mobile service is also sub- 5.316 Additional allocation: in Germany, ject to the successful application of the pro- Saudi Arabia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, cedures of that Agreement. Resolutions 224 Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Coˆ te d’Ivoire, Cro- (Rev.WRC–07) and 749 (WRC–07) shall apply. atia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Greece, (WRC–07) Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, 5.317 Additional allocation: in Region 2 (ex- Kenya, The Former Yugoslav Republic of cept Brazil and the United States), the band Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Mali, Monaco, 806–890 MHz is also allocated to the mobile- Montenegro, Norway, the Netherlands, Por- satellite service on a primary basis, subject tugal, the United Kingdom, the Syrian Arab to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. The Republic, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland, use of this service is intended for operation the band 790–830 MHz, and in these same within national boundaries. countries and in Spain, France, Gabon and 5.317A Those parts of the band 698–960 Malta, the band 830–862 MHz, are also allo- MHz in Region 2 and the band 790–960 MHz in cated to the mobile, except aeronautical mo- Regions 1 and 3 which are allocated to the bile, service on a primary basis. However, mobile service on a primary basis are identi- stations of the mobile service in the coun- fied for use by administrations wishing to tries mentioned in connection with each implement International Mobile Tele- band referred to in this footnote shall not communications (IMT). See Resolutions 224 cause harmful interference to, or claim pro- (Rev.WRC–07) and 749 (WRC–07). This identi- tection from, stations of services operating fication does not preclude the use of these

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bands by any application of the services to to the land mobile service is on a primary which they are allocated and does not estab- basis. lish priority in the Radio Regulations. 5.326 Different category of service: in Chile, (WRC–07) the band 903–905 MHz is allocated to the mo- 5.318 Additional allocation: in Canada, the bile, except aeronautical mobile, service on a United States and Mexico, the bands 849–851 primary basis, subject to agreement obtained MHz and 894–896 MHz are also allocated to under No. 9.21. the aeronautical mobile service on a primary 5.327 Different category of service: in Aus- basis, for public correspondence with air- tralia, the allocation of the band 915–928 MHz craft. The use of the band 849–851 MHz is lim- to the radiolocation service is on a primary ited to transmissions from aeronautical sta- basis (see No. 5.33). tions and the use of the band 894–896 MHz is 5.327A The use of the band 960–1164 MHz limited to transmissions from aircraft sta- by the aeronautical mobile (R) service is tions. limited to systems that operate in accord- 5.319 Additional allocation: in Belarus, the ance with recognized international aero- Russian Federation and Ukraine, the bands nautical standards. Such use shall be in ac- 806–840 MHz (Earth-to-space) and 856–890 MHz cordance with Resolution 417. (WRC–07) (space-to-Earth) are also allocated to the 5.328 The use of the band 960–1215 MHz by mobile-satellite, except aeronautical mobile- the aeronautical radionavigation service is satellite (R), service. The use of these bands reserved on a worldwide basis for the oper- by this service shall not cause harmful inter- ation and development of airborne electronic ference to, or claim protection from, services aids to air navigation and any directly asso- ciated ground-based facilities. in other countries operating in accordance 5.328A Stations in the radionavigation- with the Table of Frequency Allocations and satellite service in the band 1164–1215 MHz is subject to special agreements between the shall operate in accordance with the provi- administrations concerned. sions of Resolution 609 (Rev.WRC–07) and 5.320 Additional allocation: in Region 3, the shall not claim protection from stations in bands 806–890 MHz and 942–960 MHz are also the aeronautical radionavigation service in allocated to the mobile-satellite, except the band 960–1215 MHz. No. 5.43A does not aeronautical mobile-satellite (R), service on apply. The provisions of No. 21.18 shall apply. a primary basis, subject to agreement ob- (WRC–07) tained under No. 9.21. The use of this service 5.328B The use of the bands 1164–1300 MHz, is limited to operation within national 1559–1610 MHz and 5010–5030 MHz by systems boundaries. In seeking such agreement, ap- and networks in the radionavigation-sat- propriate protection shall be afforded to ellite service for which complete coordina- services operating in accordance with the tion or notification information, as appro- Table, to ensure that no harmful inter- priate, is received by the ference is caused to such services. Radiocommunication Bureau after 1 January 5.322 In Region 1, in the band 862–960 MHz, 2005 is subject to the application of the pro- stations of the broadcasting service shall be visions of Nos. 9.12, 9.12A and 9.13. Resolution operated only in the African Broadcasting 610 (WRC–03) shall also apply; however, in Area (see Nos. 5.10 to 5.13) excluding Algeria, the case of radionavigation-satellite service Egypt, Spain, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, (space-to-space) networks and systems, Reso- Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, lution 610 (WRC–03) shall only apply to Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia, subject to transmitting space stations. In accordance agreement obtained under No. 9.21. with No. 5.329A, for systems and networks in 5.323 Additional allocation: in Armenia, the radionavigation-satellite service (space- Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Russian to-space) in the bands 1215–1300 MHz and Federation, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, 1559–1610 MHz, the provisions of Nos. 9.7, 9.12, Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, 9.12A and 9.13 shall only apply with respect Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the to other systems and networks in the radio- band 862–960 MHz is also allocated to the navigation-satellite service (space-to-space). aeronautical radionavigation service on a (WRC–07) primary basis. Such use is subject to agree- 5.329 Use of the radionavigation-satellite ment obtained under No. 9.21 with adminis- service in the band 1215–1300 MHz shall be trations concerned and limited to ground- subject to the condition that no harmful in- based radiobeacons in operation on 27 Octo- terference is caused to, and no protection is ber 1997 until the end of their lifetime. claimed from, the radionavigation service (WRC–07) authorized under No. 5.331. Furthermore, the 5.325 Different category of service: in the use of the radionavigation-satellite service United States, the allocation of the band 890– in the band 1215–1300 MHz shall be subject to 942 MHz to the radiolocation service is on a the condition that no harmful interference is primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agree- caused to the radiolocation service. No. 5.43 ment obtained under No. 9.21. shall not apply in respect of the radio- 5.325A Different category of service: in location service. Resolution 608 (WRC–03) Cuba, the allocation of the band 902–915 MHz shall apply.

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5.329A Use of systems in the radio- and space research services shall not cause navigation-satellite service (space-to-space) interference to, claim protection from, or operating in the bands 1215–1300 MHz and otherwise impose constraints on operation or 1559–1610 MHz is not intended to provide safe- development of the aeronautical radio- ty service applications, and shall not impose navigation service. (FCC) any additional constraints on radio- 5.335A In the band 1260–1300 MHz, active navigation-satellite service (space-to-Earth) spaceborne sensors in the Earth exploration- systems or on other services operating in ac- satellite and space research services shall cordance with the Table of Frequency Allo- not cause harmful interference to, claim pro- cations. (WRC–07) tection from, or otherwise impose con- 5.330 Additional allocation: in Angola, straints on operation or development of the Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cam- radiolocation service and other services allo- eroon, China, the United Arab Emirates, Eri- cated by footnotes on a primary basis. trea, Ethiopia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, 5.337 The use of the bands 1300–1350 MHz, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, the 2700–2900 MHz and 9000–9200 MHz by the aero- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Japan, Jordan, Ku- nautical radionavigation service is restricted wait, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nepal, Paki- to ground-based radars and to associated air- stan, the Philippines, Qatar, the Syrian Arab borne transponders which transmit only on Republic, Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Togo and frequencies in these bands and only when ac- Yemen, the band 1215–1300 MHz is also allo- tuated by radars operating in the same band. cated to the fixed and mobile services on a 5.337A The use of the band 1300–1350 MHz primary basis. by earth stations in the radionavigation-sat- 5.331 Additional allocation: in Algeria, Ger- ellite service and by stations in the radio- many, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Austria, location service shall not cause harmful in- Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia terference to, nor constrain the operation and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Bu- and development of, the aeronautical-radio- rundi, Cameroon, China, Korea (Rep. of), navigation service. Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, the United Arab 5.338 In Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Emirates, Estonia, the Russian Federation, the Czech Rep. and Turkmenistan, existing Finland, France, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, installations of the radionavigation service Equatorial Guinea, Hungary, India, Indo- may continue to operate in the band 1350– nesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ire- 1400 MHz. (WRC–07) land, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, The 5.338A In the bands 1350–1400 MHz, 1427– Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Le- 1452 MHz, 22.55–23.55 GHz, 30–31.3 GHz, 49.7– sotho, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lith- 50.2 GHz, 50.4–50.9 GHz and 51.4–52.6 GHz, Res- uania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mau- olution 750 (WRC–07) applies. (WRC–07) ritania, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, 5.339 The bands 1370–1400 MHz, 2640–2655 Oman, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, MHz, 4950–4990 MHz and 15.20–15.35 GHz are Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, Dem. Peo- also allocated to the space research (passive) ple’s Rep. of Korea, Slovakia, the United and Earth exploration-satellite (passive) Kingdom, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sudan, services on a secondary basis. Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sweden, Switzer- 5.340 All emissions are prohibited in the land, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Venezuela and following bands: Viet Nam, the band 1215–1300 MHz is also al- located to the radionavigation service on a 1400–1427 MHz, primary basis. In Canada and the United 2690–2700 MHz, except those provided for by States, the band 1240–1300 MHz is also allo- No. 5.422, cated to the radionavigation service, and use 10.68–10.7 GHz, except those provided for by of the radionavigation service shall be lim- No. 5.483, ited to the aeronautical radionavigation 15.35–15.4 GHz, except those provided for by service. (WRC–07) No. 5.511, 5.332 In the band 1215–1260 MHz, active 23.6–24 GHz, spaceborne sensors in the Earth exploration- 31.3–31.5 GHz, satellite and space research services shall 31.5–31.8 GHz, in Region 2, not cause harmful interference to, claim pro- 48.94–49.04 GHz, from airborne stations 50.2–50.4 GHz,2 tection from, or otherwise impose con- 52.6–54.25 GHz, straints on operation or development of the 86–92 GHz, radiolocation service, the radionavigation- 100–102 GHz, satellite service and other services allocated on a primary basis. 5.334 Additional allocation: in Canada and 2 5.340.1 The allocation to the Earth explo- the United States, the band 1350–1370 MHz is ration-satellite service (passive) and the also allocated to the aeronautical radio- space research service (passive) in the band navigation service on a primary basis. 50.2–50.4 GHz should not impose undue con- 5.335 In Canada and the United States in straints on the use of the adjacent bands by the band 1240–1300 MHz, active spaceborne the primary allocated services in those sensors in the Earth exploration-satellite bands.

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109.5–111.8 GHz, 5.343 and 5.344) and in the countries listed in 114.25–116 GHz, No. 5.342. No. 5.43A does not apply. 148.5–151.5 GHz, 5.349 Different category of service: in Saudi 164–167 GHz, Arabia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cameroon, 182–185 GHz, Egypt, France, Iran (Islamic Republic of), 190–191.8 GHz, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, The 200–209 GHz, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 226–231.5 GHz, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Syrian Arab Re- 250–252 GHz. public, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and 5.341 In the bands 1400–1727 MHz, 101–120 Yemen, the allocation of the band 1525–1530 GHz and 197–220 GHz, passive research is MHz to the mobile, except aeronautical mo- being conducted by some countries in a pro- bile, service is on a primary basis (see No. gramme for the search for intentional emis- 5.33). (WRC–07) sions of extraterrestrial origin. 5.350 Additional allocation: in Azerbaijan, 5.342 Additional allocation: in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, the band Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Russian 1525–1530 MHz is also allocated to the aero- Federation, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan and nautical mobile service on a primary basis. Ukraine, the band 1429–1535 MHz is also allo- 5.351 The bands 1525–1544 MHz, 1545–1559 cated to the aeronautical mobile service on a MHz, 1626.5–1645.5 MHz and 1646.5–1660.5 MHz primary basis exclusively for the purposes of shall not be used for feeder links of any serv- aeronautical telemetry within the national ice. In exceptional circumstances, however, territory. As of 1 April 2007, the use of the an earth station at a specified fixed point in band 1452–1492 MHz is subject to agreement any of the mobile-satellite services may be between the administrations concerned. authorized by an administration to commu- 5.343 In Region 2, the use of the band 1435– nicate via space stations using these bands. 1535 MHz by the aeronautical mobile service 5.351A For the use of the bands 1518–1544 for telemetry has priority over other uses by MHz, 1545–1559 MHz, 1610–1645.5 MHz, 1646.5– the mobile service. 1660.5 MHz, 1668–1675 MHz, 1980–2010 MHz, 5.344 Alternative allocation: in the United 2170–2200 MHz, 2483.5–2520 MHz and 2670–2690 States, the band 1452–1525 MHz is allocated MHz by the mobile-satellite service, see Res- to the fixed and mobile services on a primary olutions 212 (Rev.WRC–07) and 225 (Rev.WRC– basis (see also No. 5.343). 07). (WRC–07) 5.345 Use of the band 1452–1492 MHz by the 5.352A In the band 1525–1530 MHz, stations broadcasting-satellite service, and by the in the mobile-satellite service, except sta- broadcasting service, is limited to digital tions in the maritime mobile-satellite serv- audio broadcasting and is subject to the pro- ice, shall not cause harmful interference to, visions of Resolution 528 (Rev.WRC–03). or claim protection from, stations of the (FCC) fixed service in France and French overseas 5.348 The use of the band 1518–1525 MHz by communities of Region 3, Algeria, Saudi Ara- the mobile-satellite service is subject to co- bia, Egypt, Guinea, India, Israel, Italy, Jor- ordination under No. 9.11A. In the band 1518– dan, Kuwait, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mauri- 1525 MHz stations in the mobile-satellite tania, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the Phil- service shall not claim protection from the ippines, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, Tan- stations in the fixed service. No. 5.43A does zania, Viet Nam and Yemen notified prior to not apply. 1 April 1998. 5.348A In the band 1518–1525 MHz, the co- 5.353A In applying the procedures of Sec- ordination threshold in terms of the power tion II of Article 9 to the mobile-satellite flux-density levels at the surface of the service in the bands 1530–1544 MHz and 1626.5– Earth in application of No. 9.11A for space 1645.5 MHz, priority shall be given to accom- stations in the mobile-satellite (space-to- modating the spectrum requirements for dis- Earth) service, with respect to the land mo- tress, urgency and safety communications of bile service use for specialized mobile radios the Global Maritime Distress and Safety or used in conjunction with public switched System (GMDSS). Maritime mobile-satellite telecommunication networks (PSTN) oper- distress, urgency and safety communications ating within the territory of Japan, shall be shall have priority access and immediate ¥150 dB(W/m2) in any 4 kHz band for all an- availability over all other mobile satellite gles of arrival, instead of those given in communications operating within a network. Table 5–2 of Appendix 5. In the band 1518–1525 Mobile-satellite systems shall not cause un- MHz stations in the mobile-satellite service acceptable interference to, or claim protec- shall not claim protection from stations in tion from, distress, urgency and safety com- the mobile service in the territory of Japan. munications of the GMDSS. Account shall be No. 5.43A does not apply. taken of the priority of safety-related com- 5.348B In the band 1518–1525 MHz, stations munications in the other mobile-satellite in the mobile-satellite service shall not services. (The provisions of Resolution 222 claim protection from aeronautical mobile (Rev.WRC–07) shall apply.) (FCC) telemetry stations in the mobile service in 5.354 The use of the bands 1525–1559 MHz the territory of the United States (see Nos. and 1626.5–1660.5 MHz by the mobile-satellite

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services is subject to coordination under No. other mobile-satellite communications oper- 9.11A. ating within a network. Mobile-satellite sys- 5.355 Additional allocation: in Bahrain, tems shall not cause unacceptable inter- Bangladesh, Congo (Rep. of the), Egypt, Eri- ference to, or claim protection from, aero- trea, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, nautical mobile-satellite (R) service commu- Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, Somalia, nications with priority 1 to 6 in Article 44. Sudan, Chad, Togo and Yemen, the bands Account shall be taken of the priority of 1540–1559 MHz, 1610–1645.5 MHz and 1646.5–1660 safety-related communications in the other MHz are also allocated to the fixed service mobile-satellite services. on a secondary basis. 5.362B Additional allocation: The band 1559– 5.356 The use of the band 1544–1545 MHz by 1610 MHz is also allocated to the fixed service the mobile-satellite service (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis until 1 January 2010 in Al- is limited to distress and safety communica- geria, Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, Libyan Arab tions (see Article 31). Jamahiriya, Jordan, Mali, Mauritania, Syr- 5.357 Transmissions in the band 1545–1555 ian Arab Republic and Tunisia. After this MHz from terrestrial aeronautical stations date, the fixed service may continue to oper- directly to aircraft stations, or between air- ate on a secondary basis until 1 January 2015, craft stations, in the aeronautical mobile (R) at which time this allocation shall no longer service are also authorized when such trans- be valid. The band 1559–1610 MHz is also allo- missions are used to extend or supplement cated to the fixed service on a secondary the satellite-to-aircraft links. basis in Algeria, Germany, Armenia, Azer- 5.357A In applying the procedures of Sec- baijan, Belarus, Benin, Bulgaria, Spain, Rus- tion II of Article 9 to the mobile-satellite sian Federation, France, Gabon, Georgia, service in the bands 1545–1555 MHz and 1646.5– Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhstan, Lith- 1656.5 MHz, priority shall be given to accom- uania, Moldova, Nigeria, Uganda, Uzbek- modating the spectrum requirements of the istan, Pakistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Dem. aeronautical mobile-satellite (R) service pro- People’s Rep. of Korea, Romania, Senegal, viding transmission of messages with pri- Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, ority 1 to 6 in Article 44. Aeronautical mo- Turkmenistan and Ukraine until 1 January bile-satellite (R) service communications 2015, at which time this allocation shall no with priority 1 to 6 in Article 44 shall have longer be valid. Administrations are urged to priority access and immediate availability, take all practicable steps to protect the by pre-emption if necessary, over all other radionavigation-satellite service and the mobile-satellite communications operating aeronautical radionavigation service and not within a network. Mobile-satellite systems authorize new frequency assignments to shall not cause unacceptable interference to, fixed-service systems in this band. (WRC–07) or claim protection from, aeronautical mo- 5.362C Additional allocation: in Congo (Rep. bile-satellite (R) service communications of the), Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, with priority 1 to 6 in Article 44. Account Malta, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, So- shall be taken of the priority of safety-re- malia, Sudan, Chad, Togo and Yemen, the lated communications in the other mobile- band 1559–1610 MHz is also allocated to the satellite services. (The provisions of Resolu- fixed service on a secondary basis until 1 tion 222 (Rev.WRC–07) shall apply.) (FCC) January 2015, at which time this allocation 5.359 Additional allocation: in Germany, shall no longer be valid. Administrations are Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, urged to take all practicable steps to protect Belarus, Benin, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Spain, the radionavigation-satellite service and not the Russian Federation, France, Gabon, authorize new frequency assignments to Georgia, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the fixed-service systems in this band. (WRC–07) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, 5.364 The use of the band 1610–1626.5 MHz Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, by the mobile-satellite service (Earth-to- Mauritania, Moldova, Uganda, Uzbekistan, space) and by the radiodetermination-sat- Pakistan, Poland, the Syrian Arab Republic, ellite service (Earth-to-space) is subject to Kyrgyzstan, the Dem. People’s Rep. of coordination under No. 9.11A. A mobile earth Korea, Romania, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tan- station operating in either of the services in zania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, this band shall not produce a peak e.i.r.p. the bands 1550–1559 MHz, 1610–1645.5 MHz and density in excess of ¥15 dB(W/4 kHz) in the 1646.5–1660 MHz are also allocated to the part of the band used by systems operating fixed service on a primary basis. Administra- in accordance with the provisions of No. 5.366 tions are urged to make all practicable ef- (to which No. 4.10 applies), unless otherwise forts to avoid the implementation of new agreed by the affected administrations. In fixed-service stations in these bands. (WRC– the part of the band where such systems are 07) not operating, the mean e.i.r.p. density of a 5.362A In the United States, in the bands mobile earth station shall not exceed ¥3 1555–1559 MHz and 1656.5–1660.5 MHz, the aero- dB(W/4 kHz). Stations of the mobile-satellite nautical mobile-satellite (R) service shall service shall not claim protection from sta- have priority access and immediate avail- tions in the aeronautical radionavigation ability, by pre-emption if necessary, over all service, stations operating in accordance

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with the provisions of No. 5.366 and stations space) and for inter-satellite links is limited in the fixed service operating in accordance to distress and safety communications (see with the provisions of No. 5.359. Administra- Article 31). tions responsible for the coordination of mo- 5.376 Transmissions in the band 1646.5– bile-satellite networks shall make all prac- 1656.5 MHz from aircraft stations in the aero- ticable efforts to ensure protection of sta- nautical mobile (R) service directly to ter- tions operating in accordance with the provi- restrial aeronautical stations, or between sions of No. 5.366. aircraft stations, are also authorized when 5.365 The use of the band 1613.8–1626.5 MHz such transmissions are used to extend or by the mobile-satellite service (space-to- supplement the aircraft-to-satellite links. Earth) is subject to coordination under No. 5.376A Mobile earth stations operating in 9.11A. the band 1660–1660.5 MHz shall not cause 5.366 The band 1610–1626.5 MHz is reserved harmful interference to stations in the radio on a worldwide basis for the use and develop- astronomy service. ment of airborne electronic aids to air navi- 5.379 Additional allocation: in Bangladesh, gation and any directly associated ground- India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan, the based or satellite-borne facilities. Such sat- band 1660.5–1668.4 MHz is also allocated to ellite use is subject to agreement obtained the meteorological aids service on a sec- under No. 9.21. ondary basis. 5.367 Additional allocation: The bands 1610– 5.379A Administrations are urged to give 1626.5 MHz and 5000–5150 MHz are also allo- all practicable protection in the band 1660.5– cated to the aeronautical mobile-satellite 1668.4 MHz for future research in radio as- (R) service on a primary basis, subject to tronomy, particularly by eliminating air-to- agreement obtained under No. 9.21. ground transmissions in the meteorological 5.368 With respect to the radiodetermin- aids service in the band 1664.4–1668.4 MHz as ation-satellite and mobile-satellite services soon as practicable. the provisions of No. 4.10 do not apply in the 5.379B The use of the band 1668–1675 MHz band 1610–1626.5 MHz, with the exception of by the mobile-satellite service is subject to the aeronautical radionavigation-satellite coordination under No. 9.11A. In the band service. 1668–1668.4 MHz, Resolution 904 (WRC–07) 5.369 Different category of service: in An- shall apply. (WRC–07) gola, Australia, Burundi, China, Eritrea, 5.379C In order to protect the radio as- Ethiopia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), tronomy service in the band 1668–1670 MHz, Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Leb- the aggregate power flux-density values pro- anon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Pakistan, duced by mobile earth stations in a network Papua New Guinea, Syrian Arab Republic, of the mobile-satellite service operating in the Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Sudan, Swazi- this band shall not exceed ¥181 dB(W/m2) in land, Togo and Zambia, the allocation of the 10 MHz and ¥194 dB(W/m2) in any 20 kHz at band 1610–1626.5 MHz to the radiodetermin- any radio astronomy station recorded in the ation-satellite service (Earth-to-space) is on Master International Frequency Register, a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to for more than 2% of integration periods of agreement obtained under No. 9.21 from 2000s. countries not listed in this provision. 5.379D For sharing of the band 1668.4–1675 5.370 Different category of service: in Ven- MHz between the mobile-satellite service ezuela, the allocation to the radiodetermin- and the fixed and mobile services, Resolution ation-satellite service in the band 1610–1626.5 744 (Rev.WRC–07) shall apply. (WRC–07) MHz (Earth-to-space) is on a secondary basis. 5.379E In the band 1668.4–1675 MHz, sta- 5.371 Additional allocation: in Region 1, the tions in the mobile-satellite service shall not bands 1610–1626.5 MHz (Earth-to-space) and cause harmful interference to stations in the 2483.5–2500 MHz (space-to-Earth) are also al- meteorological aids service in China, Iran located to the radiodetermination-satellite (Islamic Republic of), Japan and Uzbekistan. service on a secondary basis, subject to In the band 1668.4–1675 MHz, administrations agreement obtained under No. 9.21. are urged not to implement new systems in 5.372 Harmful interference shall not be the meteorological aids service and are en- caused to stations of the radio astronomy couraged to migrate existing meteorological service using the band 1610.6–1613.8 MHz by aids service operations to other bands as stations of the radiodetermination-satellite soon as practicable. and mobile-satellite services (No. 29.13 ap- 5.380A In the band 1670–1675 MHz, stations plies). in the mobile-satellite service shall not 5.374 Mobile earth stations in the mobile- cause harmful interference to, nor constrain satellite service operating in the bands the development of, existing earth stations 1631.5–1634.5 MHz and 1656.5–1660 MHz shall in the meteorological-satellite service noti- not cause harmful interference to stations in fied before 1 January 2004. Any new assign- the fixed service operating in the countries ment to these earth stations in this band listed in No. 5.359. shall also be protected from harmful inter- 5.375 The use of the band 1645.5–1646.5 MHz ference from stations in the mobile-satellite by the mobile-satellite service (Earth-to- service. (WRC–07)

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5.381 Additional allocation: in Afghanistan, The bands should be made available for IMT– Costa Rica, Cuba, India, Iran (Islamic Repub- 2000 in accordance with Resolution 212 (Rev. lic of) and Pakistan, the band 1690–1700 MHz WRC–07). (See also Resolution 223 (Rev. WRC– is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, ex- 07).) (FCC) cept aeronautical mobile, services on a pri- 5.388A In Regions 1 and 3, the bands 1885– mary basis. 1980 MHz, 2010–2025 MHz and 2110–2170 MHz 5.382 Different category of service: in Saudi and, in Region 2, the bands 1885–1980 MHz and Arabia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, 2110–2160 MHz may be used by high altitude Belarus, Congo (Rep. of the), Egypt, the platform stations as base stations to provide United Arab Emirates, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the International Mobile Telecommunications– Russian Federation, Guinea, Iraq, Israel, 2000 (IMT–2000), in accordance with Resolu- Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, the Former tion 221 (Rev. WRC–07). Their use by IMT– Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Lebanon, 2000 applications using high altitude plat- Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Oman, Uz- form stations as base stations does not pre- bekistan, Poland, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Re- clude the use of these bands by any station public, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Somalia, in the services to which they are allocated Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Yemen, the allocation of the and does not establish priority in the Radio band 1690–1700 MHz to the fixed and mobile, Regulations. (FCC) except aeronautical mobile, services is on a 5.388B In Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, primary basis (see No. 5.33), and in the Dem. Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, People’s Rep. of Korea, the allocation of the Coˆ te d’Ivoire, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, band 1690–1700 MHz to the fixed service is on United Arab Emirates, Eritrea, Ethiopia, a primary basis (see No. 5.33) and to the mo- Gabon, Ghana, India, Iran (Islamic Republic bile, except aeronautical mobile, service on a of), Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jor- secondary basis. (WRC–07) dan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mali, Morocco, Mauri- 5.384 Additional allocation: in India, Indo- tania, Nigeria, Oman, Uganda, Qatar, the nesia and Japan, the band 1700–1710 MHz is Syrian Arab Republic, Senegal, Singapore, also allocated to the space research service Sudan, Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis. Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe, for the pur- 5.384A The bands, or portions of the pose of protecting fixed and mobile services, bands, 1710–1885 MHz, 2300–2400 MHz and 2500– including IMT–2000 mobile stations, in their 2690 MHz, are identified for use by adminis- territories from co-channel interference, a trations wishing to implement International high altitude platform station (HAPS) oper- Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) in accord- ating as an IMT–2000 base station in ance with Resolution 223 (Rev.WRC–07). This neighbouring countries, in the bands referred identification does not preclude the use of to in No. 5.388A, shall not exceed a co-chan- these bands by any application of the serv- nel power flux-density of ¥127 dB(W/(m2 · ices to which they are allocated and does not MHz)) at the Earth’s surface outside a coun- establish priority in the Radio Regulations. try’s borders unless explicit agreement of (WRC–07) the affected administration is provided at 5.385 Additional allocation: the band 1718.8– the time of the notification of HAPS. 1722.2 MHz is also allocated to the radio as- 5.389A The use of the bands 1980–2010 MHz tronomy service on a secondary basis for and 2170–2200 MHz by the mobile-satellite spectral line observations. service is subject to coordination under No. 5.386 Additional allocation: the band 1750– 9.11A and to the provisions of Resolution 716 1850 MHz is also allocated to the space oper- (Rev.WRC–2000). (WRC–07) ation (Earth-to-space) and space research 5.389B The use of the band 1980–1990 MHz (Earth-to-space) services in Region 2, in Aus- by the mobile-satellite service shall not tralia, Guam, India, Indonesia and Japan on a primary basis, subject to agreement ob- cause harmful interference to or constrain tained under No. 9.21, having particular re- the development of the fixed and mobile gard to troposcatter systems. services in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, 5.387 Additional allocation: in Belarus, Ecuador, the United States, Honduras, Ja- Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, maica, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad Slovakia, Romania, Tajikistan and and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. Turkmenistan, the band 1770–1790 MHz is also 5.389C The use of the bands 2010–2025 MHz allocated to the meteorological-satellite and 2160–2170 MHz in Region 2 by the mobile- service on a primary basis, subject to agree- satellite service is subject to coordination ment obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC–07) under No. 9.11A and to the provisions of Res- 5.388 The bands 1885–2025 MHz and 2110– olution 716 (Rev. WRC–2000). (WRC–07) 2200 MHz are intended for use, on a world- 5.389E The use of the bands 2010–2025 MHz wide basis, by administrations wishing to and 2160–2170 MHz by the mobile-satellite implement International Mobile Tele- service in Region 2 shall not cause harmful communications–2000 (IMT–2000). Such use interference to or constrain the development does not preclude the use of these bands by of the fixed and mobile services in Regions 1 other services to which they are allocated. and 3.

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5.389F In Algeria, Benin, Cape Verde, ice (see No. 5.33). Such use is subject to Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mali, Syr- agreement with administrations having serv- ian Arab Republic and Tunisia, the use of the ices operating or planned to operate in ac- bands 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz by the cordance with the Table of Frequency Allo- mobile-satellite service shall neither cause cations which may be affected. harmful interference to the fixed and mobile 5.398 In respect of the radiodetermin- services, nor hamper the development of ation-satellite service in the band 2483.5–2500 those services prior to 1 January 2005, nor MHz, the provisions of No. 4.10 do not apply. shall the former service request protection 5.399 In Region 1, in countries other than from the latter services. those listed in No. 5.400, harmful interference 5.391 In making assignments to the mo- shall not be caused to, or protection shall bile service in the bands 2025–2110 MHz and not be claimed from, stations of the radio- 2200–2290 MHz, administrations shall not in- location service by stations of the radio- troduce high-density mobile systems, as de- determination satellite service. scribed in Recommendation ITU–R SA.1154, 5.400 Different category of service: in An- and shall take that Recommendation into gola, Australia, Bangladesh, Burundi, China, account for the introduction of any other Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran (Islamic Re- type of mobile system. public of), the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Leb- 5.392 Administrations are urged to take anon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Pakistan, all practicable measures to ensure that Papua New Guinea, the Dem. Rep. of the space-to-space transmissions between two or Congo, the Syrian Arab Republic, Sudan, more non-geostationary satellites, in the Swaziland, Togo and Zambia, the allocation space research, space operations and Earth of the band 2483.5–2500 MHz to the radio- exploration-satellite services in the bands determination-satellite service (space-to- 2025–2110 MHz and 2200–2290 MHz, shall not Earth) is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), impose any constraints on Earth-to-space, subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21 space-to-Earth and other space-to-space from countries not listed in this provision. transmissions of those services and in those 5.402 The use of the band 2483.5–2500 MHz bands between geostationary and non-geo- by the mobile-satellite and the radio- stationary satellites. determination-satellite services is subject to 5.393 Additional allocation: in Canada, the the coordination under No. 9.11A. Adminis- United States, India and Mexico, the band trations are urged to take all practicable 2310–2360 MHz is also allocated to the broad- steps to prevent harmful interference to the casting-satellite service (sound) and com- radio astronomy service from emissions in plementary terrestrial sound broadcasting the 2483.5–2500 MHz band, especially those service on a primary basis. Such use is lim- caused by second-harmonic radiation that ited to digital audio broadcasting and is sub- would fall into the 4990–5000 MHz band allo- ject to the provisions of Resolution 528 (Rev. cated to the radio astronomy service world- WRC–03), with the exception of resolves 3 in wide. regard to the limitation on broadcasting-sat- 5.403 Subject to agreement obtained under ellite systems in the upper 25 MHz. (WRC–07) No. 9.21, the band 2520–2535 MHz may also be 5.394 In the United States, the use of the used for the mobile-satellite (space-to- band 2300–2390 MHz by the aeronautical mo- Earth), except aeronautical mobile-satellite, bile service for telemetry has priority over service for operation limited to within na- other uses by the mobile services. In Canada, tional boundaries. The provisions of No. the use of the band 2360–2400 MHz by the 9.11A apply. (WRC–07) aeronautical mobile service for telemetry 5.404 Additional allocation: in India and has priority over other uses by the mobile Iran (Islamic Republic of), the band 2500– services. (WRC–07) 2516.5 MHz may also be used for the radio- 5.395 In France and Turkey, the use of the determination-satellite service (space-to- band 2310–2360 MHz by the aeronautical mo- Earth) for operation limited to within na- bile service for telemetry has priority over tional boundaries, subject to agreement ob- other uses by the mobile service. tained under No. 9.21. 5.396 Space stations of the broadcasting- 5.405 Additional allocation: in France, the satellite service in the band 2310–2360 MHz band 2500–2550 MHz is also allocated to the operating in accordance with No. 5.393 that radiolocation service on a primary basis. may affect the services to which this band is Such use is subject to agreement with the allocated in other countries shall be coordi- administrations having services operating or nated and notified in accordance with Reso- planned to operate in accordance with the lution 33 (Rev. WRC–03). Complementary ter- Table which may be affected. restrial broadcasting stations shall be sub- 5.407 In the band 2500–2520 MHz, the power ject to bilateral coordination with flux-density at the surface of the Earth from neighbouring countries prior to their bring- space stations operating in the mobile-sat- ing into use. (FCC) ellite (space-to-Earth) service shall not ex- 5.397 Different category of service: in ceed ¥152 dB (W/(m2 · 4 kHz)) in Argentina, France, the band 2450–2500 MHz is allocated unless otherwise agreed by the administra- on a primary basis to the radiolocation serv- tions concerned.

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5.410 The band 2500–2690 MHz may be used used for the aeronautical mobile-satellite for tropospheric scatter systems in Region 1, service (space-to-Earth) for operation lim- subject to agreement obtained under No. ited to within their national boundaries. 9.21. Administrations shall make all prac- 5.416 The use of the band 2520–2670 MHz by ticable efforts to avoid developing new tro- the broadcasting-satellite service is limited pospheric scatter systems in this band. When to national and regional systems for commu- planning new tropospheric scatter radio- nity reception, subject to agreement ob- relay links in this band, all possible meas- tained under No. 9.21. The provisions of No. ures shall be taken to avoid directing the an- 9.19 shall be applied by administrations in tennas of these links towards the geo- this band in their bilateral and multilateral stationary-satellite orbit. (WRC–07) negotiations. (WRC–07) 5.412 in Azerbaijan, Alternative allocation: 5.417A In applying provision No. 5.418, in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, the band Korea (Rep. of) and Japan, resolves 3 of Reso- 2500–2690 MHz is allocated to the fixed and lution 528 (Rev. WRC–03) is relaxed to allow mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services the broadcasting-satellite service (sound) on a primary basis. (WRC–07) and the complementary terrestrial broad- 5.413 In the design of systems in the broadcasting-satellite service in the bands casting service to additionally operate on a between 2500 MHz and 2690 MHz, administra- primary basis in the band 2605–2630 MHz. tions are urged to take all necessary steps to This use is limited to systems intended for protect the radio astronomy service in the national coverage. An administration listed band 2690–2700 MHz. in this provision shall not have simulta- 5.414 The allocation of the frequency band neously two overlapping frequency assign- 2500–2520 MHz to the mobile-satellite service ments, one under this provision and the (space-to-Earth) is subject to coordination other under No. 5.416. The provisions of No. under No. 9.11A. (WRC–07) 5.416 and Table 21–4 of Article 21 do not 5.414A In Japan and India, the use of the apply. Use of non-geostationary-satellite bands 2500–2520 MHz and 2520–2535 MHz, under systems in the broadcasting-satellite service No. 5.403, by a satellite network in the mo- (sound) in the band 2605–2630 MHz is subject bile-satellite service (space-to-Earth) is lim- to the provisions of Resolution 539 (Rev. ited to operation within national boundaries WRC–03). The power flux-density at the and subject to the application of No. 9.11A. Earth’s surface produced by emissions from a The following pfd values shall be used as a geostationary broadcasting-satellite service threshold for coordination under No. 9.11A, (sound) space station operating in the band for all conditions and for all methods of mod- 2605–2630 MHz for which complete Appendix 4 ulation, in an area of 1000 km around the ter- coordination information, or notification in- ritory of the administration notifying the formation, has been received after 4 July mobile-satellite service network: 2003, for all conditions and for all methods of ¥136 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) for 0° ≤q ≤5° modulation, shall not exceed the following ¥136 + 0.55 (q ¥ 5) dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) for 5°

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2003, is subject to the application of the pro- above, the pfd value of –122 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) visions of No. 9.12A, in respect of geo- shall be used as a threshold for coordination stationary-satellite networks for which com- under No. 9.11 in an area of 1500 km around plete Appendix 4 coordination information, the territory of the administration notifying or notification information, is considered to the broadcasting-satellite service (sound) have been received after 4 July 2003, and No. system. 22.2 does not apply. No. 22.2 shall continue to In addition, an administration listed in apply with respect to geostationary-satellite this provision shall not have simultaneously networks for which complete Appendix 4 co- two overlapping frequency assignments, one ordination information, or notification in- under this provision and the other under No. formation, is considered to have been re- 5.416 for systems for which complete Appen- ceived before 5 July 2003. dix 4 coordination information has been re- 5.417C Use of the band 2605–2630 MHz by ceived after 1 June 2005. (WRC–07) non-geostationary-satellite systems in the 5.418A In certain Region 3 countries listed broadcasting-satellite service (sound), pursu- in No. 5.418, use of the band 2630–2655 MHz by ant to No. 5.417A, for which complete Appen- non-geostationary-satellite systems in the dix 4 coordination information, or notifica- broadcasting-satellite service (sound) for tion information, has been received after 4 which complete Appendix 4 coordination in- July 2003, is subject to the application of the formation, or notification information, has provisions of No. 9.12. been received after 2 June 2000, is subject to 5.417D Use of the band 2605–2630 MHz by the application of the provisions of No. 9.12A, geostationary-satellite networks for which in respect of geostationary-satellite net- complete Appendix 4 coordination informa- works for which complete Appendix 4 coordi- tion, or notification information, has been nation information, or notification informa- received after 4 July 2003 is subject to the ap- tion, is considered to have been received plication of the provisions of No. 9.13 with after 2 June 2000, and No. 22.2 does not apply. respect to non-geostationary-satellite sys- No. 22.2 shall continue to apply with respect tems in the broadcasting-satellite service to geostationary-satellite networks for (sound), pursuant to No. 5.417A, and No. 22.2 which complete Appendix 4 coordination in- does not apply. formation, or notification information, is 5.418 Additional allocation: in Korea (Rep. considered to have been received before 3 of), India, Japan, Pakistan and Thailand, the June 2000. band 2535–2655 MHz is also allocated to the 5.418B Use of the band 2630–2655 MHz by broadcasting-satellite service (sound) and non-geostationary-satellite systems in the complementary terrestrial broadcasting broadcasting-satellite service (sound), pursu- service on a primary basis. Such use is lim- ant to No. 5.418, for which complete Appen- ited to digital audio broadcasting and is sub- dix 4 coordination information, or notifica- ject to the provisions of Resolution 528 (Rev. tion information, has been received after 2 June 2000, is subject to the application of the WRC–03). The provisions of No. 5.416 and provisions of No. 9.12. Table 21–4 of Article 21, do not apply to this 5.418C Use of the band 2630–2655 MHz by additional allocation. Use of non-geo- geostationary-satellite networks for which stationary-satellite systems in the broad- complete Appendix 4 coordination informa- casting-satellite service (sound) is subject to tion, or notification information, has been Resolution 539 (Rev. WRC–03). Geostationary received after 2 June 2000 is subject to the broadcasting-satellite service (sound) sys- application of the provisions of No. 9.13 with tems for which complete Appendix 4 coordi- respect to non-geostationary-satellite sys- nation information has been received after 1 tems in the broadcasting-satellite service June 2005 are limited to systems intended for (sound), pursuant to No. 5.418 and No. 22.2 national coverage. The power flux-density at does not apply. the Earth’s surface produced by emissions 5.419 When introducing systems of the from a geostationary broadcasting-satellite mobile-satellite service in the band 2670–2690 service (sound) space station operating in MHz, administrations shall take all nec- the band 2630–2655 MHz, and for which com- essary steps to protect the satellite systems plete Appendix 4 coordination information operating in this band prior to 3 March 1992. has been received after 1 June 2005, shall not The coordination of mobile-satellite systems exceed the following limits, for all condi- in the band shall be in accordance with No. tions and for all methods of modulation: 9.11A. (WRC–07) ¥130 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) for 0° ≤q ≤5° 5.420 The band 2655–2670 MHz may also be ¥130 + 0.4 (q ¥ 5) dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) for 5°

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Brunei Darussalam, Congo (Rep. of the), Coˆ te 5.430 Additional allocation: in Azerbaijan, d’Ivoire, Cuba, Egypt, the United Arab Emir- Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Romania and ates, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Turkmenistan, the band 3300–3400 MHz is also Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran (Islamic Repub- allocated to the radionavigation service on a lic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, primary basis. (WRC–07) Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Monte- 5.430A Different category of service: in Alba- negro, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the Phil- nia, Algeria, Germany, Andorra, Saudi Ara- ippines, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, bia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Kyrgyzstan, the Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Ro- Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, mania, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cyprus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Yemen, the band Vatican, Congo (Rep. of the), Coˆ te d’Ivoire, 2690–2700 MHz is also allocated to the fixed Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Estonia, and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, Finland, France and French overseas depart- services on a primary basis. Such use is lim- ments and communities in Region 1, Gabon, ited to equipment in operation by 1 January Georgia, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Ireland, 1985. (WRC–07) Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Leso- 5.423 In the band 2700–2900 MHz, ground- tho, Latvia, The Former Yugoslav Republic based radars used for meteorological pur- of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Ma- poses are authorized to operate on a basis of lawi, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, equality with stations of the aeronautical Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, radionavigation service. Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Norway, 5.424 Additional allocation: in Canada, the Oman, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, band 2850–2900 MHz is also allocated to the the Syrian Arab Republic, Slovakia, Czech maritime radionavigation service, on a pri- Rep., Romania, United Kingdom, San mary basis, for use by shore-based radars. Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slo- venia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, 5.424A In the band 2900–3100 MHz, stations Swaziland, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, in the radiolocation service shall not cause Ukraine, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the band harmful interference to, nor claim protec- 3400–3600 MHz is allocated to the mobile, ex- tion from, radar systems in the radio- cept aeronautical mobile, service on a pri- navigation service. mary basis subject to agreement obtained 5.425 In the band 2900–3100 MHz, the use of under No. 9.21 with other administrations the shipborne interrogator-transponder (SIT) and is identified for International Mobile system shall be confined to the sub-band Telecommunications (IMT). This identifica- 2930–2950 MHz. tion does not preclude the use of this band 5.426 The use of the band 2900–3100 MHz by by any application of the services to which it the aeronautical radionavigation service is is allocated and does not establish priority limited to ground-based radars. in the Radio Regulations. At the stage of co- 5.427 In the bands 2900–3100 MHz and 9300– ordination the provisions of Nos. 9.17 and 9.18 9500 MHz, the response from radar tran- also apply. Before an administration brings sponders shall not be capable of being con- into use a (base or mobile) station of the mo- fused with the response from radar beacons bile service in this band, it shall ensure that (racons) and shall not cause interference to the power flux-density (pfd) produced at 3 m ship or aeronautical radars in the radio- above ground does not exceed ¥154.5 dB(W/ navigation service, having regard, however, (m2 4 kHz)) for more than 20% of time at the to No. 4.9. border of the territory of any other adminis- 5.428 Additional allocation: in Azerbaijan, tration. This limit may be exceeded on the Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Romania and territory of any country whose administra- Turkmenistan, the band 3100–3300 MHz is also tion has so agreed. In order to ensure that allocated to the radionavigation service on a the pfd limit at the border of the territory of primary basis. (WRC–07) any other administration is met, the calcula- 5.429 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- tions and verification shall be made, taking bia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei into account all relevant information, with Darussalam, China, Congo (Rep. of the), the mutual agreement of both administra- Korea (Rep. of), Coˆ te d’Ivoire, the United tions (the administration responsible for the Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, Iran (Is- terrestrial station and the administration lamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, the Libyan responsible for the earth station), with the Arab Jamahiriya, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Ku- assistance of the Bureau if so requested. In wait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Uganda, case of disagreement, the calculation and Pakistan, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, verification of the pfd shall be made by the the Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea and Yemen, Bureau, taking into account the information the band 3300–3400 MHz is also allocated to referred to above. Stations of the mobile the fixed and mobile services on a primary service in the band 3400–3600 MHz shall not basis. The countries bordering the Medi- claim more protection from space stations terranean shall not claim protection for than that provided in Table 21–4 of the Radio their fixed and mobile services from the Regulations (Edition of 2004). This allocation radiolocation service. (WRC–07) is effective from 17 November 2010. (WRC–07)

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5.431 Additional allocation: in Germany, and is identified for International Mobile Israel and the United Kingdom, the band Telecommunications (IMT). This identifica- 3400–3475 MHz is also allocated to the ama- tion does not preclude the use of this band teur service on a secondary basis. by any application of the services to which it 5.431A Different category of service: in Ar- is allocated and does not establish priority gentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Do- in the Radio Regulations. At the stage of co- minican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, ordination the provisions of Nos. 9.17 and 9.18 Mexico, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Ven- also apply. Before an administration brings ezuela and French overseas departments and into use a (base or mobile) station of the mo- communities in Region 2, the band 3400–3500 bile service in this band it shall ensure that MHz is allocated to the mobile, except aero- the power flux-density (pfd) produced at 3 m nautical mobile, service on a primary basis, above ground does not exceed ¥154.5 dB(W/ subject to agreement obtained under No. (m2 4 kHz)) for more than 20% of time at the 9.21. Stations of the mobile service in the border of the territory of any other adminis- band 3400–3500 MHz shall not claim more pro- tration. This limit may be exceeded on the tection from space stations than that pro- territory of any country whose administra- vided in Table 21–4 of the Radio Regulations tion has so agreed. In order to ensure that (Edition of 2004). (WRC–07) the pfd limit at the border of the territory of 5.432 Different category of service: in Korea any other administration is met, the calcula- (Rep. of), Japan and Pakistan, the allocation tions and verification shall be made, taking of the band 3400–3500 MHz to the mobile, ex- into account all relevant information, with cept aeronautical mobile, service is on a pri- the mutual agreement of both administra- mary basis (see No. 5.33). tions (the administration responsible for the 5.432A In Korea (Rep. of), Japan and Paki- terrestrial station and the administration stan, the band 3400–3500 MHz is identified for responsible for the earth station) with the International Mobile Telecommunications assistance of the Bureau if so requested. In (IMT). This identification does not preclude case of disagreement, the calculation and the use of this band by any application of the verification of the pfd shall be made by the services to which it is allocated and does not Bureau, taking into account the information establish priority in the Radio Regulations. referred to above. Stations of the mobile At the stage of coordination the provisions service in the band 3400–3500 MHz shall not of Nos. 9.17 and 9.18 also apply. Before an ad- claim more protection from space stations ministration brings into use a (base or mo- than that provided in Table 21–4 of the Radio bile) station of the mobile service in this Regulations (Edition of 2004). This allocation band it shall ensure that the power flux-den- is effective from 17 November 2010. (WRC–07) sity (pfd) produced at 3 m above ground does 5.433 In Regions 2 and 3, in the band 3400– not exceed ¥154.5 dB(W/(m2 4 kHz)) for more 3600 MHz the radiolocation service is allo- than 20% of time at the border of the terri- cated on a primary basis. However, all ad- tory of any other administration. This limit ministrations operating radiolocation sys- may be exceeded on the territory of any tems in this band are urged to cease oper- country whose administration has so agreed. ations by 1985. Thereafter, administrations In order to ensure that the pfd limit at the shall take all practicable steps to protect the border of the territory of any other adminis- fixed-satellite service and coordination re- tration is met, the calculations and quirements shall not be imposed on the verification shall be made, taking into ac- fixed-satellite service. count all relevant information, with the mu- 5.433A In Bangladesh, China, Korea (Rep. tual agreement of both administrations (the of), India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, administration responsible for the terres- New Zealand, Pakistan and French overseas trial station and the administration respon- communities in Region 3, the band 3500–3600 sible for the earth station), with the assist- MHz is identified for International Mobile ance of the Bureau if so requested. In case of Telecommunications (IMT). This identifica- disagreement, the calculation and tion does not preclude the use of this band verification of the pfd shall be made by the by any application of the services to which it Bureau, taking into account the information is allocated and does not establish priority referred to above. Stations of the mobile in the Radio Regulations. At the stage of co- service in the band 3400–3500 MHz shall not ordination the provisions of Nos. 9.17 and 9.18 claim more protection from space stations also apply. Before an administration brings than that provided in Table 21–4 of the Radio into use a (base or mobile) station of the mo- Regulations (Edition of 2004). (WRC–07) bile service in this band it shall ensure that 5.432B Different category of service: in Ban- the power flux-density (pfd) produced at 3 m gladesh, China, India, Iran (Islamic Republic above ground does not exceed ¥154.5 dB (W/ of), New Zealand, Singapore and French (m2 4 kHz)) for more than 20% of time at the overseas communities in Region 3, the band border of the territory of any other adminis- 3400–3500 MHz is allocated to the mobile, ex- tration. This limit may be exceeded on the cept aeronautical mobile, service on a pri- territory of any country whose administra- mary basis, subject to agreement obtained tion has so agreed. In order to ensure that under No. 9.21 with other administrations the pfd limit at the border of the territory of

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any other administration is met, the calcula- 11.2–11.45 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 12.75–13.25 tions and verification shall be made, taking GHz (Earth-to-space) by a non-geo- into account all relevant information, with stationary-satellite system in the fixed-sat- the mutual agreement of both administra- ellite service is subject to application of the tions (the administration responsible for the provisions of No. 9.12 for coordination with terrestrial station and the administration other non-geostationary-satellite systems in responsible for the earth station), with the the fixed-satellite service. Non-geo- assistance of the Bureau if so requested. In stationary-satellite systems in the fixed-sat- case of disagreement, the calculation and ellite service shall not claim protection from verification of the pfd shall be made by the geostationary-satellite networks in the Bureau, taking into account the information fixed-satellite service operating in accord- referred to above. Stations of the mobile ance with the Radio Regulations, irrespec- service in the band 3500–3600 MHz shall not tive of the dates of receipt by the Bureau of claim more protection from space stations the complete coordination or notification in- than that provided in Table 21–4 of the Radio formation, as appropriate, for the non-geo- Regulations (Edition of 2004). (WRC–07) stationary-satellite systems in the fixed-sat- 5.435 In Japan, in the band 3620–3700 MHz, ellite service and of the complete coordina- the radiolocation service is excluded. tion or notification information, as appro- 5.438 Use of the band 4200–4400 MHz by the priate, for the geostationary-satellite net- aeronautical radionavigation service is re- works, and No. 5.43A does not apply. Non- served exclusively for radio altimeters in- geostationary-satellite systems in the fixed- stalled on board aircraft and for the associ- satellite service in the above bands shall be ated transponders on the ground. However, operated in such a way that any unaccept- passive sensing in the Earth exploration-sat- able interference that may occur during ellite and space research services may be au- their operation shall be rapidly eliminated. thorized in this band on a secondary basis 5.442 In the bands 4825–4835 MHz and 4950– (no protection is provided by the radio altim- 4990 MHz, the allocation to the mobile serv- eters). ice is restricted to the mobile, except aero- 5.439 Additional allocation: in Iran (Islamic nautical mobile, service. In Region 2 (except Republic of) and Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay the band 4200–4400 MHz is also allocated to and Venezuela), and in Australia, the band the fixed service on a secondary basis. 4825–4835 MHz is also allocated to the aero- 5.440 The standard frequency and time signal-satellite service may be authorized to nautical mobile service, limited to aero- use the frequency 4202 MHz for space-to- nautical mobile telemetry for flight testing Earth transmissions and the frequency 6427 by aircraft stations. Such use shall be in ac- MHz for Earth-to-space transmissions. Such cordance with Resolution 416 (WRC–07) and transmissions shall be confined within the shall not cause harmful interference to the limits of ±2 MHz of these frequencies, subject fixed service. (WRC–07) to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. 5.443 Different category of service: in Argen- 5.440A In Region 2 (except Brazil, Cuba, tina, Australia and Canada, the allocation of French overseas departments and commu- the bands 4825–4835 MHz and 4950–4990 MHz to nities, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay and the radio astronomy service is on a primary Venezuela), and in Australia, the band 4400– basis (see No. 5.33). 4940 MHz may be used for aeronautical mo- 5.443B In order not to cause harmful in- bile telemetry for flight testing by aircraft terference to the microwave landing system stations (see No. 1.83). Such use shall be in operating above 5030 MHz, the aggregate accordance with Resolution 416 (WRC–07) and power flux-density produced at the Earth’s shall not cause harmful interference to, nor surface in the band 5030–5150 MHz by all the claim protection from, the fixed-satellite space stations within any radionavigation- and fixed services. Any such use does not satellite service system (space-to-Earth) op- preclude the use of these bands by other mo- erating in the band 5010–5030 MHz shall not bile service applications or by other services exceed –124.5 dB(W/m2) in a 150 kHz band. In to which these bands are allocated on a co- order not to cause harmful interference to primary basis and does not establish priority the radio astronomy service in the band 4990– in the Radio Regulations. (WRC–07) 5000 MHz, radionavigation-satellite service 5.441 The use of the bands 4500–4800 MHz systems operating in the band 5010–5030 MHz (space-to-Earth), 6725–7025 MHz (Earth-to- shall comply with the limits in the band space) by the fixed-satellite service shall be 4990–5000 MHz defined in Resolution 741 in accordance with the provisions of Appen- (WRC–03). dix 30B. The use of the bands 10.7–10.95 GHz 5.444 The band 5030–5150 MHz is to be used (space-to-Earth), 11.2–11.45 GHz (space-to- for the operation of the international stand- Earth) and 12.75–13.25 GHz (Earth-to-space) ard system (microwave landing system) for by geostationary-satellite systems in the precision approach and landing. In the band fixed-satellite service shall be in accordance 5030–5091 MHz, the requirements of this sys- with the provisions of Appendix 30B. The use tem shall take precedence over other uses of of the bands 10.7–10.95 GHz (space-to-Earth), this band. For the use of the band 5091–5150

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MHz, No. 5.444A and Resolution 114 ellite service. No. 5.43A does not apply to the (Rev.WRC–03) apply. (WRC–07) mobile service with respect to fixed-satellite 5.444A Additional allocation: the band 5091– service earth stations. 5150 MHz is also allocated to the fixed-sat- 5.446C Additional allocation: in Region 1 ellite service (Earth-to-space) on a primary (except in Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, basis. This allocation is limited to feeder Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Ku- links of non-geostationary satellite systems wait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Syr- in the mobile-satellite service and is subject ian Arab Republic, Sudan and Tunisia) and to coordination under No. 9.11A. in Brazil, the band 5150–5250 MHz is also allo- In the band 5091–5150 MHz, the following cated to the aeronautical mobile service on a conditions also apply: primary basis, limited to aeronautical te- —Prior to 1 January 2018, the use of the band lemetry transmissions from aircraft stations 5091–5150 MHz by feeder links of non-geo- (see No. 1.83), in accordance with Resolution stationary-satellite systems in the mobile- 418 (WRC–07). These stations shall not claim satellite service shall be made in accord- protection from other stations operating in ance with Resolution 114 (Rev.WRC–03); accordance with Article 5. No. 5.43A does not —After 1 January 2016, no new assignments apply. (WRC–07) shall be made to earth stations providing 5.447 Additional allocation: in Coˆ te feeder links of non-geostationary mobile- d’Ivoire, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, the Syr- satellite systems; ian Arab Republic and Tunisia, the band —After 1 January 2018, the fixed-satellite 5150–5250 MHz is also allocated to the mobile service will become secondary to the aero- service, on a primary basis, subject to agree- nautical radionavigation service. (WRC–07) ment obtained under No. 9.21. In this case, 5.444B The use of the band 5091–5150 MHz the provisions of Resolution 229 (WRC–03) do by the aeronautical mobile service is limited not apply. (WRC–07) to: 5.447A The allocation to the fixed-sat- —Systems operating in the aeronautical mo- ellite service (Earth-to-space) is limited to bile (R) service and in accordance with feeder links of non-geostationary-satellite international aeronautical standards, lim- systems in the mobile-satellite service and is ited to surface applications at airports. subject to coordination under No. 9.11A. Such use shall be in accordance with Reso- 5.447B Additional allocation: the band 5150– lution 748 (WRC–07); 5216 MHz is also allocated to the fixed-sat- —Aeronautical telemetry transmissions ellite service (space-to-Earth) on a primary from aircraft stations (see No. 1.83) in ac- basis. This allocation is limited to feeder cordance with Resolution 418 (WRC–07); links of non-geostationary-satellite systems —Aeronautical security transmissions. Such in the mobile-satellite service and is subject use shall be in accordance with Resolution to provisions of No. 9.11A. The power flux- 419 (WRC–07). (WRC–07) density at the Earth’s surface produced by 5.446 Additional allocation: in the countries space stations of the fixed-satellite service listed in Nos. 5.369 and 5.400, the band 5150– operating in the space-to-Earth direction in 5216 MHz is also allocated to the radio- the band 5150–5216 MHz shall in no case ex- determination-satellite service (space-to- ceed –164 dB (W/m2) in any 4 kHz band for all Earth) on a primary basis, subject to agree- angles of arrival. ment obtained under No. 9.21. In Region 2, 5.447C Administrations responsible for the band is also allocated to the radio- fixed-satellite service networks in the band determination-satellite service (space-to- 5150–5250 MHz operated under Nos. 5.447A and Earth) on a primary basis. In Regions 1 and 5.447B shall coordinate on an equal basis in 3, except those countries listed in Nos. 5.369 accordance with No. 9.11A with administra- and 5.400, the band is also allocated to the tions responsible for non-geostationary-sat- radiodetermination-satellite service (space- ellite networks operated under No. 5.446 and to-Earth) on a secondary basis. The use by brought into use prior to 17 November 1995. the radiodetermination-satellite service is Satellite networks operated under No. 5.446 limited to feeder links in conjunction with brought into use after 17 November 1995 shall the radiodetermination-satellite service op- not claim protection from, and shall not erating in the bands 1610–1626.5 MHz and/or cause harmful interference to, stations of 2483.5–2500 MHz. The total power flux-density the fixed-satellite service operated under at the Earth’s surface shall in no case exceed Nos. 5.447A and 5.447B. –159 dB (W/m2) in any 4 kHz band for all an- 5.447D The allocation of the band 5250–5255 gles of arrival. MHz to the space research service on a pri- 5.446A The use of the bands 5150–5350 MHz mary basis is limited to active spaceborne and 5470–5725 MHz by the stations in the mo- sensors. Other uses of the band by the space bile, except aeronautical mobile, service research service are on a secondary basis. shall be in accordance with Resolution 229 5.447E Additional allocation: The band 5250– (WRC–03). (WRC–07) 5350 MHz is also allocated to the fixed service 5.446B In the band 5150–5250 MHz, stations on a primary basis in the following countries in the mobile service shall not claim protec- in Region 3: Australia, Korea (Rep. of), India, tion from earth stations in the fixed-sat- Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan,

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Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Phil- limited to airborne radars and associated ippines, Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, Sri airborne beacons. Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam. The use of 5.450 Additional allocation: in Austria, this band by the fixed service is intended for Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mon- the implementation of fixed wireless access golia, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Turkmenistan systems and shall comply with Rec- and Ukraine, the band 5470–5650 MHz is also ommendation ITU–R F.1613. In addition, the allocated to the aeronautical radio- fixed service shall not claim protection from navigation service on a primary basis. the radiodetermination, Earth exploration- 5.450A In the band 5470–5725 MHz, stations satellite (active) and space research (active) in the mobile service shall not claim protec- services, but the provisions of No. 5.43A do tion from radiodetermination services. not apply to the fixed service with respect to Radiodetermination services shall not im- the Earth exploration-satellite (active) and pose on the mobile service more stringent space research (active) services. After imple- protection criteria, based on system charac- mentation of fixed wireless access systems in teristics and interference criteria, than the fixed service with protection for the ex- those stated in Recommendation ITU–R isting radiodetermination systems, no more M.1638. stringent constraints should be imposed on 5.450B In the frequency band 5470–5650 the fixed wireless access systems by future MHz, stations in the radiolocation service, radiodetermination implementations. (WRC– except ground-based radars used for meteoro- 07) logical purposes in the band 5600–5650 MHz, 5.447F In the band 5250–5350 MHz, stations shall not cause harmful interference to, nor in the mobile service shall not claim protec- claim protection from, radar systems in the tion from the radiolocation service, the maritime radionavigation service. Earth exploration-satellite service (active) 5.451 Additional allocation: in the United and the space research service (active). Kingdom, the band 5470–5850 MHz is also allo- These services shall not impose on the mo- cated to the land mobile service on a sec- bile service more stringent protection cri- ondary basis. The power limits specified in teria, based on system characteristics and Nos. 21.2, 21.3, 21.4 and 21.5 shall apply in the interference criteria, than those stated in band 5725–5850 MHz. Recommendations ITU–R M.1638 and ITU–R 5.452 Between 5600 MHz and 5650 MHz, RS.1632. ground-based radars used for meteorological 5.448 Additional allocation: in Azerbaijan, purposes are authorized to operate on a basis Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mongolia, of equality with stations of the maritime Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Romania and radionavigation service. Turkmenistan, the band 5250–5350 MHz is also 5.453 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- allocated to the radionavigation service on a bia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei primary basis. Darussalam, Cameroon, China, Congo (Rep. 5.448A The Earth exploration-satellite of the), Korea (Rep. of), Coˆ te d’Ivoire, Egypt, (active) and space research (active) services the United Arab Emirates, Gabon, Guinea, in the frequency band 5250–5350 MHz shall not Equatorial Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran (Is- claim protection from the radiolocation lamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, the Libyan service. No. 5.43A does not apply. Arab Jamahiriya, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Ku- 5.448B The Earth exploration-satellite wait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nige- service (active) operating in the band 5350– ria, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, 5570 MHz and space research service (active) the Syrian Arab Republic, the Dem. People’s operating in the band 5460–5570 MHz shall not Rep. of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Swazi- cause harmful interference to the aero- land, Tanzania, Chad, Thailand, Togo, Viet nautical radionavigation service in the band Nam and Yemen, the band 5650–5850 MHz is 5350–5460 MHz, the radionavigation service in also allocated to the fixed and mobile serv- the band 5460–5470 MHz and the maritime ices on a primary basis. In this case, the pro- radionavigation service in the band 5470–5570 visions of Resolution 229 (WRC–03) do not MHz. apply. 5.448C The space research service (active) 5.454 Different category of service: in Azer- operating in the band 5350–5460 MHz shall not baijan, the Russian Federation, Georgia, cause harmful interference to nor claim pro- Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and tection from other services to which this Turkmenistan, the allocation of the band band is allocated. 5670–5725 MHz to the space research service is 5.448D In the frequency band 5350–5470 on a primary basis (see No. 5.33). (WRC–07) MHz, stations in the radiolocation service 5.455 Additional allocation: in Armenia, shall not cause harmful interference to, nor Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cuba, the Russian Fed- claim protection from, radar systems in the eration, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, aeronautical radionavigation service oper- Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, ating in accordance with No. 5.449. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the 5.449 The use of the band 5350–5470 MHz by band 5670–5850 MHz is also allocated to the the aeronautical radionavigation service is fixed service on a primary basis. (WRC–07)

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5.456 Additional allocation: in Cameroon, space) for geostationary-satellite systems in the band 5755–5850 MHz is also allocated to the fixed-satellite service after 17 November the fixed service on a primary basis. 1995 shall consult on the basis of relevant 5.457A In the bands 5925–6425 MHz and 14– ITU–R Recommendations with the adminis- 14.5 GHz, earth stations located on board ves- trations that have notified and brought into sels may communicate with space stations of use non-geostationary-satellite systems in the fixed-satellite service. Such use shall be this frequency band before 18 November 1995 in accordance with Resolution 902 (WRC–03). upon request of the latter administrations. 5.457B In the bands 5925–6425 MHz and 14– This consultation shall be with a view to fa- 14.5 GHz, earth stations located on board ves- cilitating shared operation of both geo- sels may operate with the characteristics stationary-satellite systems in the fixed-sat- and under the conditions contained in Reso- ellite service and non-geostationary-satellite lution 902 (WRC–03) in Algeria, Saudi Arabia, systems in this band. Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, United 5.459 Additional allocation: in the Russian Arab Emirates, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Federation, the frequency bands 7100–7155 Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Mauritania, MHz and 7190–7235 MHz are also allocated to Oman, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, the space operation service (Earth-to-space) Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen, in the maritime on a primary basis, subject to agreement ob- mobile-satellite service on a secondary basis. tained under No. 9.21. Such use shall be in accordance with Resolu- 5.460 The use of the band 7145–7190 MHz by tion 902 (WRC–03). the space research service (Earth-to-space) is 5.457C In Region 2 (except Brazil, Cuba, restricted to deep space; no emissions to French overseas departments and commu- deep space shall be effected in the band 7190– nities, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay and 7235 MHz. Geostationary satellites in the Venezuela), the band 5925–6700 MHz may be space research service operating in the band used for aeronautical mobile telemetry for 7190–7235 MHz shall not claim protection flight testing by aircraft stations (see No. from existing and future stations of the fixed 1.83). Such use shall be in accordance with and mobile services and No. 5.43A does not Resolution 416 (WRC–07) and shall not cause apply. harmful interference to, nor claim protec- 5.461 Additional allocation: the bands 7250– tion from, the fixed-satellite and fixed serv- 7375 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 7900–8025 MHz ices. Any such use does not preclude the use (Earth-to-space) are also allocated to the of these bands by other mobile service appli- mobile-satellite service on a primary basis, cations or by other services to which these subject to agreement obtained under No. bands are allocated on a co-primary basis 9.21. and does not establish priority in the Radio 5.461A The use of the band 7450–7550 MHz Regulations. (WRC–07) by the meteorological-satellite service 5.458 In the band 6425–7075 MHz, passive (space-to-Earth) is limited to geostationary- microwave sensor measurements are carried satellite systems. Non-geostationary mete- out over the oceans. In the band 7075–7250 orological-satellite systems in this band no- MHz, passive microwave sensor measure- tified before 30 November 1997 may continue ments are carried out. Administrations to operate on a primary basis until the end should bear in mind the needs of the Earth of their lifetime. exploration-satellite (passive) and space re- 5.461B The use of the band 7750–7850 MHz search (passive) services in their future plan- by the meteorological-satellite service ning of the bands 6425–7025 MHz and 7075–7250 (space-to-Earth) is limited to non-geo- MHz. stationary satellite systems. 5.458A In making assignments in the band 5.462A In Regions 1 and 3 (except for 6700–7075 MHz to space stations of the fixed- Japan), in the band 8025–8400 MHz, the Earth satellite service, administrations are urged exploration-satellite service using geo- to take all practicable steps to protect spec- stationary satellites shall not produce a tral line observations of the radio astronomy power flux-density in excess of the following service in the band 6650–6675.2 MHz from provisional values for angles of arrival ( ), harmful interference from unwanted emis- q without the consent of the affected adminis- sions. tration: 5.458B The space-to-Earth allocation to the fixed-satellite service in the band 6700– ¥174 dB(W/m2) in a 4 kHz band for 0° ≤q <5° 7075 MHz is limited to feeder links for non- ¥174 + 0.5 (q¥5) dB(W/m2) in a 4 kHz band for geostationary satellite systems of the mo- 5° ≤q <25° bile-satellite service and is subject to coordi- ¥164 dB(W/m2) in a 4 kHz band for 25° ≤q ≤90° nation under No. 9.11A. The use of the band These values are subject to study under 6700–7075 MHz (space-to-Earth) by feeder Resolution 124 (Rev. WRC–2000). (FCC) links for non-geostationary satellite systems 5.463 Aircraft stations are not permitted in the mobile-satellite service is not subject to transmit in the band 8025–8400 MHz. to No. 22.2. 5.465 In the space research service, the use 5.458C Administrations making submis- of the band 8400–8450 MHz is limited to deep sions in the band 7025–7075 MHz (Earth-to- space.

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5.466 Different category of service: in Israel, in this band on a primary basis in the coun- Singapore and Sri Lanka, the allocation of tries listed in No. 5.471. (WRC–07) the band 8400–8500 MHz to the space research 5.474 In the band 9200–9500 MHz, search service is on a secondary basis (see No. 5.32). and rescue transponders (SART) may be 5.468 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- used, having due regard to the appropriate bia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei ITU–R Recommendation (see also Article 31). Darussalam, Burundi, Cameroon, China, 5.475 The use of the band 9300–9500 MHz by Congo (Rep. of the), Costa Rica, Egypt, the the aeronautical radionavigation service is United Arab Emirates, Gabon, Guyana, Indo- limited to airborne weather radars and nesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, the ground-based radars. In addition, ground- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jamaica, Jordan, based radar beacons in the aeronautical Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, radionavigation service are permitted in the Morocco, Mauritania, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, band 9300–9320 MHz on condition that harm- Pakistan, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, the ful interference is not caused to the mari- Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, Senegal, Singa- time radionavigation service. (WRC–07) pore, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Chad, 5.475A The use of the band 9300–9500 MHz Togo, Tunisia and Yemen, the band 8500–8750 by the Earth exploration-satellite service MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile (active) and the space research service (ac- services on a primary basis. tive) is limited to systems requiring nec- 5.469 Additional allocation: in Armenia, essary bandwidth greater than 300 MHz that Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federation, cannot be fully accommodated within the Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Mon- 9500–9800 MHz band. (WRC–07) golia, Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, the 5.475B In the band 9300–9500 MHz, stations Czech Rep., Romania, Tajikistan, operating in the radiolocation service shall not cause harmful interference to, nor claim Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 8500– protection from, radars operating in the 8750 MHz is also allocated to the land mobile radionavigation service in conformity with and radionavigation services on a primary the Radio Regulations. Ground-based radars basis. used for meteorological purposes have pri- 5.469A In the band 8550–8650 MHz, stations ority over other radiolocation uses. (WRC–07) in the Earth exploration-satellite service 5.476A In the band 9300–9800 MHz, stations (active) and space research service (active) in the Earth exploration-satellite service shall not cause harmful interference to, or (active) and space research service (active) constrain the use and development of, sta- shall not cause harmful interference to, nor tions of the radiolocation service. claim protection from, stations of the radio- 5.470 The use of the band 8750–8850 MHz by navigation and radiolocation services. the aeronautical radionavigation service is (WRC–07) limited to airborne Doppler navigation aids 5.477 Different category of service: in Alge- on a centre frequency of 8800 MHz. ria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, 5.471 Additional allocation: in Algeria, Ger- Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Egypt, the many, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Eritrea, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, France, Greece, Indo- Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Re- nesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), the Libyan public of), Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Ku- Arab Jamahiriya, the Netherlands, Qatar wait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Sudan, the bands 8825–8850 MHz and 9000– Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Syrian Arab Repub- 9200 MHz are also allocated to the maritime lic, the Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, Singa- radionavigation service, on a primary basis, pore, Somalia, Sudan, Trinidad and Tobago, for use by shore-based radars only. (WRC–07) and Yemen, the allocation of the band 9800– 5.472 In the bands 8850–9000 MHz and 9200– 10000 MHz to the fixed service is on a pri- 9225 MHz, the maritime radionavigation mary basis (see No. 5.33). (WRC–07) service is limited to shore-based radars. 5.478 Additional allocation: in Azerbaijan, 5.473 Additional allocation: in Armenia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cuba, the Rus- Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 9800– sian Federation, Georgia, Hungary, Mon- 10000 MHz is also allocated to the radio- golia, Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Ro- navigation service on a primary basis. (WRC– mania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and 07) Ukraine, the bands 8850–9000 MHz and 9200– 5.478A The use of the band 9800–9900 MHz 9300 MHz are also allocated to the radio- by the Earth exploration-satellite service navigation service on a primary basis. (WRC– (active) and the space research service (ac- 07) tive) is limited to systems requiring nec- 5.473A In the band 9000–9200 MHz, stations essary bandwidth greater than 500 MHz that operating in the radiolocation service shall cannot be fully accommodated within the not cause harmful interference to, nor claim 9300–9800 MHz band. (WRC–07) protection from, systems identified in No. 5.478B In the band 9800–9900 MHz, stations 5.337 operating in the aeronautical radio- in the Earth exploration-satellite service navigation service, or radar systems in the (active) and space research service (active) maritime radionavigation service operating shall not cause harmful interference to, nor

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claim protection from stations of the fixed to-space) is limited to feeder links for the service to which this band is allocated on a broadcasting-satellite service. secondary basis. (WRC–07) 5.484A The use of the bands 10.95–11.2 GHz 5.479 The band 9975–10025 MHz is also allo- (space-to-Earth), 11.45–11.7 GHz (space-to- cated to the meteorological-satellite service Earth), 11.7–12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Re- on a secondary basis for use by weather ra- gion 2, 12.2–12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Re- dars. gion 3, 12.5–12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Re- 5.480 Additional allocation: in Argentina, gion 1, 13.75–14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), 17.8– Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, 18.6 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7–20.2 GHz Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, (space-to-Earth), 27.5–28.6 GHz (Earth-to- Paraguay, the Netherlands Antilles, Peru space), 29.5–30 GHz (Earth-to-space) by a non- and Uruguay, the band 10–10.45 GHz is also geostationary-satellite system in the fixed- allocated to the fixed and mobile services on satellite service is subject to application of a primary basis. In Venezuela, the band 10– the provisions of No. 9.12 for coordination 10.45 GHz is also allocated to the fixed serv- with other non-geostationary-satellite sys- ice on a primary basis. (WRC–07) tems in the fixed-satellite service. Non-geo- 5.481 Additional allocation: in Germany, stationary-satellite systems in the fixed-sat- Angola, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Coˆ te ellite service shall not claim protection from d’Ivoire, El Salvador, Ecuador, Spain, Guate- geostationary-satellite networks in the mala, Hungary, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, Ni- fixed-satellite service operating in accord- geria, Oman, Uzbekistan, Paraguay, Peru, ance with the Radio Regulations, irrespec- tive of the dates of receipt by the Bureau of the Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, Romania, the complete coordination or notification in- Tanzania, Thailand and Uruguay, the band formation, as appropriate, for the non-geo- 10.45–10.5 GHz is also allocated to the fixed stationary-satellite systems in the fixed-sat- and mobile services on a primary basis. ellite service and of the complete coordina- (WRC–07) tion or notification information, as appro- 5.482 In the band 10.6–10.68 GHz, the power priate, for the geostationary-satellite net- delivered to the antenna of stations of the works, and No. 5.43A does not apply. Non- fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mo- geostationary-satellite systems in the fixed- ¥ bile, services shall not exceed 3 dBW. This satellite service in the above bands shall be limit may be exceeded, subject to agreement operated in such a way that any unaccept- obtained under No. 9.21. However, in Algeria, able interference that may occur during Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, their operation shall be rapidly eliminated. Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, United Arab 5.485 In Region 2, in the band 11.7–12.2 Emirates, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran (Is- GHz, transponders on space stations in the lamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Libyan fixed-satellite service may be used addition- Arab Jamahiriya, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Leb- ally for transmissions in the broadcasting- anon, Morocco, Mauritania, Moldova, Nige- satellite service, provided that such trans- ria, Oman, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Phil- missions do not have a maximum e.i.r.p. ippines, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, greater than 53 dBW per television channel Kyrgyzstan, Singapore, Tajikistan, Tunisia, and do not cause greater interference or re- Turkmenistan and Viet Nam, this restriction quire more protection from interference on the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical than the coordinated fixed-satellite service mobile, services is not applicable. (WRC–07) frequency assignments. With respect to the (FCC) space services, this band shall be used prin- 5.482A For sharing of the band 10.6–10.68 cipally for the fixed-satellite service. GHz between the Earth exploration-satellite 5.486 Different category of service: in Mex- (passive) service and the fixed and mobile, ico and the United States, the allocation of except aeronautical mobile, services, Resolu- the band 11.7–12.1 GHz to the fixed service is tion 751 (WRC–07) applies. (WRC–07) on a secondary basis (see No. 5.32). 5.483 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- 5.487 In the band 11.7–12.5 GHz in Regions bia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, 1 and 3, the fixed, fixed-satellite, mobile, ex- China, Colombia, Korea (Rep. of), Costa Rica, cept aeronautical mobile, and broadcasting Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Georgia, services, in accordance with their respective Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jor- allocations, shall not cause harmful inter- dan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mon- ference to, or claim protection from, broad- golia, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, the Dem. People’s casting-satellite stations operating in ac- Rep. of Korea, Romania, Tajikistan, cordance with the Regions 1 and 3 Plan in Turkmenistan and Yemen, the band 10.68–10.7 Appendix 30. GHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, 5.487A Additional allocation: in Region 1, except aeronautical mobile, services on a the band 11.7–12.5 GHz, in Region 2, the band primary basis. Such use is limited to equip- 12.2–12.7 GHz and, in Region 3, the band 11.7– ment in operation by 1 January 1985. (WRC– 12.2 GHz, are also allocated to the fixed-sat- 07) ellite service (space-to-Earth) on a primary 5.484 In Region 1, the use of the band 10.7– basis, limited to non-geostationary systems 11.7 GHz by the fixed-satellite service (Earth- and subject to application of the provisions

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of No. 9.12 for coordination with other non- Yemen, the band 12.5–12.75 GHz is also allo- geostationary-satellite systems in the fixed- cated to the fixed and mobile, except aero- satellite service. Non-geostationary-satellite nautical mobile, services on a primary basis. systems in the fixed-satellite service shall 5.495 Additional allocation: in Bosnia and not claim protection from geostationary-sat- Herzegovina, France, Greece, Liechtenstein, ellite networks in the broadcasting-satellite Monaco, Montenegro, Uganda, Romania, Ser- service operating in accordance with the bia, Switzerland, Tanzania and Tunisia, the Radio Regulations, irrespective of the dates band 12.5–12.75 GHz is also allocated to the of receipt by the Bureau of the complete co- fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mo- ordination or notification information, as bile, services on a secondary basis. (WRC–07) appropriate, for the non-geostationary-sat- 5.496 Additional allocation: in Austria, ellite systems in the fixed-satellite service Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, and of the complete coordination or notifica- the band 12.5–12.75 GHz is also allocated to tion information, as appropriate, for the geo- the fixed service and the mobile, except aero- stationary-satellite networks, and No. 5.43A nautical mobile, service on a primary basis. does not apply. Non-geostationary-satellite However, stations in these services shall not systems in the fixed-satellite service in the cause harmful interference to fixed-satellite above bands shall be operated in such a way service earth stations of countries in Region that any unacceptable interference that may 1 other than those listed in this footnote. Co- occur during their operation shall be rapidly ordination of these earth stations is not re- eliminated. quired with stations of the fixed and mobile 5.488 The use of the band 11.7–12.2 GHz by services of the countries listed in this foot- geostationary-satellite networks in the note. The power flux-density limit at the fixed-satellite service in Region 2 is subject Earth’s surface given in Table 21–4 of Article to application of the provisions of No. 9.14 21, for the fixed-satellite service shall apply for coordination with stations of terrestrial on the territory of the countries listed in services in Regions 1, 2 and 3. For the use of this footnote. the band 12.2–12.7 GHz by the broadcasting- 5.497 The use of the band 13.25–13.4 GHz by satellite service in Region 2, see Appendix 30. the aeronautical radionavigation service is 5.489 Additional allocation: in Peru, the limited to Doppler navigation aids. band 12.1–12.2 GHz is also allocated to the 5.498A The Earth exploration-satellite fixed service on a primary basis. (active) and space research (active) services 5.490 In Region 2, in the band 12.2–12.7 operating in the band 13.25–13.4 GHz shall not GHz, existing and future terrestrial cause harmful interference to, or constrain radiocommunication services shall not cause the use and development of, the aeronautical harmful interference to the space services radionavigation service. operating in conformity with the broad- 5.499 Additional allocation: in Bangladesh, casting-satellite Plan for Region 2 contained India and Pakistan, the band 13.25–14 GHz is in Appendix 30. also allocated to the fixed service on a pri- 5.492 Assignments to stations of the mary basis. broadcasting-satellite service which are in 5.500 Additional allocation: in Algeria, An- conformity with the appropriate regional gola, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Brunei Plan or included in the Regions 1 and 3 List Darussalam, Cameroon, Egypt, the United in Appendix 30 may also be used for trans- Arab Emirates, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran (Is- missions in the fixed-satellite service (space- lamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Ku- to-Earth), provided that such transmissions wait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, do not cause more interference, or require Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, Nigeria, Paki- more protection from interference, than the stan, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, broadcasting-satellite service transmissions Singapore, Sudan, Chad and Tunisia, the operating in conformity with the Plan or the band 13.4–14 GHz is also allocated to the fixed List, as appropriate. and mobile services on a primary basis. 5.493 The broadcasting-satellite service in 5.501 Additional allocation: In Azerbaijan, the band 12.5–12.75 GHz in Region 3 is limited Hungary, Japan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Ro- to a power flux-density not exceeding ¥111 mania and Turkmenistan, the band 13.4–14 dB(W/(m2 · 27 MHz)) for all conditions and for GHz is also allocated to the radionavigation all methods of modulation at the edge of the service on a primary basis. (WRC–07) service area. 5.501A The allocation of the band 13.4– 5.494 Additional allocation: in Algeria, An- 13.75 GHz to the space research service on a gola, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Cameroon, the primary basis is limited to active spaceborne Central African Rep., Congo (Rep. of the), sensors. Other uses of the band by the space Coˆ te d’Ivoire, Egypt, the United Arab Emir- research service are on a secondary basis. ates, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guin- 5.501B In the band 13.4–13.75 GHz, the ea, Iraq, Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Earth exploration-satellite (active) and Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, space research (active) services shall not Morocco, Mongolia, Nigeria, Qatar, the Syr- cause harmful interference to, or constrain ian Arab Republic, the Dem. Rep. of the the use and development of, the radio- Congo, Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Togo and location service.

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5.502 In the band 13.75–14 GHz, an earth satellite service earth station emissions station of a geostationary fixed-satellite from any fixed-satellite service earth station service network shall have a minimum an- having an antenna diameter of 4.5 m or tenna diameter of 1.2 m and an earth station greater; of a non-geostationary fixed-satellite service — the e.i.r.p. density of emissions from any system shall have a minimum antenna di- earth station in the fixed-satellite service ameter of 4.5 m. In addition, the e.i.r.p., operating with a space station in non-geo- averaged over one second, radiated by a sta- stationary-satellite orbit shall not exceed tion in the radiolocation or radionavigation 51 dBW in the 6 MHz band from 13.772 to services shall not exceed 59 dBW for ele- 13.778 GHz. vation angles above 2° and 65 dBW at lower angles. Before an administration brings into Automatic power control may be used to use an earth station in a geostationary-sat- increase the e.i.r.p. density in these fre- ellite network in the fixed-satellite service quency ranges to compensate for rain at- in this band with an antenna diameter small- tenuation, to the extent that the power flux- er than 4.5 m, it shall ensure that the power density at the fixed-satellite service space flux-density produced by this earth station station does not exceed the value resulting does not exceed: from use by an earth station of an e.i.r.p. meeting the above limits in clear-sky condi- — ¥115 dB(W/(m2 · 10 MHz)) for more than tions. 1% of the time produced at 36 m above sea 5.504 The use of the band 14–14.3 GHz by level at the low water mark, as officially the radionavigation service shall be such as recognized by the coastal State; to provide sufficient protection to space sta- — ¥115 dB(W/(m2 · 10 MHz)) for more than tions of the fixed-satellite service. 1% of the time produced 3 m above ground 5.504A In the band 14–14.5 GHz, aircraft at the border of the territory of an admin- earth stations in the secondary aeronautical istration deploying or planning to deploy mobile-satellite service may also commu- land mobile radars in this band, unless nicate with space stations in the fixed-sat- prior agreement has been obtained. ellite service. The provisions of Nos. 5.29, 5.30 For earth stations within the fixed-sat- and 5.31 apply. ellite service having an antenna diameter 5.504B Aircraft earth stations operating greater than or equal to 4.5 m, the e.i.r.p. of in the aeronautical mobile-satellite service any emission should be at least 68 dBW and in the band 14–14.5 GHz shall comply with the should not exceed 85 dBW. provisions of Annex 1, Part C of Rec- 5.503 In the band 13.75–14 GHz, geo- ommendation ITU–R M.1643, with respect to stationary space stations in the space re- any radio astronomy station performing ob- search service for which information for ad- servations in the 14.47–14.5 GHz band located vance publication has been received by the on the territory of Spain, France, India, Bureau prior to 31 January 1992 shall operate Italy, the United Kingdom and South Africa. on an equal basis with stations in the fixed- 5.504C In the band 14–14.25 GHz, the power satellite service; after that date, new geo- flux-density produced on the territory of the stationary space stations in the space re- countries of Saudi Arabia, Botswana, Coˆ te search service will operate on a secondary d’Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, India, Iran (Islamic basis. Until those geostationary space sta- Republic of), Kuwait, Lesotho, Nigeria, tions in the space research service for which Oman, the Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia information for advance publication has by any aircraft earth station in the aero- been received by the Bureau prior to 31 Janu- nautical mobile-satellite service shall not ary 1992 cease to operate in this band: exceed the limits given in Annex 1, Part B of —In the band 13.77–13.78 GHz, the e.i.r.p. den- Recommendation ITU–R M.1643, unless oth- sity of emissions from any earth station in erwise specifically agreed by the affected ad- the fixed-satellite service operating with a ministration(s). The provisions of this foot- space station in geostationary-satellite note in no way derogate the obligations of orbit shall not exceed: the aeronautical mobile-satellite service to (i) 4.7D + 28 dB (W/40 kHz), where D is the operate as a secondary service in accordance fixed-satellite service earth station antenna with No. 5.29. diameter (m) for antenna diameters equal to 5.505 Additional allocation: In Algeria, An- or greater than 1.2 m and less than 4.5 m; gola, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Botswana, (ii) 49.2 + 20 log (D/4.5) dB(W/40 kHz), where Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, China, Congo D is the fixed-satellite service earth station (Rep. of the), Korea (Rep. of), Egypt, the antenna diameter (m) for antenna diameters United Arab Emirates, Gabon, Guinea, India, equal to or greater than 4.5 m and less than Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, 31.9 m; Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Leb- (iii) 66.2 dB(W/40 kHz) for any fixed-sat- anon, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, ellite service earth station for antenna diam- Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, the eters (m) equal to or greater than 31.9 m; Syrian Arab Republic, the Dem. 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Yemen, the band 14–14.3 GHz is also allocated ellite service to operate as a secondary serv- to the fixed service on a primary basis. ice in accordance with No. 5.29. (WRC–07) 5.510 The use of the band 14.5–14.8 GHz by 5.506 The band 14–14.5 GHz may be used, the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to-space) is within the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to- limited to feeder links for the broadcasting- space), for feeder links for the broadcasting- satellite service. This use is reserved for satellite service, subject to coordination countries outside Europe. with other networks in the fixed-satellite 5.511 Additional allocation: In Saudi Ara- service. Such use of feeder links is reserved bia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cam- for countries outside Europe. eroon, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, 5.506A In the band 14–14.5 GHz, ship earth Guinea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, stations with an e.i.r.p. greater than 21 dBW Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Kuwait, shall operate under the same conditions as Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, the Syrian Arab earth stations located on board vessels, as Republic and Somalia, the band 15.35–15.4 provided in Resolution 902 (WRC–03). This GHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile footnote shall not apply to ship earth sta- services on a secondary basis. (WRC–07) tions for which the complete Appendix 4 in- 5.511A The band 15.43–15.63 GHz is also al- formation has been received by the Bureau located to the fixed-satellite service (space- prior to 5 July 2003. to-Earth) on a primary basis. Use of the band 5.506B Earth stations located on board 15.43–15.63 GHz by the fixed-satellite service vessels communicating with space stations (space-to-Earth and Earth-to-space) is lim- in the fixed-satellite service may operate in ited to feeder links of non-geostationary sys- the frequency band 14–14.5 GHz without the tems in the mobile-satellite service, subject need for prior agreement from Cyprus, to coordination under No. 9.11A. The use of Greece and Malta, within the minimum dis- the frequency band 15.43–15.63 GHz by the tance given in Resolution 902 (WRC–03) from fixed-satellite service (space-to-Earth) is these countries. limited to feeder links of non-geostationary 5.508 Additional allocation: In Germany, systems in the mobile-satellite service for Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Italy, Liby- which advance publication information has an Arab Jamahiriya, The Former Yugoslav been received by the Bureau prior to 2 June Rep. of Macedonia and the United Kingdom, 2000. In the space-to-Earth direction, the the band 14.25–14.3 GHz is also allocated to minimum earth station elevation angle the fixed service on a primary basis. (WRC– above and gain towards the local horizontal 07) plane and the minimum coordination dis- 5.508A In the band 14.25–14.3 GHz, the tances to protect an earth station from power flux-density produced on the territory harmful interference shall be in accordance of the countries of Saudi Arabia, Botswana, with Recommendation ITU–R S.1341. In order China, Coˆ te d’Ivoire, Egypt, France, Guinea, to protect the radio astronomy service in the India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Ku- band 15.35–15.4 GHz, the aggregate power wait, Lesotho, Nigeria, Oman, the Syrian flux-density radiated in the 15.35–15.4 GHz Arab Republic, the United Kingdom and Tu- band by all the space stations within any nisia by any aircraft earth station in the feeder-link of a non-geostationary system in aeronautical mobile-satellite service shall the mobile-satellite service (space-to-Earth) not exceed the limits given in Annex 1, Part operating in the 15.43–15.63 GHz band shall B of Recommendation ITU–R M.1643, unless not exceed the level of ¥156 dB(W/m2) in a 50 otherwise specifically agreed by the affected MHz bandwidth, into any radio astronomy administration(s). The provisions of this observatory site for more than 2% of the footnote in no way derogate the obligations time. of the aeronautical mobile-satellite service 5.511C Stations operating in the aero- to operate as a secondary service in accord- nautical radionavigation service shall limit ance with No. 5.29. the effective e.i.r.p. in accordance with Rec- 5.509A In the band 14.3–14.5 GHz, the ommendation ITU–R S.1340. The minimum power flux-density produced on the territory coordination distance required to protect the of the countries of Saudi Arabia, Botswana, aeronautical radionavigation stations (No. Cameroon, China, Coˆ te d’Ivoire, Egypt, 4.10 applies) from harmful interference from France, Gabon, Guinea, India, Iran (Islamic feeder-link earth stations and the maximum Republic of), Italy, Kuwait, Lesotho, Mo- e.i.r.p. transmitted towards the local hori- rocco, Nigeria, Oman, the Syrian Arab Re- zontal plane by a feeder-link earth station public, the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Tu- shall be in accordance with Recommendation nisia and Viet Nam by any aircraft earth ITU–R S. 1340. station in the aeronautical mobile-satellite 5.511D Fixed-satellite service systems for service shall not exceed the limits given in which complete information for advance Annex 1, Part B of Recommendation ITU–R publication has been received by the Bureau M.1643, unless otherwise specifically agreed by 21 November 1997 may operate in the by the affected administration(s). The provi- bands 15.4–15.43 GHz and 15.63–15.7 GHz in the sions of this footnote in no way derogate the space-to-Earth direction and 15.63–15.65 GHz obligations of the aeronautical mobile-sat- in the Earth-to-space direction. In the bands

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15.4–15.43 GHz and 15.65–15.7 GHz, emissions service. The use of the band 17.3–17.8 GHz in from a non-geostationary space station shall Region 2 by systems in the fixed-satellite not exceed the power flux-density limits at service (Earth-to-space) is limited to geo- the Earth’s surface of ¥146 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) stationary satellites. For the use of the band for any angle of arrival. In the band 15.63– 17.3–17.8 GHz in Region 2 by feeder links for 15.65 GHz, where an administration plans the broadcasting-satellite service in the emissions from a non-geostationary space band 12.2–12.7 GHz, see Article 11. The use of station that exceed ¥146 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) the bands 17.3–18.1 GHz (Earth-to-space) in for any angle of arrival, it shall coordinate Regions 1 and 3 and 17.8–18.1 GHz (Earth-to- under No. 9.11A with the affected administra- space) in Region 2 by non-geostationary-sat- tions. Stations in the fixed-satellite service ellite systems in the fixed-satellite service is operating in the band 15.63–15.65 GHz in the subject to application of the provisions of Earth-to-space direction shall not cause No. 9.12 for coordination with other non-geo- harmful interference to stations in the aero- stationary-satellite systems in the fixed-sat- nautical radionavigation service (No. 4.10 ap- ellite service. Non-geostationary-satellite plies). systems in the fixed-satellite service shall 5.512 Additional allocation: In Algeria, An- not claim protection from geostationary-sat- gola, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Bahrain, Ban- ellite networks in the fixed-satellite service gladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, operating in accordance with the Radio Reg- Congo (Rep. of the), Costa Rica, Egypt, El ulations, irrespective of the dates of receipt Salvador, the United Arab Emirates, Eritrea, by the Bureau of the complete coordination Finland, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran or notification information, as appropriate, (Islamic Republic of), the Libyan Arab for the non-geostationary-satellite systems Jamahiriya, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Leb- in the fixed-satellite service and of the com- anon, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, plete coordination or notification informa- Montenegro, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, tion, as appropriate, for the geostationary- Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Syrian Arab Repub- satellite networks, and No. 5.43A does not lic, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Swa- apply. Non-geostationary-satellite systems ziland, Tanzania, Chad, Togo and Yemen, the in the fixed-satellite service in the above band 15.7–17.3 GHz is also allocated to the bands shall be operated in such a way that fixed and mobile services on a primary basis. any unacceptable interference that may (WRC–07) occur during their operation shall be rapidly 5.513 Additional allocation: In Israel, the eliminated. band 15.7–17.3 GHz is also allocated to the 5.516A In the band 17.3–17.7 GHz, earth sta- fixed and mobile services on a primary basis. tions of the fixed-satellite service (space-to- These services shall not claim protection Earth) in Region 1 shall not claim protection from or cause harmful interference to serv- from the broadcasting-satellite service feed- ices operating in accordance with the Table er-link earth stations operating under Ap- in countries other than those included in No. 5.512. pendix 30A, nor put any limitations or re- 5.513A Spaceborne active sensors oper- strictions on the locations of the broad- ating in the band 17.2–17.3 GHz shall not casting-satellite service feeder-link earth cause harmful interference to, or constrain stations anywhere within the service area of the development of, the radiolocation and the feeder link. other services allocated on a primary basis. 5.516B The following bands are identified 5.514 Additional allocation: In Algeria, An- for use by high-density applications in the gola, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, fixed-satellite service: Cameroon, Costa Rica, El Salvador, the 17.3–17.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Region 1, United Arab Emirates, Guatemala, India, 18.3–19.3 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Region 2, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, 19.7–20.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) in all Regions, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Japan, Jordan, 39.5–40 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Region 1, Kuwait, Lithuania, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nige- 40–40.5 GHz (space-to-Earth) in all Regions, ria, Oman, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Qatar, 40.5–42 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Region 2, Kyrgyzstan and Sudan, the band 17.3–17.7 47.5–47.9 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Region 1, GHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile 48.2–48.54 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Region 1, services on a secondary basis. The power lim- 49.44–50.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) in Region 1, its given in Nos. 21.3 and 21.5 shall apply. and (WRC–07) 5.515 In the band 17.3–17.8 GHz, sharing be- 27.5–27.82 GHz (Earth-to-space) in Region 1, tween the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to- 28.35–28.45 GHz (Earth-to-space) in Region 2, space) and the broadcasting-satellite service 28.45–28.94 GHz (Earth-to-space) in all Re- shall also be in accordance with the provi- gions, sions of § 1 of Annex 4 of Appendix 30A. 28.94–29.1 GHz (Earth-to-space) in Regions 2 5.516 The use of the band 17.3–18.1 GHz by and 3, geostationary-satellite systems in the fixed- 29.25–29.46 GHz (Earth-to-space) in Region 2, satellite service (Earth-to-space) is limited 29.46–30 GHz (Earth-to-space) in all Regions, to feeder links for the broadcasting-satellite 48.2–50.2 GHz (Earth-to-space) in Region 2.

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This identification does not preclude the unacceptable interference to geostationary use of these bands by other fixed-satellite fixed-satellite service networks for which service applications or by other services to complete Appendix 4 notification informa- which these bands are allocated on a co-pri- tion is considered as having been received by mary basis and does not establish priority in the Bureau prior to 18 November 1995. these Radio Regulations among users of the 5.523B The use of the band 19.3–19.6 GHz bands. Administrations should take this into (Earth-to-space) by the fixed-satellite serv- account when considering regulatory provi- ice is limited to feeder links for non-geo- sions in relation to these bands. See Resolu- stationary-satellite systems in the mobile- tion 143 (Rev.WRC–07). (FCC) satellite service. Such use is subject to the 5.517 In Region 2, use of the fixed-satellite application of the provisions of No. 9.11A, (space-to-Earth) service in the band 17.7–17.8 and No. 22.2 does not apply. GHz shall not cause harmful interference to 5.523C No. 22.2 shall continue to apply in nor claim protection from assignments in the bands 19.3–19.6 GHz and 29.1–29.4 GHz, be- the broadcasting-satellite service operating tween feeder links of non-geostationary mo- in conformity with the Radio Regulations. bile-satellite service networks and those (WRC–07) fixed-satellite service networks for which 5.519 Additional allocation: The bands 18– complete Appendix 4 coordination informa- 18.3 GHz in Region 2 and 18.1–18.4 GHz in Re- tion, or notification information, is consid- gions 1 and 3 are also allocated to the mete- ered as having been received by the Bureau orological-satellite service (space-to-Earth) prior to 18 November 1995. on a primary basis. Their use is limited to 5.523D The use of the band 19.3–19.7 GHz geostationary satellites. (WRC–07) (space-to-Earth) by geostationary fixed-sat- 5.520 The use of the band 18.1–18.4 GHz by the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to-space) is ellite service systems and by feeder links for limited to feeder links of geostationary-sat- non-geostationary-satellite systems in the ellite systems in the broadcasting-satellite mobile-satellite service is subject to the ap- service. plication of the provisions of No. 9.11A, but 5.521 Alternative allocation: In Germany, not subject to the provisions of No. 22.2. The Denmark, the United Arab Emirates and use of this band for other non-geostationary Greece, the band 18.1–18.4 GHz is allocated to fixed-satellite service systems, or for the the fixed, fixed-satellite (space-to-Earth) and cases indicated in Nos. 5.523C and 5.523E, is mobile services on a primary basis (see No. not subject to the provisions of No. 9.11A and 5.33). The provisions of No. 5.519 also apply. shall continue to be subject to Articles 9 (ex- 5.522A The emissions of the fixed service cept No. 9.11A) and 11 procedures, and to the and the fixed-satellite service in the band provisions of No. 22.2. 18.6–18.8 GHz are limited to the values given 5.523E No. 22.2 shall continue to apply in in Nos. 21.5A and 21.16.2, respectively. the bands 19.6–19.7 GHz and 29.4–29.5 GHz, be- 5.522B The use of the band 18.6–18.8 GHz tween feeder links of non-geostationary mo- by the fixed-satellite service is limited to bile-satellite service networks and those geostationary systems and systems with an fixed-satellite service networks for which orbit of apogee greater than 20000 km. complete Appendix 4 coordination informa- 5.522C In the band 18.6–18.8 GHz, in Alge- tion, or notification information, is consid- ria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the ered as having been received by the Bureau United Arab Emirates, the Libyan Arab by 21 November 1997. Jamahiriya, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, 5.524 Additional allocation: In Afghanistan, Oman, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tu- Algeria, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, nisia and Yemen, fixed-service systems in Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, China, Congo operation at the date of entry into force of (Rep. of the), Costa Rica, Egypt, the United the Final Acts of WRC–2000 are not subject Arab Emirates, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, to the limits of No. 21.5A. India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, 5.523A The use of the bands 18.8–19.3 GHz Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, (space-to-Earth) and 28.6–29.1 GHz (Earth-to- Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Nepal, Nigeria, space) by geostationary and non-geo- Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, the stationary fixed-satellite service networks is Syrian Arab Republic, the Dem. Rep. of the subject to the application of the provisions Congo, the Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, of No. 9.11A and No. 22.2 does not apply. Ad- Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Chad, ministrations having geostationary-satellite Togo and Tunisia, the band 19.7–21.2 GHz is networks under coordination prior to 18 No- also allocated to the fixed and mobile serv- vember 1995 shall cooperate to the maximum ices on a primary basis. This additional use extent possible to coordinate pursuant to No. shall not impose any limitation on the power 9.11A with non-geostationary-satellite net- flux-density of space stations in the fixed- works for which notification information has satellite service in the band 19.7–21.2 GHz and been received by the Bureau prior to that of space stations in the mobile-satellite serv- date, with a view to reaching results accept- ice in the band 19.7–20.2 GHz where the allo- able to all the parties concerned. Non-geo- cation to the mobile-satellite service is on a stationary-satellite networks shall not cause primary basis in the latter band. (WRC–07)

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5.525 In order to facilitate interregional satellite systems in the mobile-satellite coordination between networks in the mo- service. Such use is subject to the applica- bile-satellite and fixed-satellite services, tion of the provisions of No. 9.11A, but not carriers in the mobile-satellite service that subject to the provisions of No. 22.2, except are most susceptible to interference shall, to as indicated in Nos. 5.523C and 5.523E where the extent practicable, be located in the such use is not subject to the provisions of higher parts of the bands 19.7–20.2 GHz and No. 9.11A and shall continue to be subject to 29.5–30 GHz. Articles 9 (except No. 9.11A) and 11 proce- 5.526 In the bands 19.7–20.2 GHz and 29.5–30 dures, and to the provisions of No. 22.2. GHz in Region 2, and in the bands 20.1–20.2 5.536 Use of the 25.25–27.5 GHz band by the GHz and 29.9–30 GHz in Regions 1 and 3, net- inter-satellite service is limited to space re- works which are both in the fixed-satellite search and Earth exploration-satellite appli- service and in the mobile-satellite service cations, and also transmissions of data origi- may include links between earth stations at nating from industrial and medical activities specified or unspecified points or while in in space. motion, through one or more satellites for 5.536A Administrations operating earth point-to-point and point-to-multipoint com- stations in the Earth exploration-satellite munications. service or the space research service shall 5.527 In the bands 19.7–20.2 GHz and 29.5–30 not claim protection from stations in the GHz, the provisions of No. 4.10 do not apply fixed and mobile services operated by other with respect to the mobile-satellite service. administrations. In addition, earth stations 5.528 The allocation to the mobile-sat- in the Earth exploration-satellite service or ellite service is intended for use by networks in the space research service should be oper- which use narrow spot-beam antennas and ated taking into account Recommendations other advanced technology at the space sta- ITU–R SA.1278 and ITU–R SA.1625, respec- tions. Administrations operating systems in tively. the mobile-satellite service in the band 19.7– 5.536B In Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, 20.1 GHz in Region 2 and in the band 20.1–20.2 Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Korea GHz shall take all practicable steps to en- (Rep. of), Denmark, Egypt, United Arab sure the continued availability of these Emirates, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, bands for administrations operating fixed Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), and mobile systems in accordance with the Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Libyan Arab provisions of No. 5.524. Jamahiriya, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Leb- 5.529 The use of the bands 19.7–20.1 GHz anon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Moldova, and 29.5–29.9 GHz by the mobile-satellite Norway, Oman, Uganda, Pakistan, the Phil- service in Region 2 is limited to satellite ippines, Poland, Portugal, the Syrian Arab networks which are both in the fixed-sat- Republic, Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, Slo- ellite service and in the mobile-satellite vakia, the Czech Rep., Romania, the United service as described in No. 5.526. Kingdom, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, 5.530 In Regions 1 and 3, the use of the Tanzania, Turkey, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe, band 21.4–22 GHz by the broadcasting-sat- earth stations operating in the Earth explo- ellite service is subject to the provisions of ration-satellite service in the band 25.5–27 Resolution 525 (Rev.WRC–07). (WRC–07) GHz shall not claim protection from, or con- 5.531 Additional allocation: in Japan, the strain the use and deployment of, stations of band 21.4–22 GHz is also allocated to the the fixed and mobile services. (WRC–07) broadcasting service on a primary basis. 5.536C In Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, 5.532 The use of the band 22.21–22.5 GHz by Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Comoros, Cuba, the Earth exploration-satellite (passive) and Djibouti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Es- space research (passive) services shall not tonia, Finland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), impose constraints upon the fixed and mo- Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, bile, except aeronautical mobile, services. Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, 5.533 The inter-satellite service shall not Syrian Arab Republic, Somalia, Sudan, Tan- claim protection from harmful interference zania, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia and from airport surface detection equipment Zimbabwe, earth stations operating in the stations of the radionavigation service. space research service in the band 25.5–27 5.535 In the band 24.75–25.25 GHz, feeder GHz shall not claim protection from, or con- links to stations of the broadcasting-sat- strain the use and deployment of, stations of ellite service shall have priority over other the fixed and mobile services. uses in the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to- 5.537 Space services using non-geo- space). Such other uses shall protect and stationary satellites operating in the inter- shall not claim protection from existing and satellite service in the band 27–27.5 GHz are future operating feeder-link networks to exempt from the provisions of No. 22.2. such broadcasting satellite stations. 5.537A In Bhutan, Cameroon, Korea (Rep. 5.535A The use of the band 29.1–29.5 GHz of), the Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, (Earth-to-space) by the fixed-satellite serv- Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, ice is limited to geostationary-satellite sys- Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, tems and feeder links to non-geostationary- Mongolia, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Pakistan,

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the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, the Dem. Peo- Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Ma- ple’s Rep. of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and laysia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Nepal, Viet Nam, the allocation to the fixed service Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, the Syrian in the band 27.9–28.2 GHz may also be used by Arab Republic, the Dem. People’s Rep. of high altitude platform stations (HAPS) with- Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Chad, in the territory of these countries. Such use the band 29.5–31 GHz is also allocated to the of 300 MHz of the fixed-service allocation by fixed and mobile services on a secondary HAPS in the above countries is further lim- basis. The power limits specified in Nos. 21.3 ited to operation in the HAPS-to-ground di- and 21.5 shall apply. (WRC–07) rection and shall not cause harmful inter- ference to, nor claim protection from, other 5.543 The band 29.95–30 GHz may be used types of fixed-service systems or other co- for space-to-space links in the Earth explo- primary services. Furthermore, the develop- ration-satellite service for telemetry, track- ment of these other services shall not be con- ing, and control purposes, on a secondary strained by HAPS. See Resolution 145 basis. (Rev.WRC–07). (WRC–07) 5.543A In Bhutan, Cameroon, Korea (Rep. 5.538 Additional allocation: the bands of), the Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, 27.500–27.501 GHz and 29.999–30.000 GHz are Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, also allocated to the fixed-satellite service Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis for the Mongolia, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, beacon transmissions intended for up-link the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, the Dem. Peo- power control. Such space-to-Earth trans- ple’s Rep. of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and missions shall not exceed an equivalent Viet Nam, the allocation to the fixed service isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) of + 10 in the band 31–31.3 GHz may also be used by dBW in the direction of adjacent satellites on the geostationary-satellite orbit. (WRC– systems using high altitude platform sta- 07) tions (HAPS) in the ground-to-HAPS direc- 5.539 The band 27.5–30 GHz may be used by tion. The use of the band 31–31.3 GHz by sys- the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to-space) tems using HAPS is limited to the territory for the provision of feeder links for the of the countries listed above and shall not broadcasting-satellite service. cause harmful interference to, nor claim pro- 5.540 Additional allocation: the band 27.501– tection from, other types of fixed-service 29.999 GHz is also allocated to the fixed-sat- systems, systems in the mobile service and ellite service (space-to-Earth) on a secondary systems operated under No. 5.545. Further- basis for beacon transmissions intended for more, the development of these services up-link power control. shall not be constrained by HAPS. Systems 5.541 In the band 28.5–30 GHz, the earth ex- using HAPS in the band 31–31.3 GHz shall not ploration-satellite service is limited to the cause harmful interference to the radio as- transfer of data between stations and not to tronomy service having a primary allocation the primary collection of information by in the band 31.3–31.8 GHz, taking into ac- means of active or passive sensors. 5.541A Feeder links of non-geostationary count the protection criterion as given in networks in the mobile-satellite service and Recommendation ITU–R RA.769. In order to geostationary networks in the fixed-satellite ensure the protection of satellite passive service operating in the band 29.1–29.5 GHz services, the level of unwanted power density (Earth-to-space) shall employ uplink adapt- into a HAPS antenna in the ive power control or other methods of fade band 31.3–31.8 GHz shall be limited to ¥106 compensation, such that the earth station dB(W/MHz) under clear-sky conditions, and transmissions shall be conducted at the may be increased up to ¥100 dB(W/MHz) power level required to meet the desired link under rainy conditions to mitigate fading performance while reducing the level of mu- due to rain, provided the effective impact on tual interference between both networks. the passive satellite does not exceed the im- These methods shall apply to networks for pact under clear-sky conditions. See Resolu- which Appendix 4 coordination information tion 145 (Rev.WRC–07). (WRC–07) is considered as having been received by the 5.544 In the band 31–31.3 GHz the power Bureau after 17 May 1996 and until they are flux-density limits specified in Article 21, changed by a future competent world Table 21–4 shall apply to the space research radiocommunication conference. Adminis- service. trations submitting Appendix 4 information 5.545 Different category of service: in Arme- for coordination before this date are encour- aged to utilize these techniques to the extent nia, Georgia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, practicable. Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the allocation 5.542 Additional allocation: in Algeria, of the band 31–31.3 GHz to the space research Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, service is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33). Cameroon, China, Congo (Rep. of the), Egypt, (WRC–07) the United Arab Emirates, Eritrea, Ethiopia, 5.546 Different category of service: in Saudi Guinea, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Arabia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,

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Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Es- ippines, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, the tonia, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Hun- Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Singapore, Somalia, gary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Jor- Sudan, Sri Lanka, Togo, Tunisia and Yemen, dan, Lebanon, Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbek- the band 33.4–36 GHz is also allocated to the istan, Poland, the Syrian Arab Republic, fixed and mobile services on a primary basis. Kyrgyzstan, Romania, the United Kingdom, 5.549A In the band 35.5–36.0 GHz, the mean South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and power flux-density at the Earth’s surface, Turkey, the allocation of the band 31.5–31.8 generated by any spaceborne sensor in the GHz to the fixed and mobile, except aero- Earth exploration-satellite service (active) nautical mobile, services is on a primary or space research service (active), for any basis (see No. 5.33). (WRC–07) angle greater than 0.8° from the beam centre 5.547 The bands 31.8–33.4 GHz, 37–40 GHz, shall not exceed ¥73.3 dB(W/m2) in this band. 40.5–43.5 GHz, 51.4–52.6 GHz, 55.78–59 GHz and 5.550 Different category of service: in Arme- 64–66 GHz are available for high-density ap- nia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federa- plications in the fixed service (see Resolution tion, Georgia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, 75 (WRC–2000)). Administrations should take Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the allocation this into account when considering regu- of the band 34.7–35.2 GHz to the space re- latory provisions in relation to these bands. search service is on a primary basis (see No. Because of the potential deployment of high- 5.33). (WRC–07) density applications in the fixed-satellite 5.550A For sharing of the band 36–37 GHz service in the bands 39.5–40 GHz and 40.5–42 between the Earth exploration-satellite (pas- GHz (see No. 5.516B), administrations should sive) service and the fixed and mobile serv- further take into account potential con- ices, Resolution 752 (WRC–07) shall apply. straints to high-density applications in the (WRC–07) fixed service, as appropriate. (WRC–07) 5.551F Different category of service: in 5.547A Administrations should take prac- Japan, the allocation of the band 41.5–42.5 tical measures to minimize the potential in- GHz to the mobile service is on a primary terference between stations in the fixed serv- basis (see No. 5.33). ice and airborne stations in the radio- 5.551H The equivalent power flux-density navigation service in the 31.8–33.4 GHz band, (epfd) produced in the band 42.5–43.5 GHz by taking into account the operational needs of all space stations in any non-geostationary- the airborne radar systems. satellite system in the fixed-satellite service 5.547B Alternative allocation: in the United (space-to-Earth), or in the broadcasting-sat- States, the band 31.8–32 GHz is allocated to ellite service operating in the 42–42.5 GHz the radionavigation and space research (deep band, shall not exceed the following values space) (space-to-Earth) services on a primary at the site of any radio astronomy station basis. for more than 2% of the time: 5.547C Alternative allocation: in the United ¥230 dB(W/m2) in 1 GHz and ¥246 dB(W/m2) States, the band 32–32.3 GHz is allocated to in any 500 kHz of the 42.5–43.5 GHz band at the radionavigation and space research (deep the site of any radio astronomy station space) (space-to-Earth) services on a primary registered as a single-dish telescope; and basis. ¥209 dB(W/m2) in any 500 kHz of the 42.5–43.5 5.547D Alternative allocation: in the United GHz band at the site of any radio astron- States, the band 32.3–33 GHz is allocated to omy station registered as a very long base- the inter-satellite and radionavigation serv- line interferometry station. ices on a primary basis. 5.547E Alternative allocation: in the United These epfd values shall be evaluated using States, the band 33–33.4 GHz is allocated to the methodology given in Recommendation the radionavigation service on a primary ITU–R S.1586–1 and the reference antenna basis. pattern and the maximum gain of an an- 5.548 In designing systems for the inter- tenna in the radio astronomy service given satellite service in the band 32.3–33 GHz, for in Recommendation ITU–R RA.1631 and shall the radionavigation service in the band 32–33 apply over the whole sky and for elevation GHz, and for the space research service (deep angles higher than the minimum operating space) in the band 31.8–32.3 GHz, administra- angle qmin of the radiotelescope (for which a tions shall take all necessary measures to default value of 5° should be adopted in the prevent harmful interference between these absence of notified information). services, bearing in mind the safety aspects These values shall apply at any radio as- of the radionavigation service (see Rec- tronomy station that either: ommendation 707). —Was in operation prior to 5 July 2003 and 5.549 Additional allocation: in Saudi Ara- has been notified to the Bureau before 4 bia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, the United January 2004; or Arab Emirates, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran (Is- —Was notified before the date of receipt of lamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, the Libyan the complete Appendix 4 information for Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, coordination or notification, as appro- Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, priate, for the space station to which the Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the Phil- limits apply.

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Other radio astronomy stations notified 252–265 GHz, satellite links connecting land after these dates may seek an agreement stations at specified fixed points are also au- with administrations that have authorized thorized when used in conjunction with the the space stations. In Region 2, Resolution mobile-satellite service or the radio- 743 (WRC–03) shall apply. The limits in this navigation-satellite service. footnote may be exceeded at the site of a 5.554A The use of the bands 47.5–47.9 GHz, radio astronomy station of any country 48.2–48.54 GHz and 49.44–50.2 GHz by the fixed- whose administration so agreed. (WRC–07) satellite service (space-to-Earth) is limited 5.551I The power flux-density in the band to geostationary satellites. 42.5–43.5 GHz produced by any geostationary 5.555 Additional allocation: the band 48.94– space station in the fixed-satellite service 49.04 GHz is also allocated to the radio as- (space-to-Earth), or the broadcasting-sat- tronomy service on a primary basis. ellite service operating in the 42–42.5 GHz 5.555B The power flux-density in the band band, shall not exceed the following values 48.94–49.04 GHz produced by any geo- at the site of any radio astronomy station: stationary space station in the fixed-sat- ¥137 dB(W/m2) in 1 GHz and ¥153 dB(W/m2) ellite service (space-to-Earth) operating in in any 500 kHz of the 42.5–43.5 GHz band at the bands 48.2–48.54 GHz and 49.44–50.2 GHz the site of any radio astronomy station shall not exceed ¥151.8 dB(W/m2) in any 500 registered as a single-dish telescope; and kHz band at the site of any radio astronomy ¥116 dB(W/m2) in any 500 kHz of the 42.5–43.5 station. GHz band at the site of any radio astron- 5.556 In the bands 51.4–54.25 GHz, 58.2–59 omy station registered as a very long base- GHz and 64–65 GHz, radio astronomy observa- line interferometry station. tions may be carried out under national ar- These values shall apply at the site of any rangements. radio astronomy station that either: 5.556A Use of the bands 54.25–56.9 GHz, 57– —Was in operation prior to 5 July 2003 and 58.2 GHz and 59–59.3 GHz by the inter-sat- has been notified to the Bureau before 4 ellite service is limited to satellites in the January 2004; or geostationary-satellite orbit. The single- —Was notified before the date of receipt of entry power flux-density at all altitudes the complete Appendix 4 information for from 0 km to 1000 km above the Earth’s sur- coordination or notification, as appro- face produced by a station in the inter-sat- priate, for the space station to which the ellite service, for all conditions and for all limits apply. methods of modulation, shall not exceed ¥147 dB(W/(m2 · 100 MHz)) for all angles of Other radio astronomy stations notified arrival. after these dates may seek an agreement 5.556B Additional allocation: in Japan, the with administrations that have authorized band 54.25–55.78 GHz is also allocated to the the space stations. In Region 2, Resolution mobile service on a primary basis for low- 743 (WRC–03) shall apply. The limits in this density use. footnote may be exceeded at the site of a radio astronomy station of any country 5.557 Additional allocation: in Japan, the whose administration so agreed. band 55.78–58.2 GHz is also allocated to the 5.552 The allocation of the spectrum for radiolocation service on a primary basis. the fixed-satellite service in the bands 42.5– 5.557A In the band 55.78–56.26 GHz, in 43.5 GHz and 47.2–50.2 GHz for Earth-to-space order to protect stations in the Earth explo- transmission is greater than that in the band ration-satellite service (passive), the max- 37.5–39.5 GHz for space-to-Earth transmission imum power density delivered by a trans- in order to accommodate feeder links to mitter to the antenna of a fixed service sta- broadcasting satellites. Administrations are tion is limited to ¥26 dB(W/MHz). urged to take all practicable steps to reserve 5.558 In the bands 55.78–58.2 GHz, 59–64 the band 47.2–49.2 GHz for feeder links for the GHz, 66–71 GHz, 122.25–123 GHz, 130–134 GHz, broadcasting-satellite service operating in 167–174.8 GHz and 191.8–200 GHz, stations in the band 40.5–42.5 GHz. the aeronautical mobile service may be oper- 5.552A The allocation to the fixed service ated subject to not causing harmful inter- in the bands 47.2–47.5 GHz and 47.9–48.2 GHz is ference to the inter-satellite service (see No. designated for use by high altitude platform 5.43). stations. The use of the bands 47.2–47.5 GHz 5.558A Use of the band 56.9–57 GHz by and 47.9–48.2 GHz is subject to the provisions inter-satellite systems is limited to links be- of Resolution 122 (Rev.WRC–07). (WRC–07) tween satellites in geostationary-satellite 5.553 In the bands 43.5–47 GHz and 66–71 orbit and to transmissions from non-geo- GHz, stations in the land mobile service may stationary satellites in high-Earth orbit to be operated subject to not causing harmful those in low-Earth orbit. For links between interference to the space satellites in the geostationary-satellite radiocommunication services to which these orbit, the single entry power flux-density at bands are allocated (see No. 5.43). all altitudes from 0 km to 1000 km above the 5.554 In the bands 43.5–47 GHz, 66–71 GHz, Earth’s surface, for all conditions and for all 95–100 GHz, 123–130 GHz, 191.8–200 GHz and methods of modulation, shall not exceed

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¥147 dB(W/(m2 · 100 MHz)) for all angles of 5.562F In the band 155.5–158.5 GHz, the al- arrival. location to the Earth exploration-satellite 5.559 In the band 59–64 GHz, airborne ra- (passive) and space research (passive) serv- dars in the radiolocation service may be op- ices shall terminate on 1 January 2018. erated subject to not causing harmful inter- 5.562G The date of entry into force of the ference to the inter-satellite service (see No. allocation to the fixed and mobile services in 5.43). the band 155.5–158.5 GHz shall be 1 January 5.560 In the band 78–79 GHz radars located 2018. on space stations may be operated on a pri- 5.562H Use of the bands 174.8–182 GHz and mary basis in the Earth exploration-satellite 185–190 GHz by the inter-satellite service is service and in the space research service. limited to satellites in the geostationary- 5.561 In the band 74–76 GHz, stations in satellite orbit. The single-entry power flux- the fixed, mobile and broadcasting services density produced by a station in the inter- shall not cause harmful interference to sta- satellite service, for all conditions and for tions of the fixed-satellite service or stations all methods of modulation, at all altitudes of the broadcasting-satellite service oper- from 0 to 1000 km above the Earth’s surface ating in accordance with the decisions of the and in the vicinity of all geostationary or- appropriate frequency assignment planning bital positions occupied by passive sensors, conference for the broadcasting-satellite shall not exceed ¥144 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) for service. all angles of arrival. 5.561A The 81–81.5 GHz band is also allo- 5.563A In the bands 200–209 GHz, 235–238 cated to the amateur and amateur-satellite GHz, 250–252 GHz and 265–275 GHz, ground- services on a secondary basis. based passive atmospheric sensing is carried 5.561B In Japan, use of the band 84–86 out to monitor atmospheric constituents. GHz, by the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to- 5.563B The band 237.9–238 GHz is also allo- space) is limited to feeder links in the broad- cated to the Earth exploration-satellite serv- casting-satellite service using the geo- ice (active) and the space research service stationary-satellite orbit. (active) for spaceborne cloud radars only. 5.562 The use of the band 94–94.1 GHz by 5.565 The frequency band 275–1000 GHz the Earth exploration-satellite (active) and may be used by administrations for experi- space research (active) services is limited to mentation with, and development of, various spaceborne cloud radars. active and passive services. In this band a 5.562A In the bands 94–94.1 GHz and 130–134 need has been identified for the following GHz, transmissions from space stations of spectral line measurements for passive serv- the Earth exploration-satellite service (ac- ices: tive) that are directed into the main beam of —Radio astronomy service: 275–323 GHz, 327– a radio astronomy antenna have the poten- 371 GHz, 388–424 GHz, 426–442 GHz, 453–510 tial to damage some radio astronomy receiv- GHz, 623–711 GHz, 795–909 GHz and 926–945 ers. Space agencies operating the transmit- GHz; ters and the radio astronomy stations con- —Earth exploration-satellite service (pas- cerned should mutually plan their operations sive) and space research service (passive): so as to avoid such occurrences to the max- 275–277 GHz, 294–306 GHz, 316–334 GHz, 342– imum extent possible. 349 GHz, 363–365 GHz, 371–389 GHz, 416–434 5.562B In the bands 105–109.5 GHz, 111.8– GHz, 442–444 GHz, 496–506 GHz, 546–568 GHz, 114.25 GHz, 155.5–158.5 GHz and 217–226 GHz, 624–629 GHz, 634–654 GHz, 659–661 GHz, 684– the use of this allocation is limited to space- 692 GHz, 730–732 GHz, 851–853 GHz and 951– based radio astronomy only. 956 GHz. 5.562C Use of the band 116–122.25 GHz by the inter-satellite service is limited to sat- Future research in this largely unexplored ellites in the geostationary-satellite orbit. spectral region may yield additional spectral The single-entry power flux-density produced lines and continuum bands of interest to the by a station in the inter-satellite service, for passive services. Administrations are urged all conditions and for all methods of modula- to take all practicable steps to protect these tion, at all altitudes from 0 km to 1000 km passive services from harmful interference above the Earth’s surface and in the vicinity until the date when the allocation Table is of all geostationary orbital positions occu- established in the above-mentioned fre- pied by passive sensors, shall not exceed quency band. ¥148 dB(W/(m2 · MHz)) for all angles of ar- UNITED STATES (US) FOOTNOTES rival. 5.562D Additional allocation: In Korea (Rep. (These footnotes, each consisting of the let- of), the bands 128–130 GHz, 171–171.6 GHz, ters ‘‘US’’ followed by one or more digits, de- 172.2–172.8 GHz and 173.3–174 GHz are also al- note stipulations applicable to both Federal located to the radio astronomy service on a and non-Federal operations and thus appear primary basis until 2015. in both the Federal Table and the non-Fed- 5.562E The allocation to the Earth explo- eral Table.) ration-satellite service (active) is limited to US1 The bands 2501–2502 kHz, 5003–5005 the band 133.5–134 GHz. kHz, 10003–10005 kHz, 15005–15010 kHz, 19990–

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19995 kHz, 20005–20010 kHz, and 25005–25010 Montgomery, AL, subtended between the kHz are also allocated to the space research foregoing west and north boundaries. service on a secondary basis for Federal use. US13 The following center frequencies, In the event of interference to the reception each with a channel bandwidth not greater of the standard frequency and time broad- than 12.5 kHz, are available for assignment casts, these space research transmissions are to non-Federal fixed stations for the specific subject to immediate temporary or perma- purpose of transmitting hydrological and nent shutdown. meteorological data in cooperation with US2 In the band 9–490 kHz, electric utili- Federal agencies, subject to the condition ties operate Power Line Carrier (PLC) sys- that harmful interference will not be caused tems on power transmission lines for com- to Federal stations: munications important to the reliability and security of electric service to the public. HYDRO CHANNELS (MHZ) These PLC systems operate under the provi- sions of 47 CFR part 15, or Chapter 8 of the 169.425 ...... 170.2625 171.100 406.1250 NTIA Manual, on an unprotected and non-in- 169.4375 ...... 170.275 171.1125 406.1750 terference basis with respect to authorized 169.450 ...... 170.2875 171.125 412.6625 radio users. Notification of intent to place 169.4625 ...... 170.300 171.825 412.6750 new or revised radio frequency assignments 169.475 ...... 170.3125 171.8375 412.6875 or PLC frequency uses in the band 9–490 kHz 169.4875 ...... 170.325 171.850 412.7125 169.500 ...... 171.025 171.8625 412.7250 is to be made in accordance with the Rules 169.5125 ...... 171.0375 171.875 412.7375 and Regulations of the FCC and NTIA, and 169.525 ...... 171.050 171.8875 412.7625 users are urged to minimize potential inter- 170.225 ...... 171.0625 171.900 412.7750 ference to the extent practicable. This foot- 170.2375 ...... 171.075 171.9125 415.1250 note does not provide any allocation status 170.250 ...... 171.0875 171.925 415.1750 to PLC radio frequency uses. US8 The use of the frequencies 170.475, New assignments on the frequencies 406.125 171.425, 171.575, and 172.275 MHz east of the MHz and 406.175 MHz are to be primarily for Mississippi River, and 170.425, 170.575, 171.475, paired operations with the frequencies 415.125 172.225 and 172.375 MHz west of the Mis- MHz and 415.175 MHz, respectively. sissippi River may be authorized to fixed, US14 When 500 kHz is being used for dis- land and mobile stations operated by non- tress purposes, ship and coast stations using Federal forest firefighting agencies. In addi- morse telegraph may use 512 kHz for calling. tion, land stations and mobile stations oper- US18 In the bands 9–14 kHz, 90–110 kHz, ated by non-Federal conservation agencies, 190–415 kHz, 510–535 kHz, and 2700–2900 MHz, for mobile relay operation only, may be au- navigation aids in the U.S. and its insular thorized to use the frequency 172.275 MHz areas are normally operated by the Federal east of the Mississippi River and the fre- Government. However, authorizations may quency 171.475 MHz west of the Mississippi be made by the FCC for non-Federal oper- River. The use of any of the foregoing nine ations in these bands subject to the conclu- frequencies shall be on the condition that no sion of appropriate arrangements between harmful interference will be caused to Gov- the FCC and the Federal agencies concerned ernment stations. and upon special showing of need for service US11 On the condition that harmful inter- which the Federal Government is not yet ference is not caused to present or future prepared to render. Federal stations in the band 162–174 MHz, the US22 The following provisions shall apply frequencies 166.25 MHz and 170.15 MHz may be to non-Federal use of 68 carrier frequencies authorized to non-Federal stations, as fol- in the range 2–8 MHz, which are not coordi- lows: nated with NTIA: (a) Eligibles in the Public Safety Radio (a) The frequencies authorized pursuant to Pool may be authorized to operate in the 47 CFR 90.264 (Disaster Communications) and fixed and land mobile services for locations 47 CFR 90.266 (Long Distance Communica- within 150 miles (241.4 kilometers) of New tions) are listed in columns 1–2 and columns York City; and 3–5, respectively. All stations are restricted (b) Remote pickup broadcast stations may to emission designator 2K80J3E, upper side- be authorized to operate in the land mobile band transmissions, a maximum transmitter service for locations within the output power of 1 kW PEP, and to the class conterminous United States, excluding loca- of station(s) listed in the column heading tions within 150 miles of New York City and (i.e., fixed (FX) for all frequencies; base and the Tennessee Valley Authority Area (TVA mobile (FB and ML) for the frequencies in Area). The TVA Area is bounded on the west column 1 and 3; itinerant FX for the fre- by the Mississippi River, on the north by the quencies in columns 4–5). parallel of latitude 37°30′ N, and on the east (b) Use, Geographic, and Time Restrictions. and south by that arc of the circle with cen- Letter(s) to the right of a frequency indicate ter at Springfield, IL, and radius equal to the that the frequency is available only for the airline distance between Springfield, IL, and following purpose(s):

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—A or I: Alternate channel or Interstate co- —D or N: From two hours after local sunrise ordination. until two hours before local sunset (i.e., —C, E, M, or W: For stations located in the Day only operations) or from two hours Conterminous U.S., East of 108° West Lon- prior to local sunset until two hours after gitude (WL), West of the Mississippi River, local sunrise (i.e., Night only operations). or West of 90° WL.

PREFERRED CARRIER FREQUENCIES (KHZ)

Disaster communications Long distance communications

FX, FB, ML FX FX, FB, ML FX (including itinerant)

2326 ... I 5135 ... A 2289 5046.6 ... E 7480.1 2411 5140 ... A, I 2292 5052.6 ... E 7483.1 2414 5192 ... I 2395 5055.6 ... E 7486.1 ... E 2419 5195 ... I 2398 5061.6 ... W 7549.1 ... D

2422 7477 ... A 3170 5067.6 7552.1

2439 7480 ... A 4538.6 ... N 5074.6 ... E 7555.1 ... W 2463 7802 ... D 4548.6 ... N 5099.1 7558.1 ... W 2466 7805 ... I 4575 5102.1 7559.1 ... W 2471 7932 4610.5 5313.6 7562.1 ... W 2474 7935 ... C, D 4613.5 7697.1

2487 4634.5 6800.1 ... N

2511 4637.5 6803.1 2535 4647 6806.1 ... W 2569 6855.1 ... N, M 2587 6858.1 ... N 2801 6861.1 ... W 2804 ... A 6885.1 ... N 2812 6888.1 ... N

NOTE: To determine the assigned fre- stations of the broadcasting service in the quency, add 1.4 kHz to the carrier frequency. band 25.85–26.1 MHz and to stations of the Other emission designators may be author- maritime mobile service in the band 26.1– ized within the 2.8 kHz maximum necessary 26.175 MHz. Frequencies within the band 26.1– bandwidth pursuant to 47 CFR 90.264 and 26.175 MHz may also be assigned for use by 90.266. low power auxiliary stations. US23 In the band 5330.5–5406.4 kHz (60 m US26 The bands 117.975–121.4125 MHz, band), the assigned frequencies 5332, 5348, 123.5875–128.8125 MHz and 132.0125–136.0 MHz 5358.5, 5373, and 5405 kHz are allocated to the are for air traffic control communications. amateur service on a secondary basis. Ama- US28 The band 121.5875–121.9375 MHz is for teur service use of the 60 m band frequencies use by aeronautical utility land and mobile is restricted to a maximum effective radi- stations, and for air traffic control commu- ated power of 100 W PEP and to the following nications. emission types and designators: phone US30 The band 121.9375–123.0875 MHz is (2K80J3E), data (2K80J2D), RTTY (60H0J2B), available to FAA aircraft for communica- and CW (150HA1A). Amateur operators using tions pursuant to flight inspection functions the data and RTTY emissions must exercise in accordance with the Federal Aviation Act care to limit the length of transmissions so of 1958. as to avoid causing harmful interference to US31 The frequencies 122.700, 122.725, Federal stations. 122.750, 122.800, 122.950, 122.975, 123.000, 123.050 US25 The use of frequencies in the band and 123.075 MHz may be assigned to aero- 25.85–26.175 MHz may be authorized in any nautical advisory stations. In addition, at area to non-Federal remote pickup broadcast landing areas having a part-time or no air- base and mobile stations on the condition drome control tower or FAA flight service that harmful interference is not caused to station, these frequencies may be assigned

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on a secondary non-interference basis to maritime radionavigation services or to the aeronautical utility mobile stations, and Federal radiolocation service. may be used by FAA ground vehicles for US50 In the band 5470–5650 MHz, the radio- safety related communications during in- location service may be authorized for non- spections conducted at such landing areas. Federal use on the condition that harmful The frequencies 122.850, 122.900 and 122.925 interference is not caused to the maritime MHz may be assigned to aeronautical radionavigation service or to the Federal multicom stations. In addition, 122.850 MHz radiolocation service. may be assigned on a secondary noninter- ference basis to aeronautical utility mobile US51 In the band 9300–9500 MHz, the radio- stations. In case of 122.925 MHz, US213 ap- location service may be authorized for non- plies. Federal use on the condition that harmful Air carrier aircraft stations may use interference is not caused to the Federal 122.000 and 122.050 MHz for communication radiolocation service. with aeronautical stations of the Federal US53 In view of the fact that the band Aviation Administration and 122.700, 122.800, 13.25–13.4 GHz is allocated to doppler naviga- 122.900 and 123.000 MHz for communications tion aids, Federal and non-Federal airborne with aeronautical stations pertaining to doppler radars in the aeronautical radio- safety of flight with and in the vicinity of navigation service are permitted in the band landing areas not served by a control tower. 8750–8850 MHz only on the condition that Frequencies in the band 121.9375–122.6875 they must accept any interference that may MHz may be used by aeronautical stations of be experienced from stations in the radio- the Federal Aviation Administration for location service in the band 8500–10000 MHz. communication with aircraft stations. US32 Except for the frequencies 123.3 and US59 The band 10.5–10.55 GHz is restricted 123.5 MHz, which are not authorized for Fed- to systems using type NON (AO) emission eral use, the band 123.1125–123.5875 MHz is with a power not to exceed 40 watts into the available for FAA communications incident antenna. to flight test and inspection activities perti- US64 (a) In the band 401–406 MHz, the mo- nent to aircraft and facility certification on bile, except aeronautical mobile, service is a secondary basis. allocated on a secondary basis and is limited US33 The band 123.1125–123.5875 MHz is for to, with the exception of military tactical use by flight test and aviation instructional mobile stations, Medical Device stations. The frequency 121.950 MHz is avail- Radiocommunication Service (MedRadio) op- able for aviation instructional stations. erations. MedRadio stations are authorized US36 In Hawaii, the bands 120.647–120.653 by rule on the condition that harmful inter- MHz and 127.047–127.053 MHz are also allo- ference is not caused to stations in the mete- cated to the aeronautical mobile service on a orological aids, meteorological-satellite, and primary basis for non-Federal aircraft air-to- Earth exploration-satellite services, and air communications on 120.65 MHz (Maui) and 127.05 MHz (Hawaii and Kauai) as speci- that MedRadio stations accept interference fied in 47 CFR 87.187. from stations in the meteorological aids, me- US37 In bands 1390–1400 and 1427–1432 MHz, teorological-satellite, and Earth exploration- Federal operations (except for devices au- satellite services. thorized by the FCC for the Wireless Medical (b) The bands 413–419 MHz, 426–432 MHz, Telemetry Service) are on a non-interference 438–444 MHz, and 451–457 MHz are also allo- basis to non-Federal operations and shall not cated on a secondary basis to the mobile, ex- constrain implementation of non-Federal op- cept aeronautical mobile, service. The use of erations. this allocation is limited to MedRadio oper- US41 In the band 2450–2500 MHz, the Fed- ations. MedRadio stations are authorized by eral radiolocation service is permitted on rule and operate in accordance with 47 CFR condition that harmful interference is not part 95. caused to non-Federal services. US65 The use of the band 5460–5650 MHz by US44 In the band 2900–3100 MHz, the non- the maritime radionavigation service is lim- Federal radiolocation service may be author- ited to shipborne radars. ized on the condition that no harmful inter- US66 The use of the band 9300–9500 MHz by ference is caused to Federal services. US48 In the band 9000–9200 MHz, the use of the aeronautical radionavigation service is the radiolocation service by non-Federal li- limited to airborne radars and associated censees may be authorized on the condition airborne beacons. In addition, ground-based that harmful interference is not caused to radar beacons in the aeronautical radio- the aeronautical radionavigation service or navigation service are permitted in the band to the Federal radiolocation service. 9300–9320 MHz on the condition that harmful US49 In the band 5460–5470 MHz, the non- interference is not caused to the maritime Federal radiolocation service may be author- radionavigation service. ized on the condition that it does not cause US67 The use of the band 9300–9500 MHz by harmful interference to the aeronautical or the meteorological aids service is limited to

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ground-based radars. Radiolocation installa- tronomy observations in these bands are per- tions will be coordinated with the meteoro- formed at the locations listed in US385. logical aids service and, insofar as prac- US77 Federal stations may also be au- ticable, will be adjusted to meet the require- thorized: (a) Port operations use on a sim- ments of the meteorological aids service. plex basis by coast and ship stations of the US69 In the band 31.8–33.4 GHz, ground- frequencies 156.6 and 156.7 MHz; (b) Duplex based radionavigation aids are not permitted port operations use of the frequency 157.0 except where they operate in cooperation MHz for ship stations and 161.6 MHz for coast with airborne or shipborne radionavigation stations; (c) Inter-ship use of 156.3 MHz on a devices. simplex basis; and (d) Vessel traffic services US70 The meteorological aids service al- under the control of the U.S. Coast Guard on location in the band 400.15–406.0 MHz does a simplex basis by coast and ship stations on not preclude the operation therein of associ- the frequencies 156.25, 156.55, 156.6 and 156.7 ated ground transmitters. MHz. (e) Navigational bridge-to-bridge and US71 In the band 9300–9320 MHz, low-pow- navigational communications on a simplex ered maritime radionavigation stations shall basis by coast and ship stations on the fre- be protected from harmful interference quencies 156.375 and 156.65 MHz caused by the operation of land-based equip- US78 In the mobile service, the fre- ment. quencies between 1435 and 1525 MHz will be US73 The frequencies 150.775, 150.79, assigned for aeronautical telemetry and as- 152.0075, and 163.25 MHz, and the bands 462.94– sociated telecommand operations for flight 463.19675 and 467.94–468.19675 MHz shall be au- testing of manned or unmanned aircraft and thorized for the purpose of delivering or ren- missiles, or their major components. Permis- dering medical services to individuals (med- sible usage includes telemetry associated ical radiocommunication systems), and shall be authorized on a primary basis for Federal with launching and reentry into the Earth’s and non-Federal use. The frequency 152.0075 atmosphere as well as any incidental orbit- MHz may also be used for the purpose of con- ing prior to reentry of manned objects under- ducting public safety radio communications going flight tests. The following frequencies that include, but are not limited to, the de- are shared with flight telemetry mobile sta- livering or rendering of medical services to tions: 1444.5, 1453.5, 1501.5, 1515.5, and 1524.5 individuals. MHz. (a) The use of the frequencies 150.775 and US80 Federal stations may use the fre- 150.79 MHz is restricted to mobile stations quency 122.9 MHz subject to the following operating with a maximum e.r.p. of 100 conditions: (a) All operations by Federal sta- watts. Airborne operations are prohibited. tions shall be restricted to the purpose for (b) The use of the frequencies 152.0075 and which the frequency is authorized to non- 163.25 MHz is restricted to base stations that Federal stations, and shall be in accordance are authorized only for one-way paging com- with the appropriate provisions of the Com- munications to mobile receivers. Trans- mission’s Rules and Regulations, Part 87, missions for the purpose of activating or Aviation Services; (b) Use of the frequency is controlling remote objects on these fre- required for coordination of activities with quencies shall not be authorized. Commission licensees operating on this fre- (c) Non-Federal licensees in the Public quency; and (c) Federal stations will not be Safety Radio Pool holding a valid authoriza- authorized for operation at fixed locations. tion on May 27, 2005, to operate on the fre- US81 The band 38–38.25 MHz is used by quencies 150.7825 and 150.7975 MHz may, upon both Federal and non-Federal radio astron- proper renewal application, continue to be omy observatories. No new fixed or mobile authorized for such operation; provided that assignments are to be made and Federal sta- harmful interference is not caused to present tions in the band 38–38.25 MHz will be moved or future Federal stations in the band 150.05– to other bands on a case-by-case basis, as re- 150.8 MHz and, should harmful interference quired, to protect radio astronomy observa- result, that the interfering non-Federal oper- tions from harmful interference. As an ex- ation shall immediately terminate. ception, however, low powered military US74 In the bands 25.55–25.67, 73.0–74.6, transportable and mobile stations used for 406.1–410.0, 608–614, 1400–1427 (see US368), tactical and training purposes will continue 1660.5–1670.0, 2690–2700, and 4990–5000 MHz, and to use the band. To the extent practicable, in the bands 10.68–10.7, 15.35–15.4, 23.6–24.0, the latter operations will be adjusted to re- 31.3–31.5, 86–92, 100–102, 109.5–111.8, 114.25–116, lieve such interference as may be caused to 148.5–151.5, 164–167, 200–209, and 250–252 GHz, radio astronomy observations. In the event the radio astronomy service shall be pro- of harmful interference from such local oper- tected from unwanted emissions only to the ations, radio astronomy observatories may extent that such radiation exceeds the level contact local military commands directly, which would be present if the offending sta- with a view to effecting relief. A list of mili- tion were operating in compliance with the tary commands, areas of coordination, and technical standards or criteria applicable to points of contact for purposes of relieving in- the service in which it operates. Radio as- terference may be obtained upon request

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from the Office of Engineering and Tech- US83 In the 1432–1435 MHz band, Federal nology, FCC, Washington, DC 20554. stations in the fixed and mobile services may US82 In the bands 4146–4152 kHz, 6224–6233 operate indefinitely on a primary basis at kHz, 8294–8300 kHz, 12353–12368 kHz, 16528– the 22 sites listed in the table below. The 16549 kHz, 18825–18846 kHz, 22159–22180 kHz, first 21 sites are in the United States and the and 25100–25121 kHz, the assignable fre- last site is in Guam (GU). All other Federal quencies may be authorized on a shared non- stations in the fixed and mobile services priority basis to Federal and non-Federal shall operate in the band 1432–1435 MHz on a primary basis until re-accommodated in ac- ship and coast stations (SSB telephony, with cordance with the National Defense Author- peak envelope power not to exceed 1 kW). ization Act of 1999.

State Site North West Radius

AK ...... Fort Greely ...... 63°47′ 145°52′ 80 AL ...... Redstone Arsenal ...... 34°35′ 086°35′ 80 AZ ...... Fort Huachuca ...... 31°33′ 110°18′ 80 AZ ...... Yuma Proving Ground ...... 32°29′ 114°20′ 160 CA ...... China Lake/Edwards AFB ...... 35°29′ 117°16′ 100 CA ...... Lemoore ...... 36°20′ 119°57′ 120 FL ...... Eglin AFB/Ft Rucker, AL ...... 30°28′ 086°31′ 140 FL ...... NAS Cecil Field ...... 30°13′ 081°52′ 160 MD ...... Patuxent River ...... 38°17′ 076°24′ 70 ME ...... Naval Space Operations Center ...... 44°24′ 068°01′ 80 MI ...... Alpene Range ...... 44°23′ 083°20′ 80 MS ...... Camp Shelby ...... 31°20′ 089°18′ 80 NC ...... MCAS Cherry Point ...... 34°54′ 076°53′ 100 NM ...... White Sands Missile Range/Holloman AFB ...... 32°11′ 106°20′ 160 NV ...... NAS Fallon ...... 39°30′ 118°46′ 100 NV ...... Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) ...... 37°29′ 114°14′ 130 SC ...... Beaufort MCAS ...... 32°26′ 080°40′ 160 SC ...... Savannah River ...... 33°15′ 081°39′ 3 UT ...... Utah Test and Training Range/Dugway Proving 40°57′ 113°05′ 160 Ground, Hill AFB. VA ...... NAS Oceana ...... 36°49′ 076°01′ 100 WA ...... NAS Whidbey Island ...... 48°21′ 122°39′ 70 GU ...... NCTAMS ...... 13°35′ 144°51′ 80 Note: The coordinates (North latitude and West longitude) are listed under the headings North and West. The Guam entry under the West heading is actually 144°51′ East longitude. The operating radii in kilometers are listed under the heading Radius.

US87 The band 449.75–450.25 MHz may be ordinated prior to operation as follows: (i) used by Federal and non-Federal stations for All base stations within the 27 protection space telecommand (Earth-to-space) at spe- zones listed in paragraph (b) that enable mo- cific locations, subject to such conditions as biles to operate at a maximum e.i.r.p. of 20 may be applied on a case-by-case basis. Oper- dBm, and (ii) nationwide for base stations ators shall take all practical steps to keep that enable mobiles to operate with a max- the carrier frequency close to 450 MHz. imum e.i.r.p. greater than 20 dBm, up to a US88 In the bands 1675–1695 MHz and 1695– maximum e.i.r.p. of 30 dBm, unless otherwise 1710 MHz, the following provisions shall specified by Commission rule, order, or no- apply: tice. (a) Non-Federal use of the band 1695–1710 (b) Forty-seven Federal earth stations lo- MHz by the fixed and mobile except aero- cated within the protection zones listed nautical mobile services is restricted to sta- below operate on a co-equal, primary basis tions in the Advanced Wireless Service with AWS operations. All other Federal (AWS). Base stations that enable AWS mo- earth stations operate on a secondary basis. bile and portable stations to operate in the (1) Protection zones for Federal earth sta- band 1695–1710 MHz must be successfully co- tions receiving in the band 1695–1710 MHz:

Radius State Location Latitude Longitude (km)

AK ...... Barrow ...... 71°19′22″ 156°36′41″ 35 AK ...... Elmendorf AFB ...... 61°14′08″ 149°55′31″ 98 AK ...... Fairbanks ...... 64°58′22″ 147°30′02″ 20 AZ ...... Yuma ...... 32°39′24″ 114°36′22″ 95 CA ...... Monterey ...... 36°35′34″ 121°51′20″ 76 CA ...... Twenty-Nine Palms ...... 34°17′46″ 116°09′44″ 80 FL ...... Miami ...... 25°44′05″ 080°09′45″ 51 HI ...... Hickam AFB ...... 21°19′18″ 157°57′30″ 28 MD ...... Suitland ...... 38°51′07″ 076°56′12″ 98

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Radius State Location Latitude Longitude (km)

MS ...... Stennis Space Center ...... 30°21′23″ 089°36′41″ 57 SD ...... Sioux Falls ...... 43°44′09″ 096°37′33″ 42 VA ...... Wallops Island ...... 37°56′45″ 075°27′45″ 30

GU ...... Andersen AFB ...... 13°34′52″ 144°55′28″ 42

(2) Protection zones for Federal earth sta- tions receiving in the band 1675–1695 MHz:

Radius State Location Latitude Longitude (km)

CA ...... Sacramento ...... 38°35′50″ 121°32′34″ 55 CO ...... Boulder ...... 39°59′26″ 105°15′51″ 02 ID ...... Boise ...... 43°35′42″ 116°13′49″ 39 IL ...... Rock Island ...... 41°31′04″ 090°33′46″ 19 MO ...... Kansas City ...... 39°16′40″ 094°39′44″ 40 MO ...... St. Louis ...... 38°35′26″ 090°12′25″ 34 MS ...... Columbus Lake ...... 33°32′04″ 088°30′06″ 03 MS ...... Vicksburg ...... 32°20′47″ 090°50′10″ 16 NE ...... Omaha ...... 41°20′56″ 095°57′34″ 30 OH ...... Cincinnati ...... 39°06′10″ 084°30′35″ 32 OK ...... Norman ...... 35°10′52″ 097°26′21″ 03 TN ...... Knoxville ...... 35°57′58″ 083°55′13″ 50 WV ...... Fairmont ...... 39°26′02″ 080°11′33″ 04

PR ...... Guaynabo ...... 18°25′26″ 066°06′50″ 48

NOTE: The coordinates are specified in the (a) Non-Federal use of the band 1755–1780 conventional manner (North latitude, West MHz by the fixed and mobile services is re- longitude), except that the Guam (GU) entry stricted to stations in the Advanced Wireless is specified in terms of East longitude. Service (AWS). Base stations that enable US90 In the band 2025–2110 MHz, the power AWS mobile and portable stations to operate flux-density at the Earth’s surface produced in the band 1755–1780 MHz must be success- by emissions from a space station in the fully coordinated on a nationwide basis prior space operation, Earth exploration-satellite, to operation, unless otherwise specified by or space research service that is transmit- Commission rule, order, or notice. ting in the space-to-space direction, for all (b) In the band 1755–1780 MHz, the Federal conditions and all methods of modulation, systems listed below operate on a co-equal, shall not exceed the following values in any primary basis with AWS stations. All other 4 kHz sub-band: Federal stations in the fixed and mobile (a) ¥154 dBW/m2 for angles of arrival above services identified in an approved Transition the horizontal plane (d) of 0° to 5°, Plan will operate on a primary basis until re- (b) ¥154 + 0.5(d ¥ 5) dBW/m2 for d of 5° to accommodated in accordance with 47 CFR 25°, and part 301. (c) ¥144 dBW/m2 for d of 25° to 90°. (1) Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) US91 In the band 1755–1780 MHz, the fol- may operate indefinitely at the following lo- lowing provisions shall apply: cations:

State Training area Latitude Longitude

AZ ...... Yuma Proving Ground ...... 33°12′14″ 114°13′47″ CA ...... Fort Irwin ...... 35°23′19″ 116°37′43″ LA ...... Fort Polk ...... 31°08′38″ 093°06′52″ NC ...... Fort Bragg (including Camp MacKall) ...... 35°09′04″ 078°59′13″ NM ...... White Sands Missile Range ...... 32°52′50″ 106°23′10″ TX ...... Fort Hood ...... 31°13′50″ 097°45′23″

(2) Air combat training system (ACTS) sta- Geographic zone Latitude Longitude tions may operate on two frequencies within two geographic zones that are defined by the Polygon 1 ...... 41°52′00″ 117°49′00″ ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ following coordinates: 42 00 00 115 05 00 43°31′13″ 115°47′18″

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Geographic zone Latitude Longitude ration distances of 285 km (minimum) and 415 km (maximum). Polygon 2 ...... 47°29′00″ 111°22′00″ (3) In the sub-band 1761–1780 MHz, Federal 48°13′00″ 110°00′00″ 47°30′00″ 107°00′00″ earth stations in the space operation service 44°11′00″ 103°06′00″ (Earth-to-space) may transmit at the fol- lowing 25 sites and non-Federal base stations NOTE: ACTS transmitters may cause inter- must accept harmful interference caused by ference to AWS base stations between sepa- the operation of these earth stations:

State Site Latitude Longitude

AK ...... Fairbanks ...... 64°58′20″ 147°30′59″ CA ...... Camp Parks ...... 37°43′51″ 121°52′50″ CA ...... Huntington Beach ...... 33°44′50″ 118°02′04″ CA ...... Laguna Peak ...... 34°06′31″ 119°03′53″ CA ...... Monterey ...... 36°35′42″ 121°52′28″ CA ...... Sacramento ...... 38°39′59″ 121°23′33″ CA ...... Vandenberg AFB ...... 34°49′23″ 120°30′07″ CO ...... Buckley ...... 39°42′55″ 104°46′29″ CO ...... Schriever AFB ...... 38°48′22″ 104°31′41″ FL ...... Cape Canaveral AFS ...... 28°29′09″ 080°34′33″ FL ...... Cape GA, CCAFB ...... 28°29′03″ 080°34′21″ FL ...... JIATF–S Key West ...... 24°32′36″ 081°48′17″ HI ...... Kaena Point, Oahu ...... 21°33′43″ 158°14′31″ MD ...... Annapolis ...... 38°59′27″ 076°29′25″ MD ...... Blossom Point ...... 38°25′53″ 077°05′06″ MD ...... Patuxent River NAS ...... 38°16′28″ 076°24′45″ ME ...... Prospect Harbor ...... 44°24′16″ 068°00′46″ NC ...... Ft Bragg ...... 35°09′04″ 078°59′13″ NH ...... New Boston AFS ...... 42°56′46″ 071°37′44″ NM ...... Kirtland AFB ...... 34°59′06″ 106°30′28″ TX ...... Ft Hood ...... 31°08′57″ 097°46′12″ VA ...... Fort Belvoir ...... 38°44′04″ 077°09′12″ WA ...... Joint Base Lewis-McChord ...... 47°06′11″ 122°33′11″

GU ...... Andersen AFB ...... 13°36′54″ 144°51′22″ GU ...... NAVSOC Det. Charlie ...... 13°34′58″ 144°50′32″

NOTE: The coordinates are specified in the cast Auxiliary Service, the Cable Television conventional manner (North latitude, West Relay Service, or the Local Television longitude), except that the Guam (GU) en- Transmission Service. To facilitate compat- tries are specified in terms of East longitude. ible operations, coordination is required in Use at Cape Canaveral AFS is restricted to accordance with a Memorandum of Under- launch support only. If required, successfully standing between Federal and non-Federal coordinated with all affected AWS licensees, fixed and mobile operations. Non-Federal li- and authorized by NTIA, reasonable modi- censees shall make all reasonable efforts to fications of these grandfathered Federal sys- accommodate military mobile and fixed op- tems beyond their current authorizations or erations; however, the use of the band 2025– the addition of new earth station locations 2110 MHz by the non-Federal fixed and mo- may be permitted. The details of the coordi- bile services has priority over military fixed nation must be filed with NTIA and FCC. and mobile operations. (c) In the band 1755–1780 MHz, the military (b) Military stations should, to the extent services may conduct Electronic Warfare practicable, employ frequency agile tech- (EW) operations on Federal ranges and with- nologies and techniques, including the capa- in associated airspace on a non-interference bility to tune to other frequencies and the basis with respect to non-Federal AWS oper- use of a modular retrofit capability, to fa- ations and shall not constrain implementa- cilitate sharing of this band with incumbent tion of non-Federal AWS operations. This Federal and non-Federal operations. use is restricted to Research, Development, US93 In the conterminous United States, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), training, and the frequency 108.0 MHz may be authorized Large Force Exercise (LFE) operations. for use by VOR test facilities, the operation US92 In the band 2025–2110 MHz, Federal of which is not essential for the safety of life use of the co-primary fixed and mobile serv- or property, subject to the condition that no ices is restricted to the military services and interference is caused to the reception of FM the following provisions apply: broadcasting stations operating in the band (a) Federal use shall not cause harmful in- 88–108 MHz. In the event that such inter- terference to, nor constrain the deployment ference does occur, the licensee or other and use of the band by, the Television Broad- agency authorized to operate the facility

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shall discontinue operation on 108 MHz and ing of need for service which is not currently shall not resume operation until the inter- provided and which the Federal Government ference has been eliminated or the complaint is not yet prepared to render by way of the otherwise satisfied. VOR test facilities oper- radionavigation service. ating on 108 MHz will not be protected US106 The frequency 156.75 MHz is avail- against interference caused by FM broad- able for assignment to Federal and non-Fed- casting stations operating in the band 88–108 eral stations for environmental communica- MHz nor shall the authorization of a VOR tions in accordance with an agreed plan. test facility on 108 MHz preclude the Com- US108 In the bands 3300–3500 MHz and 10– mission from authorizing additional FM 10.5 GHz, survey operations, using transmit- broadcasting stations. ters with a peak power not to exceed five US97 The following provisions shall apply watts into the antenna, may be authorized in the band 2305–2320 MHz: for Federal and non-Federal use on a sec- (a) In the sub-band 2305–2310 MHz, space-to- ondary basis to other Federal radiolocation Earth operations are prohibited. operations. (b) Within 145 km of Goldstone, CA US109 The band 3650–3700 MHz is also allo- (35°25′33″ N, 116°53′23″ W), Wireless Commu- cated to the Federal radiolocation service on nications Service (WCS) licensees operating a primary basis at the following sites: St. base stations in the band 2305–2320 MHz shall, Inigoes, MD (38°10′ N,76°23′ W) and Pensacola, prior to operation of those base stations, FL (30°21′28″ N, 87°16′26″ W). The FCC shall co- achieve a mutually satisfactory coordination ordinate all non-Federal operations within 80 agreement with the National Aeronautics km of these sites with NTIA on a case-by- and Space Administration (NASA). case basis. US110 In the band 9200–9300 MHz, the use NOTE: NASA operates a deep space facility of the radiolocation service by non-Federal in Goldstone in the band 2290–2300 MHz. licensees may be authorized on the condition US99 In the band 1668.4–1670 MHz, the me- that harmful interference is not caused to teorological aids service (radiosonde) will the maritime radionavigation service or to avoid operations to the maximum extent the Federal radiolocation service. practicable. Whenever it is necessary to op- US112 The frequency 123.1 MHz is for erate radiosondes in the band 1668.4–1670 MHz search and rescue communications. This fre- within the United States, notification of the quency may be assigned for air traffic con- operations shall be sent as far in advance as trol communications at special aeronautical possible to the Electromagnetic Manage- events on the condition that no harmful in- ment Unit, Room 1030, National Science terference is caused to search and rescue Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA communications during any period of search 22230. and rescue operations in the locale involved. US101 The band 2360–2400 MHz is also allo- US116 In the bands 890–902 MHz and 935– cated on a secondary basis to the mobile, ex- 941 MHz, no new assignments are to be made cept aeronautical mobile, service. The use of to Federal radio stations after July 10, 1970, this allocation is limited to MedRadio oper- except on a case-by-case basis to experi- ations. MedRadio stations are authorized by mental stations. Federal assignments exist- rule and operate in accordance with 47 CFR ing prior to July 10, 1970, shall be on a sec- part 95. ondary basis to stations in the non-Federal US102 In Alaska only, the frequency 122.1 land mobile service and shall be subject to MHz may also be used for air carrier air traf- adjustment or removal from the bands 890– fic control purposes at locations where other 902 MHz, 928–932 MHz, and 935–941 MHz at the frequencies are not available to air carrier request of the FCC. aircraft stations for air traffic control. US117 In the band 406.1–410 MHz, the fol- US104 In the band 90–110 kHz, the LORAN lowing provisions shall apply: radionavigation system has priority in the (a) Stations in the fixed and mobile serv- United States and its insular areas. Radio- ices are limited to a transmitter output location land stations making use of LORAN power of 125 watts, and new authorizations type equipment may be authorized to both for stations, other than mobile stations, are Federal and non-Federal licensees on a sec- subject to prior coordination by the appli- ondary basis for offshore radiolocation ac- cant in the following areas: tivities only at specific locations and subject (1) Within Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin to such technical and operational conditions Islands, contact Spectrum Manager, Arecibo (e.g., power, emission, pulse rate and phase Observatory, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, PR code, hours of operation), including on-the- 00612. Phone: 787–878–2612, Fax: 787–878–1861, air testing, as may be required on a case-by- Email: [email protected]. case basis to ensure protection of the (2) Within 350 km of the Very Large Array LORAN radionavigation system from harm- (34°04′44″ N, 107°37′06″ W), contact Spectrum ful interference and to ensure mutual com- Manager, National Radio Astronomy Observ- patibility among radiolocation operators. atory, P.O. Box O, 1003 Lopezville Road, Such authorizations to stations in the radio- Socorro, NM 87801. Phone: 505–835–7000, Fax: location service are further subject to show- 505–835–7027, Email: [email protected].

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(3) Within 10 km of the Table Mountain Ob- ited to survey operations as specified in foot- servatory (40°08′02″ N, 105°14′40″ W) and for op- note US108. erations only within the sub-band 407–409 US130 The band 10.6–10.68 GHz is also allo- MHz, contact Radio Frequency Manager, De- cated on a primary basis to the radio astron- partment of Commerce, 325 Broadway, Boul- omy service. However, the radio astronomy der, CO 80305. Phone: 303–497–4619, Fax: 303– service shall not receive protection from sta- 497–6982, Email: tions in the fixed service which are licensed [email protected]. to operate in the one hundred most populous (b) Non-Federal use is limited to the radio urbanized areas as defined by the 1990 U.S. astronomy service and as provided by foot- Census. For the list of observatories oper- note US13. US128 In the band 10–10.5 GHz, pulsed ating in this band, see footnote US131. emissions are prohibited, except for weather US131 In the band 10.7–11.7 GHz, non-geo- radars on board meteorological satellites in stationary satellite orbit licensees in the the sub-band 10–10.025 GHz. The amateur fixed-satellite service (space-to-Earth), prior service, the amateur-satellite service, and to commencing operations, shall coordinate the non-Federal radiolocation service, which with the following radio astronomy observ- shall not cause harmful interference to the atories to achieve a mutually acceptable Federal radiolocation service, are the only agreement regarding the protection of the non-Federal services permitted in this band. radio telescope facilities operating in the The non-Federal radiolocation service is lim- band 10.6–10.7 GHz:

Elevation Observatory North latitude West longitude (in meters)

Arecibo Observatory, PR ...... 18°20′37″ 66°45′11″ 497 Green Bank Telescope (GBT), WV ...... 38°25′59″ 79°50′23″ 807 Very Large Array (VLA), Socorro, NM ...... 34°04′44″ 107°37′06″ 2,115 Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) Stations: Brewster, WA ...... 48°07′52″ 119°41′00″ 250 Fort Davis, TX ...... 30°38′06″ 103°56′41″ 1,606 Hancock, NH ...... 42°56′01″ 71°59′12″ 296 Kitt Peak, AZ ...... 31°57′23″ 111°36′45″ 1,902 Los Alamos, NM ...... 35°46′30″ 106°14′44″ 1,962 Mauna Kea, HI ...... 19°48′05″ 155°27′20″ 3,763 North Liberty, IA ...... 41°46′17″ 91°34′27″ 222 Owens Valley, CA ...... 37°13′54″ 118°16′37″ 1,196 Pie Town, NM ...... 34°18′04″ 108°07′09″ 2,365 St. Croix, VI ...... 17°45′24″ 64°35′01″ 16

US133 In the bands 14–14.2 GHz and 14.47– (b) On the condition that harmful inter- 14.5 GHz, the following provisions shall apply ference is not caused to the broadcasting to the operations of Earth Stations Aboard service (NIB operations), Federal and non- Aircraft (ESAA): Federal stations that communicate wholly (a) In the band 14–14.2 GHz, ESAA licensees within the United States and its insular proposing to operate within radio line-of- areas may operate as specified herein. All sight of the coordinates specified in 47 CFR such stations must take account of the sea- 25.227(c) are subject to prior coordination sonal use of frequencies by the broadcasting with NTIA in order to minimize harmful in- service published in accordance with Article terference to the ground terminals of 12 of the ITU Radio Regulations and are lim- NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite ited to the minimum power needed for reli- System (TDRSS). able communications. (b) In the band 14.47–14.5 GHz, operations (1) Federal stations. Frequencies in the 13 within radio line-of-sight of the radio astron- HF bands/sub-bands listed in the table below omy stations specified in 47 CFR 25.226(d)(2) are subject to coordination with the Na- (HF NIB Bands) may be authorized to Fed- tional Science Foundation in accordance eral stations in the FS. In the bands 5.9–5.95, with 47 CFR 25.227(d). 7.3–7.4, 13.57–13.6, and 13.80–13.87 MHz (6, 7, US136 The following provisions shall 13.6, and 13.8 MHz bands), frequencies may apply in eight HF bands that are allocated to also be authorized to Federal stations in the the broadcasting service (HFBC) on a pri- mobile except aeronautical mobile route (R) mary basis in all Regions. service (MS except AM(R)S). Federal use of (a) In Alaska, the assigned frequency band the bands 9.775–9.9, 11.65–11.7, and 11.975–12.05 7368.48–7371.32 kHz is allocated exclusively to MHz is restricted to stations in the FS that the fixed service (FS) on a primary basis for were authorized as of June 12, 2003, and each non-Federal use in accordance with 47 CFR grandfathered station is restricted to a total 80.387. radiated power of 24 dBW. In all other HF

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NIB Bands (*), new Federal stations may be time mobile service (MMS) that were li- authorized. censed prior to March 25, 2007, except that, in (2) Non-Federal stations. Non-Federal use of the sub-band 7.35–7.4 MHz, use is restricted to the HF NIB Bands is restricted to stations in stations that were licensed prior to March the FS, land mobile service (LMS), and mari- 29, 2009.

NIB OPERATIONS IN EIGHT HFBC BANDS (MHZ)

HF NIB band Federal (* new stations permitted) Non-Federal HFBC band

5.90–5.95 ...... * FS and MS except AM(R)S ...... MMS ...... 5.90–6.20 7.30–7.40 ...... * FS and MS except AM(R)S ...... FS, LMS and 7.30–7.40 MMS. 9.40–9.50 ...... * 9 MHz: FS ...... FS and LMS ...... 9.40–9.90 9.775–9.90 ...... FS (Grandfathered, restricted to 24 dBW). 11.60–11.65 ...... * 11 MHz: FS ...... FS ...... 11.60–12.10 11.65–11.70 ...... FS (Grandfathered, restricted to 24 dBW). 11.975–12.05 ..... FS (Grandfathered, restricted to 24 dBW). 12.05–12.10 ...... * 12 MHz: FS ...... FS. 13.57–13.60 ...... * FS and MS except AM(R)S ...... MMS ...... 13.57–13.87 13.80–13.87 ...... * FS and MS except AM(R)S ...... MMS. 15.60–15.80 ...... * 15 MHz: FS ...... FS ...... 15.10–15.80 17.48–17.55 ...... * 17 MHz: FS ...... 17.48–17.90 18.90–19.02 ...... * 19 MHz: FS ...... MMS ...... 18.90–19.02

NOTE: Non-Federal stations may continue BANDS TO BE OBSERVED—Continued to operate in nine HF NIB Bands as follows: (i) In the 6, 7, 13.6, 13.8, and 19 MHz bands, 4 GHz 14 Observatory stations in the MMS; (ii) In the 7 and 9 MHz GHz bands, stations in the FS and LMS; and (iii) X ...... X ...... Owens Vally Radio Observatory (Cal. In the 11, 12, and 15 MHz band, stations in the Tech.), Big Pine, Cal. FS...... X ...... Five College Radio Astronomy Observ- US142 In the bands 7.2–7.3 and 7.4–7.45 atory Quabbin Reservoir (near Am- MHz, the following provisions shall apply: herst), Massachusetts. (a) In the U.S. Pacific insular areas located in Region 3 (see 47 CFR 2.105(a), note 3), the Every practicable effort will be made to bands 7.2–7.3 and 7.4–7.45 MHz are alter- avoid the assignment of frequencies to sta- natively allocated to the broadcasting serv- tions in the fixed or mobile services in these ice on a primary basis. Use of this allocation bands. Should such assignments result in is restricted to international broadcast sta- harmful interference to these observations, tions that transmit to geographical zones the situation will be remedied to the extent and areas of reception in Region 1 or Region practicable. 3. US205 Tropospheric scatter systems are (b) The use of the band 7.2–7.3 MHz in Re- prohibited in the band 2500–2690 MHz. gion 2 by the amateur service shall not im- US208 Planning and use of the band 1559– pose constraints on the broadcasting service 1626.5 MHz necessitate the development of intended for use within Region 1 and Region technical and/or operational sharing criteria 3. to ensure the maximum degree of electro- US203 Radio astronomy observations of magnetic compatibility with existing and the formaldehyde line frequencies 4825–4835 planned systems within the band. MHz and 14.470–14.500 GHz may be made at US209 The use of frequencies 460.6625, certain radio astronomy observatories as in- 460.6875, 460.7125, 460.7375, 460.7625, 460.7875, dicated below: 460.8125, 460.8375, 460.8625, 465.6625, 465.6875, 465.7125, 465.7375, 465.7625, 465.7875, 465.8125, BANDS TO BE OBSERVED 465.8375, and 465.8625 MHz may be authorized, with 100 mW or less output power, to Federal 4 GHz 14 Observatory GHz and non-Federal radio stations for one-way, non-voice bio-medical telemetry operations X ...... National Astronomy and Ionosphere Cen- ter, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. in hospitals, or medical or convalescent cen- X ...... X ...... National Radio Astronomy Observatory, ters. Green Bank, W. Va. US210 In the bands 40.66–40.7 MHz and 216– X ...... X ...... National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 220 MHz, frequencies may be authorized to Socorro, New Mexico. Federal and non-Federal stations on a sec- X ...... X ...... Hat Creek Observatory (U of Calif.), Hat Creek, Cal. ondary basis for the tracking of, and tele- X ...... X ...... Haystack Radio Observatory (MIT-Lincoln metering of scientific data from, ocean Lab), Tyngsboro, Mass. buoys and wildlife. Operation in these bands

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is subject to the technical standards speci- (21°21′12″ N, 157°52′36″ W); Seattle, WA fied in Section 8.2.42 of the NTIA Manual for (47°34′15″ N, 122°33′10″ W); and Wallops Island, Federal use, or 47 CFR 90.248 for non-Federal VA (37°56′44″ N, 75°27′42″ W). use. After January 1, 2002, no new assign- US224 Federal systems utilizing spread ments shall be authorized in the band 216–217 spectrum techniques for terrestrial commu- MHz. nication, navigation and identification may US211 In the bands 1670–1690, 5000–5250 be authorized to operate in the band 960–1215 MHz and 10.7–11.7, 15.1365–15.35, 15.4–15.7, 22.5– MHz on the condition that harmful inter- 22.55, 24–24.05, 31.0–31.3, 31.8–32.0, 40.5–42.5, 116– ference will not be caused to the aero- 122.25, 123–130, 158.5–164, 167–168, 191.8–200, and nautical radionavigation service. These sys- 252–265 GHz, applicants for airborne or space tems will be handled on a case-by-case basis. station assignments are urged to take all Such systems shall be subject to a review at practicable steps to protect radio astronomy the national level for operational require- observations in the adjacent bands from ments and electromagnetic compatibility harmful interference; however, US74 applies. prior to development, procurement or modi- US212 In, or within 92.6 km (50 nautical fication. miles) of, the State of Alaska, the carrier US225 In addition to its present Federal frequency 5167.5 kHz (assigned frequency use, the band 510–525 kHz is available to Fed- 5168.9 kHz) is designated for emergency com- eral and non-Federal aeronautical radio- munications. This frequency may also be navigation stations inland of the Territorial used in the Alaska-Private Fixed Service for Base Line as coordinated with the military calling and listening, but only for estab- services. In addition, the frequency 510 kHz lishing communications before switching to is available for non-Federal ship-helicopter another frequency. The maximum power is operations when beyond 100 nautical miles limited to 150 watts peak envelope power from shore and required for aeronautical (PEP). radionavigation. US213 The frequency 122.925 MHz is for US226 In the maritime mobile VHF serv- use only for communications with or be- ice the frequency 156.525 MHz is to be used tween aircraft when coordinating natural re- exclusively for digital selective calling for sources programs of Federal or State natural distress, safety and calling. The conditions resources, agencies, including forestry man- for the use of this frequency are prescribed agement and fire suppression, fish and game in Articles 31 and 52, and Appendix 18. management and protection and environ- In the band 156.2475–156.7625 MHz, each ad- mental monitoring and protection. ministration shall give priority to the mari- US214 The frequency 157.1 MHz is the pri- time mobile service on only such frequencies mary frequency for liaison communications as are assigned to stations of the maritime between ship stations and stations of the mobile service by the administration (see United States Coast Guard. Articles 31 and 52). Any use of frequencies in US218 The band 902–928 MHz is available this band by stations of other services to for Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) which they are allocated should be avoided systems subject to not causing harmful in- in areas where such use might cause harmful terference to the operation of all Federal interference to the maritime mobile VHF stations authorized in this band. These sys- radiocommunication service. tems must tolerate interference from the op- US228 The use of the bands 161.9625– eration of industrial, scientific, and medical 161.9875 MHz (AIS 1 with center frequency (ISM) equipment and the operation of Fed- 161.975 MHz) and 162.0125–162.0375 MHz (AIS 2 eral stations authorized in this band. with center frequency 162.025 MHz) by the US220 The frequencies 36.25 and 41.71 MHz maritime mobile service is restricted to may be authorized to Federal stations and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), ex- non-Federal stations in the petroleum radio cept that non-Federal stations in the band service, for oil spill containment and cleanup 161.9625–161.9875 MHz may continue to oper- operations. The use of these frequencies for ate on a primary basis according to the fol- oil spill containment or cleanup operations lowing schedule: is limited to the inland and coastal water- (a) In VHF Public Coast Service Areas way regions. (VPCSAs) 1–9, site-based stations licensed US221 Use of the mobile service in the prior to November 13, 2006 may continue to bands 525–535 kHz and 1605–1615 kHz is lim- operate until expiration of the license term ited to distribution of public service infor- for licenses in active status as of November mation from Travelers Information stations 13, 2006; operating on 530 kHz and 1610 kHz. (b) In VPCSAs 10–42, site-based stations li- US222 In the band 2025–2035 MHz, geo- censed prior to March 2, 2009 may continue stationary operational environmental sat- to operate until March 2, 2024; and ellite (GOES) earth stations in the space re- (c) In VPCSAs 10–42, geographical stations search and Earth exploration-satellite serv- licensed prior to March 2, 2009 may continue ices may be authorized on a coequal basis for to operate until March 2, 2011. See 47 CFR Earth-to-space transmissions for tracking, 80.371(c)(1)(ii) for the definitions of VPCSAs telemetry, and telecommand at Honolulu, HI and geographic license.

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US230 The bands 422.1875–425.4875 MHz and shall not be authorized in the sub-band 216– 427.1875–429.9875 MHz are allocated to the 217 MHz. land mobile service on a primary basis for (b) The sub-band 216.965–216.995 MHz is also non-Federal use within 80.5 kilometers (50 allocated to the Federal radiolocation serv- miles) of Cleveland, OH (41°29′51.2″ N, ice on a primary basis and the use of this al- 81°41′49.5″ W) and Detroit, MI (42°19′48.1″ N, location is restricted to the Air Force Space 83°02′56.7″ W). The bands 423.8125–425.4875 MHz Surveillance System (AFSSS) radar system. and 428.8125–429.9875 MHz are allocated to the AFSSS stations transmit on the frequency land mobile service on a primary basis for 216.98 MHz and other operations may be af- non-Federal use within 80.5 kilometers of fected within: 1) 250 km of Lake Kickapoo Buffalo, NY (42°52′52.2″ N, 78°52′20.1″ W). (Archer City), TX (33°2′48″ N, 98°45′46″ W); and US231 When an assignment cannot be ob- 2) 150 km of Gila River (Phoenix), AZ (33°6′32″ tained in the bands between 200 kHz and 525 N, 112°1′45″ W) and Jordan Lake (Wetumpka), kHz, which are allocated to aeronautical AL (32°39′33″ N, 86°15′52″ W). AFSSS reception radionavigation, assignments may be made shall be protected from harmful interference to aeronautical radiobeacons in the mari- within 50 km of: (1) Elephant Butte, NM time mobile band 435–490 kHz, on a secondary (33°26′35″ N, 106°59′50″ W); (2) Fort Stewart, basis, subject to the coordination and agree- GA (31°58′36″ N, 81°30′34″ W); (3) Hawkinsville, ment of those agencies having assignments GA (32°17′20″ N, 83°32′10″ W); (4) Red River, AR within the maritime mobile band which may (33°19′48″ N, 93°33′1″ W); (5) San Diego, CA be affected. Assignments to Federal aero- (32°34′42″ N, 116°58′11″ W); and (6) Silver Lake, nautical radionavigation radiobeacons in the MS (33°8′42″ N, 91°1′16″ W). band 435–490 kHz shall not be a bar to any re- (c) The sub-band 219.965–220.035 MHz is also quired changes to the maritime mobile radio allocated to the Federal radiolocation serv- service and shall be limited to non-voice ice on a secondary basis and the use of this emissions. allocation is restricted to air-search radars US239 Aeronautical radionavigation sta- onboard Coast Guard vessels. tions (radiobeacons) may be authorized, pri- marily for off-shore use, in the band 525–535 US242 Use of the fixed and land mobile kHz on a non-interference basis to travelers services in the band 220–222 MHz shall be in information stations. accordance with the following plan: US240 The bands 1715–1725 and 1740–1750 (a) Frequencies are assigned in pairs, with kHz are allocated on a primary basis and the base station transmit frequencies taken from bands 1705–1715 kHz and 1725–1740 kHz on a the sub-band 220–221 MHz and with cor- secondary basis to the aeronautical radio- responding mobile and control station trans- navigation service (radiobeacons). mit frequencies being 1 MHz higher and US241 The following provision shall apply taken from the sub-band 221–222 MHz. to Federal operations in the band 216–220.035 (b) In the non-Federal exclusive sub-bands, MHz: temporary fixed geophysical telemetry oper- (a) Use of the fixed and land mobile serv- ations are also permitted on a secondary ices in the band 216–220 MHz and of the aero- basis. nautical mobile service in the sub-band 217– (c) The use of Channels 161–170 is restricted 220 MHz is restricted to telemetry and asso- to public safety/mutual aid communications. ciated telecommand operations. New sta- (d) The use of Channels 181–185 is restricted tions in the fixed and land mobile services to emergency medical communications.

220 MHZ PLAN

Use Base transmit Mobile transmit Channel Nos.

Non-Federal exclusive ...... 220.00–220.55 221.00–221.55 001–110 Federal exclusive ...... 220.55–220.60 221.55–221.60 111–120 Non-Federal exclusive ...... 220.60–220.80 221.60–221.80 121–160 Shared ...... 220.80–220.85 221.80–221.85 161–170 Non-Federal exclusive ...... 220.85–220.90 221.85–221.90 171–180 Shared ...... 220.90–220.925 221.90–221.925 181–185 Non-Federal exclusive ...... 220.925–221 221.925–222 186–200

US244 The band 136–137 MHz is allocated are available on a shared basis to the Federal to the non-Federal aeronautical mobile (R) Aviation Administration for air traffic con- service on a primary basis, and is subject to trol purposes, such as automatic weather ob- pertinent international treaties and agree- servation stations (AWOS), automatic ter- ments. The frequencies 136, 136.025, 136.05, minal information services (ATIS), flight in- 136.075, 136.1, 136.125, 136.15, 136.175, 136.2, formation services-broadcast (FIS-B), and 136.225, 136.25, 136.275, 136.3, 136.325, 136.35, airport control tower communications. 136.375, 136.4, 136.425, 136.45, and 136.475 MHz

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US245 In the bands 3600–3650 MHz (space- US260 Aeronautical mobile communica- to-Earth), 4500–4800 MHz (space-to-Earth), tions which are an integral part of aero- and 5850–5925 MHz (Earth-to-space), the use nautical radionavigation systems may be of the non-Federal fixed-satellite service is satisfied in the bands 1559–1626.5 MHz, 5000– limited to international inter-continental 5250 MHz and 15.4–15.7 GHz. systems and is subject to case-by-case elec- US261 The use of the band 4200–4400 MHz tromagnetic compatibility analysis. The by the aeronautical radionavigation service FCC’s policy for these bands is codified at 47 is reserved exclusively for airborne radio al- CFR 2.108. timeters. Experimental stations will not be US246 No station shall be authorized to authorized to develop equipment for oper- transmit in the following bands: 73–74.6 MHz, ational use in this band other than equip- 608–614 MHz, except for medical telemetry ment related to altimeter stations. However, equipment, 1 1400–1427 MHz, 1660.5–1668.4 MHz, passive sensing in the earth-exploration sat- 2690–2700 MHz, 4990–5000 MHz, 10.68–10.7 GHz, ellite and space research services may be au- 15.35–15.4 GHz, 23.6–24 GHz, 31.3–31.8 GHz, 50.2– thorized in this band on a secondary basis 50.4 GHz, 52.6–54.25 GHz, 86–92 GHz, 100–102 (no protection is provided from the radio al- GHz, 109.5–111.8 GHz, 114.25–116 GHz, 148.5– timeters). 151.5 GHz, 164–167 GHz, 182–185 GHz, 190–191.8 US262 The band 7145–7190 MHz is also allo- GHz, 200–209 GHz, 226–231.5 GHz, 250–252 GHz. cated to the space research service (deep US247 The band 10100–10150 kHz is allo- space) (Earth-to-space) on a secondary basis cated to the fixed service on a primary basis for non-Federal use. Federal and non-Federal outside the United States and its insular use of the bands 7145–7190 MHz and 34.2–34.7 areas. Transmissions from stations in the GHz by the space research service (deep amateur service shall not cause harmful in- space) (Earth-to-space) and of the band 31.8– terference to this fixed service use and sta- 32.3 GHz by the space research service (deep tions in the amateur service shall make all space) (space-to-Earth) is limited to necessary adjustments (including termi- Goldstone, CA (35°20′ N, 116°53′ W). nation of transmission) if harmful inter- ference is caused. US263 In the bands 21.2–21.4 GHz, 22.21–22.5 US251 The band 12.75–13.25 GHz is also al- GHz, 36–37 GHz, and 56.26–58.2 GHz, the space located to the space research (deep space) research and Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth) service for reception only at services shall not receive protection from Goldstone, CA (35°20′ N, 116°53′ W). the fixed and mobile services operating in US252 The band 2110–2120 MHz is also allo- accordance with the Table of Frequency Al- cated to the space research service (deep locations. space) (Earth-to-space) on a primary basis at US264 In the band 48.94–49.04 GHz, air- Goldstone, CA (35°20′ N, 116°53′ W). borne stations shall not be authorized. US254 In the band 18.6–18.8 GHz the fixed US265 In the band 10.6–10.68 GHz, the fixed and mobile services shall be limited to a service shall be limited to an e.i.r.p. of 40 maximum equivalent isotropically radiated dBW and the power delivered to the antenna power of +35 dBW and the power delivered to shall not exceed ¥3 dBW per 250 kHz. the antenna shall not exceed ¥3 dBW. US266 Non-Federal licensees in the Public US255 In addition to any other applicable Safety Radio Pool holding a valid authoriza- limits, the power flux-density across the 200 tion on June 30, 1958, to operate in the fre- MHz band 18.6–18.8 GHz produced at the sur- quency band 156.27–157.45 MHz or on the fre- face of the Earth by emissions from a space quencies 161.85 MHz or 161.91 MHz may, upon station under assumed free-space propaga- proper application, continue to be authorized tion conditions shall not exceed ¥95 dB(W/ for such operation, including expansion of m 2) for all angles of arrival. This limit may existing systems, until such time as harmful be exceeded by up to 3 dB for no more than interference is caused to the operation of 5% of the time. any authorized station other than those li- US258 In the bands 8025–8400 MHz and 25.5– censed in the Public Safety Radio Pool. 27 GHz, the Earth exploration-satellite serv- US267 In the band 902–928 MHz, amateur ice (space-to-Earth) is allocated on a pri- stations shall transmit only in the sub-bands mary basis for non-Federal use. Authoriza- 902–902.4, 902.6–904.3, 904.7–925.3, 925.7–927.3, tions are subject to a case-by-case electro- and 927.7–928 MHz within the States of Colo- magnetic compatibility analysis. rado and Wyoming, bounded by the area of US259 In the band 17.3–17.7 GHz, Federal latitudes 39° N and 42° N and longitudes 103° stations in the radiolocation service shall W and 108° W. operate with an e.i.r.p. of less than 51 dBW. US268 The bands 890–902 MHz and 928–942 MHz are also allocated to the radiolocation 1 Medical telemetry equipment shall not service for Federal ship stations (off-shore cause harmful interference to radio astron- ocean areas) on the condition that harmful omy operations in the band 608–614 MHz and interference is not caused to non-Federal shall be coordinated under the requirements land mobile stations. The provisions of foot- found in 47 CFR 95.1119. note US116 apply.

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US269 In the band 420–450 MHz, the fol- toring Service (LMS) systems. Stations in lowing provisions shall apply to the non-Fed- the amateur service must tolerate any inter- eral radiolocation service: ference from the operations of industrial, (a) Pulse-ranging radiolocation systems scientific, and medical (ISM) devices, LMS may be authorized for use along the shore- systems, and the operations of Federal sta- line of the conterminous United States and tions authorized in this band. Further, the Alaska. amateur service is prohibited in those por- (b) In the sub-band 420–435 MHz, spread tions of Texas and New Mexico bounded on spectrum radiolocation systems may be au- the south by latitude 31°41′ North, on the thorized within the conterminous United east by longitude 104°11′ West, and on the States and Alaska. north by latitude 34°30′ North, and on the (c) All stations operating in accordance west by longitude 107°30′West; in addition, with this provision shall be secondary to sta- outside this area but within 150 miles of tions operating in accordance with the Table these boundaries of White Sands Missile of Frequency Allocations. Range the service is restricted to a max- (d) Authorizations shall be granted on a imum transmitter peak envelope power out- case-by-case basis; however, operations pro- put of 50 watts. posed to be located within the areas listed in US276 Except as otherwise provided for paragraph (a) of US270 should not expect to herein, use of the band 2360–2395 MHz by the be accommodated. mobile service is limited to aeronautical US270 In the band 420–450 MHz, the fol- telemetering and associated telecommand lowing provisions shall apply to the amateur operations for flight testing of aircraft, mis- service: siles or major components thereof. The fol- (a) The peak envelope power of an amateur lowing three frequencies are shared on a co- station shall not exceed 50 watts in the fol- equal basis by Federal and non-Federal sta- lowing areas, unless expressly authorized by tions for telemetering and associated tele- the FCC after mutual agreement, on a case- command operations of expendable and reus- by-case basis, between the District Director able launch vehicles, whether or not such op- of the applicable field office and the military erations involve flight testing: 2364.5 MHz, area frequency coordinator at the applicable 2370.5 MHz, and 2382.5 MHz. All other mobile military base. For areas (5) through (7), the telemetering uses shall not cause harmful in- appropriate military coordinator is located terference to, or claim protection from inter- at Peterson AFB, CO. ference from, the above uses. (1) Arizona, Florida and New Mexico. US278 In the bands 22.55–23.55 GHz and (2) Within those portions of California and 32.3–33 GHz, non-geostationary inter-satellite Nevada that are south of latitude 37°0′ N. links may operate on a secondary basis to (3) Within that portion of Texas that is geostationary inter-satellite links. west of longitude 104° W. (4) Within 322 km of Eglin AFB, FL (30°30′ US279 The frequency 2182 kHz may be au- N, 86°30′ W); Patrick AFB, FL (28°21′ N, 80°43′ thorized to fixed stations associated with the W); and the Pacific Missile Test Center, maritime mobile service for the sole purpose Point Mugu, CA (34°09′ N, 119°11′ W). of transmitting distress calls and distress (5) Within 240 km of Beale AFB, CA (39°08′ traffic, and urgency and safety signals and N, 121°26′ W). messages. (6) Within 200 km of Goodfellow AFB, TX US281 In the band 25070–25210 kHz, non- (31°25′ N, 100°24′ W) and Warner Robins AFB, Federal stations in the Industrial/Business GA (32°38′ N, 83°35′ W). Pool shall not cause harmful interference to, (7) Within 160 km of Clear AFS, AK (64°17′ and must accept interference from, stations N, 149°10′ W); Concrete, ND (48°43′ N, 97°54′ W); in the maritime mobile service operating in and Otis AFB, MA (41°45′ N, 70°32′ W). accordance with the Table of Frequency Al- (b) In the sub-band 420–430 MHz, the ama- locations. teur service is not allocated north of Line A US282 In the band 4650–4700 kHz, fre- (def. § 2.1). quencies may be authorized for non-Federal US271 The use of the band 17.3–17.8 GHz by communication with helicopters in support the fixed-satellite service (earth-to-space) is of off-shore drilling operations on the condi- limited to feeder links for broadcasting-sat- tion that harmful interference will not be ellite service. caused to services operating in accordance US273 In the bands 74.6–74.8 MHz and 75.2– with the Table of Frequency Allocations. 75.4 MHz, stations in the fixed and mobile US283 In the bands 2850–3025 kHz, 3400–3500 services are limited to a maximum power of kHz, 4650–4700 kHz, 5450–5680 kHz, 6525–6685 1 watt from the transmitter into the antenna kHz, 10005–10100 kHz, 11275–11400 kHz, 13260– transmission line. 13360 kHz, and 17900–17970 kHz, frequencies US275 The band 902–928 MHz is allocated may be authorized for non-Federal flight test on a secondary basis to the amateur service purposes on the condition that harmful in- subject to not causing harmful interference terference will not be caused to services op- to the operations of Federal stations author- erating in accordance with the Table of Fre- ized in this band or to Location and Moni- quency Allocations.

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US285 Under exceptional circumstances, exceed 150 watts output power and are lim- the carrier frequencies 2635 kHz, 2638 kHz, ited to the states of Washington, Oregon, and 2738 kHz may be authorized to coast sta- Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten- tions. nessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis- US288 In the territorial waters of the sissippi, Louisiana, and Texas (eastern por- United States, the preferred frequencies for tion). use by on-board communication stations US299 In Alaska, the band 1615–1705 kHz is shall be 457.525 MHz, 457.550 MHz, 457.575 MHz also allocated to the maritime mobile and and 457.600 MHz paired, respectively, with Alaska fixed services on a secondary basis to 467.750 MHz, 467.775 MHz, 467.800 MHz and Region 2 broadcast operations. 467.825 MHz. Where needed, equipment de- US300 The frequencies 169.445, 169.505, signed for 12.5 kHz channel spacing using 170.245, 170.305, 171.045, 171.105, 171.845 and also the additional frequencies 457.5375 MHz, 171.905 MHz are available for wireless micro- 457.5625 MHz, 467.5375 MHz and 467.5625 MHz phone operations on a secondary basis to may be introduced for on-board communica- Federal and non-Federal operations. tions. The characteristics of the equipment US301 Except as provided in NG30, broad- used shall conform to those specified in Rec- cast auxiliary stations licensed as of Novem- ommendation ITU–R M.1174–2. ber 21, 1984, to operate in the band 942–944 US289 In the bands 460–470 MHz and 1690– MHz may continue to operate on a co-equal 1695 MHz, the following provisions shall primary basis to other stations and services apply: operating in the band in accordance with the (a) In the band 460–470 MHz, space stations Table of Frequency Allocations. in the Earth exploration-satellite service US303 In the band 2285–2290 MHz, non-Fed- (EESS) may be authorized for space-to-Earth eral space stations in the space research, transmissions on a secondary basis with re- space operations and Earth exploration-sat- spect to the fixed and mobile services. When ellite services may be authorized to transmit operating in the meteorological-satellite to the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite service, such stations shall be protected from System subject to such conditions as may be harmful interference from other EESS appli- applied on a case-by-case basis. Such trans- cations. The power flux density produced at missions shall not cause harmful inter- the Earth’s surface by any space station in ference to authorized Federal stations. The this band shall not exceed ¥152 dBW/m2/4 power flux-density at the Earth’s surface kHz. from such non-Federal stations shall not ex- (b) In the band 1690–1695 MHz, EESS appli- ceed–144 to –154 dBW/m2/4 kHz, depending on cations, other than the meteorological-sat- angle of arrival, in accordance with ITU ellite service, may also be used for space-to- Radio Regulation 21.16. Earth transmissions subject to not causing US307 The band 5150–5216 MHz is also allo- harmful interference to stations operating in cated to the fixed-satellite service (space-to- accordance with the Table of Frequency Al- Earth) for feeder links in conjunction with locations. the radiodetermination-satellite service op- US290 In the band 1900–2000 kHz, amateur erating in the bands 1610–1626.5 MHz and stations may continue to operate on a sec- 2483.5–2500 MHz. The total power flux-density ondary basis to the radiolocation service, at the Earth’s surface shall in no case exceed pending a decision as to their disposition ¥159 dBW/m2 per 4 kHz for all angles of ar- through a future rule making proceeding in rival. conjunction with the implementation of the US308 In the bands 1549.5–1558.5 MHz and standard broadcasting service in the band 1651–1660 MHz, those requirements of the 1625–1705 kHz. aeronautical mobile-satellite (R) service US296 In the bands designated for ship that cannot be accommodated in the bands wide-band telegraphy, facsimile and special 1545–1549.5 MHz, 1558.5–1559 MHz, 1646.5–1651 transmission systems, the following assign- MHz, and 1660–1660.5 MHz shall have priority able frequencies are available to non-Federal access with real-time preemptive capability stations on a shared basis with Federal sta- for communications in the mobile-satellite tions: 2070.5 kHz, 2072.5 kHz, 2074.5 kHz, 2076.5 service. Systems not interoperable with the kHz, 4154 kHz, 4170 kHz, 6235 kHz, 6259 kHz, aeronautical mobile-satellite (R) service 8302 kHz, 8338 kHz, 12370 kHz, 12418 kHz, 16551 shall operate on a secondary basis. Account kHz, 16615 kHz, 18848 kHz, 18868 kHz, 22182 shall be taken of the priority of safety-re- kHz, 22238 kHz, 25123 kHz, and 25159 kHz. lated communications in the mobile-satellite US297 The bands 47.2–49.2 GHz and 81–82.5 service. GHz are also available for feeder links for US309 In the bands 1545–1559 MHz, trans- the broadcasting-satellite service. missions from terrestrial aeronautical sta- US298 The assigned frequencies 27.555, tions directly to aircraft stations, or be- 27.615, 27.635, 27.655, 27.765, and 27.860 MHz are tween aircraft stations, in the aeronautical available for use by forest product licensees mobile (R) service are also authorized when on a secondary basis to Federal operations such transmissions are used to extend or including experimental stations. Non-Fed- supplement the satellite-to-aircraft links. In eral operations on these frequencies will not the band 1646.5–1660.5 MHz, transmissions

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from aircraft stations in the aeronautical 2500 MHz, Federal stations in the mobile-sat- mobile (R) service directly to terrestrial ellite service shall be limited to earth sta- aeronautical stations, or between aircraft tions operating with non-Federal space sta- stations, are also authorized when such tions. transmissions are used to extend or supple- US320 The use of the bands 137–138 MHz, ment the aircraft-to-satellite links. 148–150.05 MHz, 399.9–400.05 MHz, and 400.15– US310 In the band 14.896–15.121 GHz, non- 401 MHz by the mobile-satellite service is Federal space stations in the space research limited to non-voice, non-geostationary sat- service may be authorized on a secondary ellite systems and may include satellite basis to transmit to Tracking and Data links between land earth stations at fixed lo- Relay Satellites subject to such conditions cations. as may be applied on a case-by-case basis. US323 In the band 148–149.9 MHz, no indi- Such transmissions shall not cause harmful vidual mobile earth station shall transmit interference to authorized Federal stations. on the same frequency being actively used by The power flux-density (pfd) produced by fixed and mobile stations and shall transmit such non-Federal stations at the Earth’s sur- no more than 1% of the time during any 15 face in any 1 MHz band for all conditions and minute period; except, individual mobile methods of modulation shall not exceed: earth stations in this band that do not avoid ¥124 dB(W/m2 for 0°

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(a) In the sub-band 17.8–19.7 GHz, the power and bands within this frequency range. Ac- flux-density (pfd) at the surface of the Earth tual communications shall be limited to produced by emissions from a Federal GSO those frequencies specifically allocated to space station or from a Federal space station the maritime mobile and aeronautical mo- in a NGSO constellation of 50 or fewer sat- bile services. ellites, for all conditions and for all methods US342 In making assignments to stations of modulation, shall not exceed the following of other services to which the bands: values in any 1 MHz band: 13360–13410 kHz (1) ¥115 dB(W/m2) for angles of arrival 25550–25670 kHz above the horizontal plane (d) between 0° and 37.5–38.25 MHz 5°, 322–328.6 MHz* (2) ¥115 + 0.5(d¥5) dB(W/m2) for d between 1330–1400 MHz* 5° and 25°, and 1610.6–1613.8 MHz* (3) ¥105 dB(W/m2) for d between 25° and 90°. 1660–1660.5 MHz* (b) In the sub-band 17.8–19.3 GHz, the pfd at 1668.4–1670 MHz* the surface of the Earth produced by emis- 3260–3267 MHz* sions from a Federal space station in an 3332–3339 MHz* NGSO constellation of 51 or more satellites, 3345.8–3352.5 MHz* for all conditions and for all methods of mod- 4825–4835 MHz* ulation, shall not exceed the following val- 4950–4990 MHz ues in any 1 MHz band: 6650–6675.2 MHz* (1) ¥115 ¥ X dB(W/m2) for d between 0° and 14.47–14.5 GHz* 5°, 22.01–22.21 GHz* (2) ¥115 ¥ X + ((10 + X)/20)(d¥5) dB(W/m2) 22.21–22.5 GHz for d between 5° and 25°, and 22.81–22.86 GHz* (3) ¥105 dB(W/m2) for d between 25° and 90°; 23.07–23.12 Gz* where X is defined as a function of the num- 31.2–31.3 GHz ber of satellites, n, in an NGSO constellation 36.43–36.5 GHz* as follows: 42.5–43.5 GHz For n ≤288, X = (5/119) (n¥50) dB; and 42.77–42.87 GHz* For n >288, X = (1/69) (n + 402) dB. 43.07–43.17 GHz* US337 In the band 13.75–13.8 GHz, the FCC 43.37–43.47 GHz* shall coordinate earth stations in the fixed- 48.94–49.04 GHz* satellite service with NTIA on a case-by-case 76–86 GHz basis in order to minimize harmful inter- 92–94 GHz ference to the Tracking and Data Relay Sat- 94.1–100 GHz ellite System’s forward space-to-space link 102–109.5 GHz (TDRSS forward link-to-LEO). 111.8–114.25 GHz US339 The bands 2310–2320 and 2345–2360 128.33–128.59 GHz* MHz are also available for aeronautical tele- 129.23–129.49 GHz* metering and associated telecommand oper- 130–134 GHz ations for flight testing of manned or un- 136–148.5 GHz manned aircraft, missiles or major compo- 151.5–158.5 GHz nents thereof on a secondary basis to the 168.59–168.93 GHz* Wireless Communications Service. The fol- 171.11–171.45 GHz* lowing two frequencies are shared on a co- 172.31–172.65 GHz* equal basis by Federal and non-Federal sta- 173.52–173.85 GHz* tions for telemetering and associated tele- 195.75–196.15 GHz* command operations of expendable and re- 209–226 GHz usable launch vehicles whether or not such 241–250 GHz operations involve flight testing: 2312.5 and 252–275 GHz 2352.5 MHz. Other mobile telemetering uses are allocated (*indicates radio astronomy may be provided on a non-interference basis use for spectral line observations), all prac- to the above uses. The broadcasting-satellite ticable steps shall be taken to protect the service (sound) during implementation radio astronomy service from harmful inter- should also take cognizance of the expend- ference. Emissions from spaceborne or air- able and reusable launch vehicle frequencies borne stations can be particularly serious 2312.5 and 2352.5 MHz, to minimize the im- sources of interference to the radio astron- pact on this mobile service use to the extent omy service (see ITU Radio Regulations at possible. Nos. 4.5 and 4.6 and Article 29). US340 The band 2–30 MHz is available on a US343 Differential-Global-Positioning- non-interference basis to Federal and non- System (DGPS) Stations, limited to ground- Federal maritime and aeronautical stations based transmitters, may be authorized on a for the purposes of measuring the quality of primary basis in the bands 108–117.975 and reception on radio channels. See 47 CFR 1559–1610 MHz for the specific purpose of 87.149 for the list of protected frequencies transmitting DGPS information intended for

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aircraft navigation. Such use shall be in ac- ployment of the Television Broadcast Auxil- cordance with ITU Resolution 413 (WRC–03). iary Service, the Cable Television Relay US344 In the band 5091–5250 MHz, the FCC Service, or the Local Television Trans- shall coordinate earth stations in the fixed- mission Service. To facilitate compatible op- satellite service (Earth-to-space) with NTIA erations between non-Federal terrestrial re- (see Recommendation ITU–R S.1342). In order ceiving stations at fixed sites and Federal to better protect the operation of the inter- earth station transmitters, coordination is national standard system (microwave land- required. To facilitate compatible operations ing system) in the band 5000–5091 MHz, non- between non-Federal terrestrial transmit- Federal tracking and telecommand oper- ations should be conducted in the band 5150– ting stations and Federal spacecraft receiv- 5250 MHz. ers, the terrestrial transmitters in the band US346 Except as provided for below and 2025–2110 MHz shall not be high-density sys- by US222, Federal use of the band 2025–2110 tems (see Recommendations ITU–R SA.1154 MHz by the space operation service (Earth- and ITU–R F.1247). Military satellite control to-space), Earth exploration-satellite service stations at the following sites shall operate (Earth-to-space), and space research service on a co-equal, primary basis with non-Fed- (Earth-to-space) shall not constrain the de- eral operations:

Facility Coordinates

Naval Satellite Control Network, Prospect Harbor, ME ...... 44°24′16″ N, 068°00′46″ W New Hampshire Tracking Station, New Boston AFS, NH ...... 42°56′52″ N, 071°37′36″ W Eastern Vehicle Check-out Facility & GPS Ground Antenna & Monitoring Station, Cape 28°29′09″ N, 080°34′33″ W Canaveral, FL. Buckley AFB, CO ...... 39°42′55″ N, 104°46′36″ W Colorado Tracking Station, Schriever AFB, CO ...... 38°48′21″ N, 104°31′43″ W Kirtland AFB, NM ...... 34°59′46″ N, 106°30′28″ W Camp Parks Communications Annex, Pleasanton, CA ...... 37°43′51″ N, 121°52′50″ W Naval Satellite Control Network, Laguna Peak, CA ...... 34°06′31″ N, 119°03′53″ W Vandenberg Tracking Station, Vandenberg AFB, CA ...... 34°49′21″ N, 120°30′07″ W Hawaii Tracking Station, Kaena Pt, Oahu, HI ...... 21°33′44″ N, 158°14′31″ W Guam Tracking Stations, Anderson AFB, and Naval CTS, Guam ...... 13°36′54″ N, 144°51′18″ E

US347 In the band 2025–2110 MHz, non-Fed- folk, Virginia; Spokane, Washington; and eral Earth-to-space and space-to-space trans- Washington, DC metropolitan area (collec- missions may be authorized in the space re- tively, the ‘‘carved-out’’ locations). See Sec- search and Earth exploration-satellite serv- tion 47 CFR 90.259(b)(4) for a detailed descrip- ices subject to such conditions as may be ap- tion of these areas. plied on a case-by-case basis. Such trans- (2) In the carved-out locations, medical op- missions shall not cause harmful inter- erations shall be authorized in the band 1429– ference to Federal and non-Federal stations 1431.5 MHz. operating in accordance with the Table of (3) Medical operations may operate on fre- Frequency Allocations. quencies in the band 1427–1432 MHz other US349 The band 3650–3700 MHz is also allo- than those described in paragraphs (a)(1) and cated to the Federal radiolocation service on (2) only if the operations were registered a non-interference basis for use by ship sta- with a designated frequency coordinator tions located at least 44 nautical miles in prior to April 14, 2010. off-shore ocean areas on the condition that (b) Non-medical operations. The use of the harmful interference is not caused to non- band 1427–1432 MHz for non-medical telem- Federal operations. etry and telecommand operations (non-med- US350 In the band 1427–1432 MHz, Federal ical operations) shall be limited to non-Fed- use of the land mobile service and non-Fed- eral stations. eral use of the fixed and land mobile services (1) Non-medical operations shall be author- is limited to telemetry and telecommand op- ized on a secondary basis to the Wireless erations as described further: Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) in the (a) Medical operations. The use of the band band 1427–1429.5 MHz and on a primary basis 1427–1432 MHz for medical telemetry and in the band 1429.5–1432 MHz in the United telecommand operations (medical oper- States and its insular areas, except in the ations) shall be authorized for both Federal carved-out locations. and non-Federal stations. (2) In the carved-out locations, non-med- (1) Medical operations shall be authorized ical operations shall be authorized on a sec- in the band 1427–1429.5 MHz in the United ondary basis in the band 1429–1431.5 MHz and States and its insular areas, except in the on a primary basis in the bands 1427–1429 following locations: Austin/Georgetown, MHz and 1431.5–1432 MHz. Texas; Detroit and Battle Creek, Michigan; US353 In the bands 56.24–56.29 GHz, 58.422– Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Richmond/Nor- 58.472 GHz, 59.139–59.189 GHz, 59.566–59.616

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GHz, 60.281–60.331 GHz, 60.41–60.46 GHz, and US360 The band 33–36 GHz is also allo- 62.461–62.511 GHz, space-based radio astron- cated to the fixed-satellite service (space-to- omy observations may be made on an unpro- Earth) on a primary basis for Federal use. tected basis. Coordination between Federal fixed-satellite US354 In the band 58.422–58.472 GHz, air- service systems and non-Federal systems op- borne stations and space stations in the erating in accordance with the United States space-to-Earth direction shall not be author- Table of Frequency Allocations is required. ized. US362 The band 1670–1675 MHz is allocated US356 In the band 13.75–14 GHz, an earth to the meteorological-satellite service station in the fixed-satellite service shall (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis for Fed- have a minimum antenna diameter of 4.5 m eral use. Earth station use of this allocation and the e.i.r.p. of any emission should be at is limited to Wallops Island, VA (37°56′44″ N, least 68 dBW and should not exceed 85 dBW. 75°27′37″ W), Fairbanks, AK (64°58′22″ N, In addition the e.i.r.p., averaged over one 147°30′04″ W), and Greenbelt, MD (39°00′02″ N, second, radiated by a station in the radio- 76°50′29″ W). Applicants for non-Federal sta- location service shall not exceed 59 dBW. Re- tions within 100 kilometers of the Wallops Is- ceiving space stations in the fixed-satellite land or Fairbanks coordinates and within 65 service shall not claim protection from kilometers of the Greenbelt coordinates radiolocation transmitting stations oper- shall notify NOAA in accordance with the ating in accordance with the United States procedures specified in 47 CFR 1.924. Table of Frequency Allocations. ITU Radio US364 Consistent with US18, stations may Regulation No. 5.43A does not apply. be authorized on a primary basis in the band US357 In the band 13.75–14 GHz, geo- 285–325 kHz for the specific purpose of trans- stationary space stations in the space re- mitting differential global positioning sys- search service for which information for ad- tem information. vance publication has been received by the US368 (a) The use of the bands 1390–1392 ITU Radiocommunication Bureau (Bureau) MHz and 1430–1432 MHz by the fixed-satellite prior to 31 January 1992 shall operate on an service is limited to feeder links for the Non- equal basis with stations in the fixed-sat- Voice Non-Geostationary Mobile-Satellite ellite service; after that date, new geo- Service and is contingent on: stationary space stations in the space re- (1) The completion of ITU–R studies on all search service will operate on a secondary identified compatibility issues as shown in basis. Until those geostationary space sta- Annex 1 of Resolution 745 (WRC–2003); tions in the space research service for which (2) Measurement of emissions from equip- information for advance publication has ment that would be employed in operational been received by the Bureau prior to 31 Janu- systems and demonstrations to validate the ary 1992 cease to operate in this band: studies as called for in Resolution 745 (WRC– a. The e.i.r.p. density of emissions from 2003); and any earth station in the fixed-satellite serv- (3) Compliance with any technical and ice operating with a space station in geo- operational requirements that may be im- stationary-satellite orbit shall not exceed 71 posed at WRC–07 to protect other services in dBW in any 6 MHz band from 13.77 to 13.78 these bands and passive services in the band GHz; 1400–1427 MHz from unwanted emissions. b. The e.i.r.p. density of emissions from (b) The FCC shall coordinate individual as- any earth station in the fixed-satellite serv- signments with NTIA (see, for example, Rec- ice operating with a space station in non- ommendations ITU–R RA.769–2 and ITU–R geostationary-satellite orbit shall not exceed SA.1029–2) to ensure the protection of passive 51 dBW in any 6 MHz band from 13.77 to 13.78 services in the band 1400–1427 MHz. As part of GHz. the coordination requirements, the feeder Automatic power control may be used to uplink and downlink systems shall be tested increase the e.i.r.p. density in any 6 MHz and certified to be in conformance with the band in these frequency ranges to com- technical and operational out-of-band re- pensate for rain attenuation, to the extent quirements for the protection of passive that the power flux-density at the fixed-sat- services in the band 1400–1427 MHz. Certifi- ellite service space station does not exceed cation and all supporting documentation the value resulting from use by an earth sta- shall be submitted to the FCC at least three tion of an e.i.r.p. of 71 dBW or 51 dBW, as ap- months prior to launch. propriate, in any 6 MHz band in clear-sky US378 In the band 1710–1755 MHz, the fol- conditions. lowing provisions apply: US359 In the band 15.43–15.63 GHz, use of (a) Federal fixed and tactical radio relay the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to-space) is stations may operate indefinitely on a pri- limited to non-Federal feeder links of non- mary basis within 80 km of Cherry Point, NC geostationary systems in the mobile-sat- (34°58′ N, 76°56′ W) and Yuma, AZ (32°32′ N, ellite service. The FCC shall coordinate 113°58′ W). Earth stations in this band with NTIA (see (b) Federal fixed and tactical radio relay Annex 3 of Recommendation ITU–R S.1340). stations shall operate on a secondary basis

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to primary non-Federal operations at the 14 sites listed below:

State Location Coordinates

80 km radius of operation centered on:

CA ...... China Lake ...... 35°41′ N, 117°41′ W. CA ...... Pacific Missile Test Range/Point Mugu ...... 34°07′ N, 119°30′ W. FL ...... Eglin AFB ...... 30°29′ N, 086°31′ W. MD ...... Patuxent River ...... 38°17′ N, 076°25′ W. NM ...... White Sands Missile Range ...... 33°00′ N, 106°30′ W. NV ...... Nellis AFB ...... 36°14′ N, 115°02′ W. UT ...... Hill AFB ...... 41°07′ N, 111°58′ W.

50 km radius of operation centered on:

AL ...... Fort Rucker ...... 31°13′ N, 085°49′ W. CA ...... Fort Irwin ...... 35°16′ N, 116°41′ W. GA ...... Fort Benning ...... 32°22′ N, 084°56′ W. GA ...... Fort Stewart ...... 31°52′ N, 081°37′ W. KY ...... Fort Campbell ...... 36°41′ N, 087°28′ W. NC ...... Fort Bragg ...... 35°09′ N, 079°01′ W. WA ...... Fort Lewis ...... 47°05′ N, 122°36′ W.

(c) In the sub-band 1710–1720 MHz, precision restrial component and subject to all appli- guided munitions shall operate on a primary cable conditions and provisions of its MSS basis until inventory is exhausted or until authorization. December 31, 2008, whichever is earlier. US382 In the band 39.5–40 GHz, Federal (d) All other Federal stations in the fixed earth stations in the mobile-satellite service and mobile services shall operate on a pri- (space-to-Earth) shall not claim protection mary basis until reaccommodated in accord- from non-Federal stations in the fixed and ance with the Commercial Spectrum En- mobile services. ITU Radio Regulation No. hancement Act. 5.43A does not apply. US379 In the band 55.78–56.26 GHz, in order to protect stations in the Earth exploration- US384 In the band 401–403 MHz, the non- satellite service (passive), the maximum Federal Earth exploration-satellite (Earth- power density delivered by a transmitter to to-space) and meteorological-satellite the antenna of a fixed service station is lim- (Earth-to-space) services are limited to earth ited to¥28.5 dB(W/MHz). stations transmitting to Federal space sta- US380 In the bands 1525–1544 MHz, 1545–1559 tions. MHz, 1610–1645.5 MHz, 1646.5–1660.5 MHz, and US385 Radio astronomy observations may 2483.5–2500 MHz, a non-Federal licensee in the be made in the bands 1350–1400 MHz, 1718.8– mobile-satellite service (MSS) may also op- 1722.2 MHz, and 4950–4990 MHz on an unpro- erate an ancillary terrestrial component in tected basis, and in the band 2655–2690 MHz conjunction with its MSS network, subject on a secondary basis, at the following radio to the Commission’s rules for ancillary ter- astronomy observatories:

Allen Telescope Array, Hat Creek, CA ...... Rectangle between latitudes 40°00′ N and 42°00′ N and between longitudes 120°15′ W and 122°15′ W. NASA Goldstone Deep Space Communica- 80 kilometers (50 mile) radius centered on tions Complex, Goldstone, CA. 35°20′ N, 116°53′ W. National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Rectangle between latitudes 17°30′ N and Arecibo, PR. 19°00′ N and between longitudes 65°10′ W and 68°00′ W. National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Rectangle between latitudes 32°30′ N and Socorro, NM. 35°30′ N and between longitudes 106°00′ W and 109°00′ W. National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Rectangle between latitudes 37°30′ N and Green Bank, WV. 39°15′ N and between longitudes 78°30′ W and 80°30′ W. National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Very 80 kilometer radius centered on: Long Baseline Array Stations.

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North latitude West longitude

Brewster, WA ...... 48°08′ ...... 119°41′ Fort Davis, TX ...... 30°38′ ...... 103°57′ Hancock, NH ...... 42°56′ ...... 71°59′ Kitt Peak, AZ ...... 31°57′ ...... 111°37′ Los Alamos, NM ...... 35°47′ ...... 106°15′ Mauna Kea, HI ...... 19°48′ ...... 155°27′ North Liberty, IA ...... 41°46′ ...... 91°34′ Owens Valley, CA ...... 37°14′ ...... 118°17′ Pie Town, NM ...... 34°18′ ...... 108°07′ Saint Croix, VI ...... 17°45′ ...... 64°35′

Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Big Pine, Two contiguous rectangles, one between lati- CA. tudes 36°00′ N and 37°00′ N and between lon- gitudes 117°40′ W and 118°30′ W and the sec- ond between latitudes 37°00′ N and 38°00′ N and between longitudes 118°00′ W and 118°50′ W.

(a) In the bands 1350–1400 MHz and 4950–4990 sion of Astronomical Sciences, National MHz, every practicable effort will be made to Science Foundation, Room 1030, 4201 Wilson avoid the assignment of frequencies to sta- Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. tions in the fixed and mobile services that US388 In the bands 81–86 GHz, 92–94 GHz, could interfere with radio astronomy obser- and 94.1–95 GHz and within the coordination vations within the geographic areas given distances indicated below, assignments to al- above. In addition, every practicable effort located services shall be coordinated with will be made to avoid assignment of fre- the following radio astronomy observatories. quencies in these bands to stations in the New observatories shall not receive protec- aeronautical mobile service which operate tion from fixed stations that are licensed to outside of those geographic areas, but which operate in the one hundred most populous may cause harmful interference to the listed urbanized areas as defined by the U.S. Cen- observatories. Should such assignments re- sus Bureau for the year 2000. sult in harmful interference to these observ- atories, the situation will be remedied to the NOTE: Satisfactory completion of the co- extent practicable. ordination procedure utilizing the auto- (b) In the band 2655–2690 MHz, for radio as- mated mechanism, see 47 CFR 101.1523, will tronomy observations performed at the loca- be deemed to establish sufficient separation tions listed above, licensees are urged to co- from radio astronomy observatories, regard- ordinate their systems through the Electro- less of whether the distances set forth above magnetic Spectrum Management Unit, Divi- are met.

150 kilometer (93 mile) radius Telescope and site centered on: North lati- West lon- tude gitude

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), Robert C. Byrd Telescope, Green Bank, WV ...... 38°25′59″ 79°50′23″ NRAO, Very Large Array, Socorro, NM ...... 34°04′44″ 107°37′06″ University of Arizona 12-m Telescope, Kitt Peak, AZ ...... 31°57′12″ 111°36′53″ Caltech Telescope, Owens Valley, CA ...... 37°13′54″ 118°17′36″ Five College Observatory, Amherst, MA ...... 42°23′30″ 72°20′42″ Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA ...... 42°37′24″ 71°29′18″ James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, Mauna Kea, HI ...... 19°49′33″ 155°28′47″ Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA), CA ...... 37°16′43″ 118°08′32″

25 kilometer (15.5 mile) radius cen- NRAO, Very Long Baseline Array Stations tered on: North latitude West longitude

Brewster, WA ...... 48°07′52″ 119°41′00″ Fort Davis, TX ...... 30°38′06″ 103°56′41″ Hancock, NH ...... 42°56′01″ 71°59′12″

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25 kilometer (15.5 mile) radius cen- NRAO, Very Long Baseline Array Stations tered on: North latitude West longitude

Kitt Peak, AZ ...... 31°57′23″ 111°36′45″ Los Alamos, NM ...... 35°46′30″ 106°14′44″ Mauna Kea, HI ...... 19°48′05″ 155°27′20″ North Liberty, IA ...... 41°46′17″ 91°34′27″ Owens Valley, CA ...... 37°13′54″ 118°16′37″ Pie Town, NM ...... 34°18′04″ 108°07′09″ Saint Croix, VI ...... 17°45′24″ 64°35′01″

US389 In the bands 71–76 GHz and 81–86 nautical mobile services operating in that GHz, stations in the fixed, mobile, and broad- band. casting services shall not cause harmful in- US397 In the band 432–438 MHz, the Earth terference to, nor claim protection from, exploration-satellite service (active) is allo- Federal stations in the fixed-satellite service cated on a secondary basis for Federal use. at any of the following 28 military installa- Stations in the Earth exploration-satellite tions: service (active) shall not be operated within line-of-sight of the United States except for Military installation State Nearby city the purpose of short duration pre-operational Redstone Arsenal ...... AL ... Huntsville testing. Operations under this allocation Fort Huachuca ...... AZ .. Sierra Vista shall not cause harmful interference to, nor Yuma Proving Ground ...... AZ .. Yuma claim protection from, any other services al- Beale AFB ...... CA .. Marysville located in the band 432–438 MHz in the Camp Parks Reserve Forces Training CA .. Dublin United States, including secondary services Area. China Lake Naval Air Weapons Sta- CA .. Ridgecrest and the amateur-satellite service. tion. US398 In the bands 1390–1400 MHz and Edwards AFB ...... CA .. Rosamond 1427–1432 MHz, airborne and space-to-Earth Fort Irwin ...... CA .. Barstow operations, except for feeder downlinks for Marine Corps Air Ground Combat CO .. Twentynine the Non-Voice Non-Geostationary Mobile- Center. Palms Satellite Service in the band 1430–1432 MHz Buckley AFB ...... GA .. Aurora (Den- ver) (see US368), are prohibited. Schriever AFB ...... CO .. Colorado US400 The use of the center frequency 978 Springs MHz may be authorized to Universal Access Fort Gordon ...... GA .. Augusta Transceiver (UAT) stations on a primary Naval Satellite Operations Center ...... GU .. Finegayan basis for the specific purpose of transmitting (Guam) datalink information in support of the Auto- Naval Computer and Telecommuni- HI ... Wahiawa cations Area Master Station, Pacific. (Oahu Is.) matic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast Fort Detrick ...... MD Frederick (ADS–B) Service, Traffic Information Serv- Nellis AFB ...... NV .. Las Vegas ices—Broadcast (TIS–B), and Flight Informa- Nevada Test Site ...... NV .. Amargosa tion—Broadcast (FIS–B). Valley US401 In the band 17.7–17.8 GHz, Federal Tonapah Test Range Airfield ...... NV .. Tonapah earth stations in the fixed-satellite service Cannon AFB ...... NM Clovis White Sands Missile Range ...... NM White Sands (space-to-Earth) may be authorized in the Dyess AFB ...... TX .. Abilene Denver, CO and Washington, DC areas on a Fort Bliss ...... TX .. El Paso primary basis. Before commencement of op- Fort Sam Houston ...... TX .. San Antonio erations, the FCC shall coordinate fixed Goodfellow AFB ...... TX .. San Angelo service applications supporting Multichannel Kelly AFB ...... TX .. San Antonio Video Programming Distributors (MVPD) Utah Test and Training Range ...... UT .. with NTIA. Fort Belvoir ...... VA .. Alexandria Naval Satellite Operations Center ...... VA .. Chesapeake US402 In the band 17.3–17.7 GHz, existing Federal satellites and associated earth sta- US390 Federal stations in the space re- tions in the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to- search service (active) operating in the band space) are authorized to operate on a pri- 5350–5460 MHz shall not cause harmful inter- mary basis in the frequency bands and areas ference to, nor claim protection from, Fed- listed below. Receiving earth stations in the eral and non-Federal stations in the aero- broadcasting-satellite service within the nautical radionavigation service nor Federal bands and areas listed below shall not claim stations in the radiolocation service. protection from Federal earth stations in the US391 In the band 2495–2500 MHz, the mo- fixed-satellite service. bile-satellite service (space-to-Earth) shall (a) 17.600–17.700 GHz for stations within a not receive protection from non-Federal sta- 120 km radius of 38°49′ N latitude and 76°52′ W tions in the fixed and mobile except aero- longitude.

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(b) 17.375–17.475 GHz for stations within a frequencies in the band 72–73 and 75.4–76 MHz 160 km radius of 39°42′ N latitude and 104°45′ on the condition that harmful interference W longitude. will not be caused to operational fixed sta- US444 The band 5030–5150 MHz is to be tions. used for the operation of the international NG4 The use of the frequencies in the standard system (microwave landing system) band 152.84–153.38 MHz may be authorized, in for precision approach and landing. The re- any area, to remote pickup broadcast base quirements of this system shall take prece- and mobile stations on the condition that dence over other uses of this band. For the harmful interference will not be caused to use of this band, US444A and Resolution 114 stations operating in accordance with the (Rev.WRC–03) of the ITU Radio Regulations Table of Frequency Allocations. apply. NG5 In the band 535–1705 kHz, AM broad- US444A The band 5091–5150 MHz is also al- cast licensees and permittees may use their located to the fixed-satellite service (Earth- AM carrier on a secondary basis to transmit to-space) on a primary basis for non-Federal signals intended for both broadcast and non- use. This allocation is limited to feeder links broadcast purposes. In the band 88–108 MHz, of non-geostationary mobile-satellite sys- FM broadcast licensees and permittees are tems in the mobile-satellite service and is permitted to use subcarriers on a secondary subject to coordination under No. 9.11A of basis to transmit signals intended for both the ITU Radio Regulations. broadcast and non-broadcast purposes. In the In the band 5091–5150 MHz, the following bands 54–72, 76–88, 174–216, 470–608, and 614–698 conditions also apply: MHz, TV broadcast licensees and permittees —Prior to 1 January 2018, the use of the band are permitted to use subcarriers on a sec- 5091–5150 MHz by feeder links of non-geo- ondary basis for both broadcast and non- stationary-satellite systems in the mobile- broadcast purposes. NG6 Stations in the public safety radio satellite service shall be made in accord- services authorized as of June 30, 1958, to use ance with Resolution 114 (Rev.WRC–03) of frequencies in the band 159.51–161.79 MHz in the ITU Radio Regulations; areas other than Puerto Rico and the Virgin —Prior to 1 January 2018, the requirements Islands may continue such operation, includ- of existing and planned international ing expansion of existing systems, on the standard systems for the aeronautical condition that harmful interference will not radionavigation service which cannot be be caused to stations in the services to which met in the 5000–5091 MHz band, shall take these bands are allocated. In Puerto Rico precedence over other uses of this band; and the Virgin Islands this authority is lim- —After 1 January 2012, no new assignments ited to frequencies in the band 160.05–161.37 shall be made to earth stations providing MHz. No new public radio service system will feeder links of non-geostationary mobile- be authorized to operate on these fre- satellite systems; quencies. —After 1 January 2018, the fixed-satellite NG7 In the bands 2000–2065, 2107–2170, and service will become secondary to the aero- 2194–2495 kHz, fixed stations associated with nautical radionavigation service. the maritime mobile service may be author- US519 The band 18.1–18.3 GHz is also allo- ized, for purposes of communication with cated to the meteorological-satellite service coast stations, to use frequencies assignable (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis. Its use to ship stations in these bands on the condi- is limited to geostationary satellites and tion that harmful interference will not be shall be in accordance with the provisions of caused to services operating in accordance Article 21, Table 21–4 of the ITU Radio Regu- with the Table of Frequency Allocations. See lations. 47 CFR 80.371(a) for the list of available car- rier frequencies. NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NG) FOOTNOTES NG14 TV broadcast stations authorized to (These footnotes, each consisting of the let- operate in the bands 54–72, 76–88, 174–216, 470– ters ‘‘NG’’ followed by one or more digits, de- 608, and 614–698 MHz may use a portion of the note stipulations applicable only to non-Fed- television vertical blanking interval for the eral operations and thus appear solely in the transmission of telecommunications signals, non-Federal Table.) on the condition that harmful interference NG1 The band 535–1705 kHz is also allo- will not be caused to the reception of pri- cated to the mobile service on a secondary mary services, and that such telecommuni- basis for the distribution of public service in- cations services must accept any inter- formation from Travelers Information Sta- ference caused by primary services operating tions operating in accordance with the provi- in these bands. sions of 47 CFR 90.242 on 10 kilohertz spaced NG17 Stations in the land transportation channels from 540 kHz to 1700 kHz. radio services authorized as of May 15, 1958 NG2 Facsimile broadcasting stations may to operate on the frequency 161.61 MHz may, be authorized in the band 88–108 MHz. upon proper application, continue to be au- NG3 Control stations in the domestic pub- thorized for such operation, including expan- lic mobile radio service may be authorized sion of existing systems, on the condition

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that harmful interference will not be caused plant, logging site, mill, or similar indus- to the operation of any authorized station in trial facility. the maritime mobile service. No new land transportation radio service system will be MHZ authorized to operate on 161.61 MHz. 72.44 75.44 NG28 In Puerto Rico and the United 72.48 75.48 States Virgin Islands, the band 160.86–161.4 72.52 75.52 MHz is available for assignment to remote 72.56 75.56 pickup broadcast stations on a shared basis 72.60 75.60 with stations in the Industrial/Business Pool. NG50 In the band 10–10.5 GHz, non-Federal NG30 In Puerto Rico, the band 942–944 stations in the radiolocation service shall MHz is alternatively allocated to the fixed not cause harmful interference to the ama- service (aural broadcast auxiliary stations). teur service; and in the sub-band 10.45–10.5 GHz, these stations shall not cause harmful NG32 Frequencies in the bands 454.6625– interference to the amateur-satellite service. 454.9875 MHz and 459.6625–459.9875 MHz may be assigned to domestic public land and mo- NG51 In Puerto Rico and the United bile stations to provide a two-way air-ground States Virgin Islands, the use of band 150.8– public radiotelephone service. 151.49 MHz by the fixed and land mobile serv- ices is limited to stations in the Industrial/ NG41 In the band 2120–2180 MHz, the fol- Business Pool. lowing provisions shall apply to grand- fathered stations in the fixed service: NG52 Except as otherwise provided for herein, use of the bands 10.7–11.7 GHz (space- (a) In the sub-band 2160–2162 MHz, author- to-Earth) and 12.75–13.25 GHz (Earth-to- izations in the Broadband Radio Service space) by geostationary satellites in the (BRS) applied for after January 16, 1992 shall fixed-satellite service (FSS) shall be limited be granted on a secondary basis to Advanced to international systems, i.e., other than do- Wireless Services (AWS). In the band 2150– mestic systems. In the sub-bands 10.95–11.2 2162 MHz, all other BRS stations shall oper- GHz and 11.45–11.7 GHz, Earth Stations on ate on a primary basis until December 9, Vessels (ESV), Vehicle-Mounted Earth Sta- 2021, and may continue to operate on a sec- tions (VMES), and Earth Stations Aboard ondary basis thereafter, unless said facility Aircraft (ESAA) as regulated under 47 CFR is relocated in accordance with 47 CFR part 25 may be authorized for the reception 27.1250 through 27.1255. of FSS emissions from geostationary sat- (b) In the sub-band 2160–2180 MHz, fixed sta- ellites, subject to the condition that these tions authorized pursuant to 47 CFR part 101 earth stations shall not claim protection may continue to operate on a secondary from transmissions of non-Federal stations basis to AWS. in the fixed service. NG49 The following frequencies may be NG53 In the band 13.15–13.25 GHz, the fol- authorized for mobile operations in the Man- lowing provisions shall apply: ufacturers Radio Service subject to the con- (a) The sub-band 13.15–13.2 GHz is reserved dition that no interference is caused to the for television pickup (TVPU) and cable tele- reception of television stations operating on vision relay service (CARS) pickup stations channels 4 and 5 and that their use is limited inside a 50 km radius of the 100 television to a manufacturing facility: markets delineated in 47 CFR 76.51; and out- MHZ side these areas, TVPU stations, CARS sta- tions and non-geostationary satellite orbit 72.02 72.22 fixed-satellite service (NGSO FSS) gateway 72.04 72.24 earth stations shall operate on a co-primary 72.06 72.26 basis. 72.08 72.28 (b) The sub-band 13.2–13.2125 GHz is re- 72.10 72.30 served for TVPU stations on a primary basis 72.12 72.32 and for CARS pickup stations on a secondary 72.14 72.34 basis inside a 50 km radius of the 100 tele- 72.16 72.36 vision markets delineated in 47 CFR 76.51; 72.18 72.38 and outside these areas, TVPU stations and 72.20 72.40 NGSO FSS gateway earth stations shall op- Further, the following frequencies may be erate on a co-primary basis and CARS sta- authorized for mobile operations in the Spe- tions shall operate on a secondary basis. cial Industrial Radio Service, Manufacturers (c) In the band 13.15–13.25 GHz, fixed tele- Radio Service, Railroad Radio Service and vision auxiliary stations licensed pursuant Forest Products Radio Service subject to the to applications accepted for filing before condition that no interference is caused to September 1, 1979, may continue operation, the reception of television stations operating subject to periodic license renewals. on channels 4 and 5; and that their use is (d) In the sub-band 13.15–13.2125 GHz, NGSO limited to a railroad yard, manufacturing FSS gateway uplink transmissions shall be

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limited to a maximum e.i.r.p. of 3.2 dBW to- the television signal or the distance to the wards 0° on the radio horizon. television station. NG59 The frequencies 37.60 and 37.85 MHz NOTE: The above provisions shall not apply may be authorized only for use by base, mo- to geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) FSS bile, and operational fixed stations partici- operations in the band 12.75–13.25 GHz. pating in an interconnected or coordinated NG55 In the bands 11.7–12.2 GHz (space-to- power service utility system. Earth) and 14.0–14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), NG66 The band 470–512 MHz (TV channels Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV), Vehicle- 14–20) is allocated to the broadcasting service Mounted Earth Stations (VMES), and Earth on an exclusive basis throughout the United States and its insular areas, except as de- Stations Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) as regu- scribed below: lated under 47 CFR part 25 are applications (a) In the urbanized areas listed in the of the fixed-satellite service and may be au- table below, the indicated frequency bands thorized to communicate with geostationary are allocated to the land mobile service on satellites in the fixed-satellite service on a an exclusive basis for assignment to eligibles primary basis. in the Public Mobile Services, the Public NG56 In the bands 72–73 and 75.4–76 MHz, Safety Radio Pool, and the Industrial/Busi- the use of mobile radio remote control of ness Radio Pool, except that: models is on a secondary basis to all other (1) Licensees in the land mobile service fixed and mobile operations. Such operations that are regulated as Commercial Mobile are subject to the condition that inter- Radio Service (CMRS) providers may also ference will not be caused to common carrier use their assigned spectrum to provide fixed domestic public stations, to remote control service on a primary basis. of industrial equipment operating in the (2) The use of the band 482–488 MHz (TV band 72–76 MHz, or to the reception of tele- channel 16) is limited to eligibles in the Pub- vision signals on channels 4 (66–72 MHz) or 5 lic Safety Radio Pool in or near (i) the Los (76–82 MHz). Television interference shall be Angeles urbanized area; and (ii) New York considered to occur whenever reception of City; Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Coun- regularly used television signals is impaired ties in New York State; and Bergen County, or destroyed, regardless of the strength of NJ.

Bands Urbanized area (MHz) TV channels

Boston, MA ...... 470–476, 482–488 14, 16 Chicago, IL-Northwestern IN ...... 470–476, 476–482 14, 15 Cleveland, OH ...... 470–476, 476–482 14, 15 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...... 482–488 16 Detroit, MI ...... 476–482, 482–488 15, 16 Houston, TX ...... 488–494 17 Los Angeles, CA ...... 470–476, 482–488, 506–512 14, 16, 20 Miami, FL ...... 470–476 14 New York, NY-Northeastern NJ ...... 470–476, 476–482, 482–488 14, 15, 16 Philadelphia, PA-NJ ...... 500–506, 506–512 19, 20 Pittsburgh, PA ...... 470–476, 494–500 14, 18 San Francisco-Oakland, CA ...... 482–488, 488–494 16, 17 Washington, DC-MD-VA ...... 488–494, 494–500 17, 18

(b) In the Gulf of Mexico offshore from the signment to base stations and mobile sta- Louisiana-Texas coast, the band 476–494 MHz tions in the special industrial radio service. (TV channels 15–17) is allocated to the fixed NG111 The band 157.4375–157.4625 MHz may and mobile services on a primary basis for be used for one way paging operations in the assignment to eligibles in the Public Mobile special emergency radio service. and Private Land Mobile Radio Services. NG112 The frequencies 25.04, 25.08, 150.980, (c) In Hawaii, the band 488–494 MHz (TV 154.585, 158.445, 159.480, 454.000 and 459.000 MHz channel 17) is allocated exclusively to the may be authorized to stations in the Indus- fixed service for use by common carrier con- trial/Business Pool for use primarily in oil trol and repeater stations for point-to-point spill containment and cleanup operations inter-island communications only. and secondarily in regular land mobile com- (d) The use of these allocations is further munication. subject to the conditions set forth in 47 CFR NG115 In the bands 54–72 MHz, 76–88 MHz, parts 22 and 90. 174–216 MHz, 470–608 MHz, and 614–698 MHz, NG70 In Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is- wireless microphones and wireless assist lands only, the bands 159.240–159.435 and video devices may be authorized on a non-in- 160.410–160.620 MHz are also available for as- terference basis, subject to the terms and

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conditions set forth in 47 CFR part 74, sub- tinue operations consistent with the provi- part H. sions of those sections. NG117 The frequency 156.050 and 156.175 NG147 In the band 2483.5–2500 MHz, non- MHz may be assigned to stations in the mar- Federal stations in the fixed and mobile itime mobile service for commercial and port services that are licensed under 47 CFR parts operations in the New Orleans Vessel Traffic 74, 90, or 101, which were licensed as of July Service (VTS) area and the frequency 156.250 25, 1985, and those whose initial applications MHz may be assigned to stations in the mar- were filed on or before July 25, 1985, may itime mobile service for port operating in continue to operate on a primary basis with the New Orleans and Houston VTS areas. the mobile-satellite and radiodetermination- NG118 In the bands 2025–2110 MHz, 6875– satellite services, and in the sub-band 2495– 7125 MHz, and 12.7–13.25 GHz, television 2500 MHz, these grandfathered stations may translator relay stations may be authorized also continue to operate on a primary basis to use frequencies on a secondary basis to with stations in the fixed and mobile except other stations in the Television Broadcast aeronautical mobile services that are li- Auxiliary Service that are operating in ac- censed under 47 CFR part 27. cordance with the Table of Frequency Allo- NG148 The frequencies 154.585 MHz, 159.480 cations. MHz, 160.725 MHz, 160.785 MHz, 454.000 MHz NG120 Frequencies in the band 928–960 and 459.000 MHz may be authorized to mari- MHz may be assigned for multiple address time mobile stations for offshore radio- systems and mobile operations on a primary location and associated telecommand oper- basis as specified in 47 CFR part 101. ations. NG124 In the bands 30.85–34, 37–38, 39–40, NG149 The bands 54–72 MHz, 76–88 MHz, 42–47.41, 150.995–156.25, 158.715–159.465, 453.0125– 174–216 MHz, 470–512 MHz, 512–608 MHz, and 453.9875, 458.0125–458.9875, 460.0125–465.6375, 614–698 MHz are also allocated to the fixed and 467.9375–467.9875 MHz, police licensees are service to permit subscription television op- authorized to operate low-power transmit- erations in accordance with 47 CFR part 73. ters on a secondary basis in accordance with NG152 The use of the band 219–220 MHz by the provisions of 47 CFR 2.803 and 90.20(e)(5). NG141 In Alaska, the frequencies 42.4 MHz the amateur service is limited to stations and 44.1 MHz are authorized on a primary participating, as forwarding stations, in basis for meteor burst communications by point-to-point fixed digital message for- fixed stations in the Rural Radio Service op- warding systems, including intercity packet erating under the provisions of 47 CFR part backbone networks. 22. In Alaska, the frequencies 44.2 MHz and NG155 The bands 159.500–159.675 MHz and 45.9 MHz are authorized on a primary basis 161.375–161.550 MHz are allocated to the mari- for meteor burst communications by fixed time service as described in 47 CFR part 80. private radio stations operating under the Additionally, the frequencies 159.550, 159.575 provisions of 47 CFR part 90. The private and 159.600 MHz are available for low-power radio station frequencies may be used by intership communications. Common Carrier stations on a secondary, NG158 The bands 763–775 MHz and 793–805 noninterference basis and the Common Car- MHz are available for assignment to the pub- rier frequencies may be used by private radio lic safety services, as described in 47 CFR stations for meteor burst communications part 90. on a secondary, noninterference basis. Users NG 159 In the band 698–806 MHz, stations shall cooperate to the extent practical to authorized under 47 CFR part 74, subparts E, minimize potential interference. Stations F, and G may continue to operate indefi- utilizing meteor burst communications shall nitely on a secondary basis to all other sta- not cause harmful interference to stations of tions operating in that band. other radio services operating in accordance NG160 In the band 5850–5925 MHz, the use with the Table of Frequency Allocations. of the non-Federal mobile service is limited NG143 In the band 11.7–12.2 GHz, protec- to Dedicated Short Range Communications tion from harmful interference shall be af- operating in the Intelligent Transportation forded to transmissions from space stations System radio service. not in conformance with ITU Radio Regula- NG163 The use of the band 17.3–17.7 GHz tion No. 5.488 only if the operations of such by the broadcasting-satellite service is lim- space stations impose no unacceptable con- ited to geostationary satellites. straints on operations or orbit locations of NG164 The use of the band 18.3–18.8 GHz space stations in conformance with No. 5.488. by the fixed-satellite service (space-to- NG144 Stations authorized as of Sep- Earth) is limited to systems in the geo- tember 9, 1983 to use frequencies in the bands stationary-satellite orbit. 17.7–18.3 GHz and 19.3–19.7 GHz may, upon NG165 The use of the band 18.8–19.3 GHz proper application, continue operations. by the fixed-satellite service (space-to- Fixed stations authorized in the band 18.3– Earth) is limited to systems in non-geo- 19.3 GHz that remain coprimary under the stationary-satellite orbits. provisions of 47 CFR 21.901(e), 74.502(c), NG166 The use of the band 19.3–19.7 GHz 74.602(g), 78.18(a)(4), and 101.147(r) may con- by the fixed-satellite service (space-to-

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Earth) is limited to feeder links for the mo- and, while docked, may be coordinated for up bile-satellite service. to 180 days, renewable. ESVs in motion must NG167 The use of the band 24.75–25.25 GHz operate on a secondary basis. by the fixed-satellite service (Earth-to- NG181 In the band 5925–6425 MHz (Earth- space) is limited to feeder links for the to-space), earth stations on vessels are an broadcasting-satellite service. application of the fixed-satellite service NG169 After December 1, 2000, operations (FSS) and may be authorized to commu- on a primary basis by the fixed-satellite nicate with space stations of the FSS on a service (space-to-Earth) in the band 3650–3700 primary basis. MHz shall be limited to grandfathered earth NG185 In the band 3650–3700 MHz, the use stations. All other fixed-satellite service earth station operations in the band 3650–3700 of the non-Federal fixed-satellite service MHz shall be on a secondary basis. Grand- (space-to-Earth) is limited to international fathered earth stations are those authorized inter-continental systems. prior to December 1, 2000, or granted as a re- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (G) FOOTNOTES sult of an application filed prior to December 1, 2000, and constructed within 12 months of (These footnotes, each consisting of the let- initial authorization. License applications ter ‘‘G’’ followed by one or more digits, de- for primary operations for new earth sta- note stipulations applicable only to Federal tions, major amendments to pending earth operations and thus appear solely in the Fed- station applications, or applications for eral Table.) major modifications to earth station facili- G2 In the bands 216.965–216.995 MHz, 420– ties filed on or after December 18, 1998, and 450 MHz (except as provided for in G129), 890– prior to December 1, 2000, shall not be ac- 902 MHz, 928–942 MHz, 1300–1390 MHz, 2310–2390 cepted unless the proposed facilities are MHz, 2417–2450 MHz, 2700–2900 MHz, 3300–3500 within 16.1 kilometers (10 miles) of an au- MHz (except as provided for in US108), 5650– thorized primary earth station operating in the band 3650–3700 MHz. License applications 5925 MHz, and 9000–9200 MHz, use of the Fed- for primary operations by new earth sta- eral radiolocation service is restricted to the tions, major amendments to pending earth military services. station applications, and applications for G5 In the bands 162.0125–173.2, 173.4–174, major modifications to earth station facili- 406.1–410 and 410–420 MHz, use by the military ties, filed after December 1, 2000, shall not be services is limited by the provisions specified accepted, except for changes in polarization, in the channeling plans shown in Sections antenna orientation or ownership of a grand- 4.3.7 and 4.3.9 of the NTIA Manual. fathered earth station. G6 Military tactical fixed and mobile op- NG171 In the band 6875–7125 MHz, the fol- erations may be conducted nationally on a lowing two channels should be used for air- secondary basis: (a) To the meteorological borne TV pickup stations, wherever possible: aids service in the band 403–406 MHz; and (b) 7075–7100 MHz and 7100–7125 MHz. To the radio astronomy service in the band NG172 In the band 7025–7075 MHz, the 406.1–410 MHz. Such fixed and mobile oper- fixed-satellite service (space-to-Earth) is al- ations are subject to local coordination to located on a primary basis, but the use of ensure that harmful interference will not be this allocation shall be limited to two grand- caused to the services to which the bands are fathered satellite systems. Associated earth allocated. stations located within 300 meters of the fol- G8 Low power Federal radio control oper- lowing locations shall be grandfathered: (a) ations are permitted in the band 420–450 In the band 7025–7075 MHz, Brewster, WA MHz. (48°08′46.7″ N., 119°42′8.0″ W.); and (b) In the sub-band 7025–7055 MHz, Clifton, TX G11 Federal fixed and mobile radio serv- (31°47′58.5″ N., 97°36′46.7″ W.) and Finca ices, including low power radio control oper- Pascual, PR (17°58′41.8″ N., 67°8′12.6″ W.). ations, are permitted in the band 902–928 NG173 In the band 216–220 MHz, secondary MHz on a secondary basis. telemetry operations are permitted subject G15 Use of the band 2700–2900 MHz by the to the requirements of 47 CFR 90.259. After military fixed and shipborne air defense January 1, 2002, no new assignments shall be radiolocation installations will be fully co- authorized in the sub-band 216–217 MHz. ordinated with the meteorological aids and NG175 In the band 38.6–40 GHz, television aeronautical radionavigation services. The pickup stations that were authorized on or military air defense installations will be before April 16, 2003, may continue to operate moved from the band 2700–2900 MHz at the on a secondary basis to stations operating in earliest practicable date. Until such time as accordance with the Table of Frequency Al- military air defense installations can be ac- locations. commodated satisfactorily elsewhere in the NG180 In the band 3700–4200 MHz (space- spectrum, such operations will, insofar as to-Earth) earth stations on vessels (ESVs) practicable, be adjusted to meet the require- may be authorized to communicate with ments of the aeronautical radionavigation space stations of the fixed-satellite service service.

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G19 Use of the band 9000–9200 MHz by mili- military or the meteorological-satellite sys- tary fixed and shipborne air defense radio- tems or both will be made as mutually re- location installations will be fully coordi- quired to assure compatible operations of the nated with the aeronautical radionavigation systems concerned. service, recognizing fully the safety aspects G109 All assignments in the band 157.0375– of the latter. Military air defense installa- 157.1875 MHz are subject to adjustment to tions will be accommodated ultimately out- other frequencies in this band as long term side this band. Until such time as military U.S. maritime VHF planning develops, par- defense installations can be accommodated ticularly that planning incident to support satisfactorily elsewhere in the spectrum of the National VHF-FM Radiotelephone such operations will, insofar as practicable, Safety and Distress System (See Doc. 15624/1– be adjusted to meet the requirements of the 1.9.111/1.9.125). aeronautical radionavigation services. G110 Federal ground-based stations in the G27 In the bands 225–328.6 MHz, 335.4–399.9 aeronautical radionavigation service may be MHz, and 1350–1390 MHz, the fixed and mobile authorized between 3500–3650 MHz when ac- services are limited to the military systems. commodation in the band 2700–2900 MHz is G30 In the bands 138–144 MHz, 148–149.9 not technically and/or economically feasible. MHz, and 150.05–150.8 MHz, the fixed and mo- G114 The band 1369.05–1390 MHz is also allo- bile services are limited primarily to oper- cated to the fixed-satellite service (space-to- ations by the military services. Earth) and to the mobile-satellite service G32 Except for weather radars on mete- (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis for the orological satellites in the band 9975–10025 relay of nuclear burst data. MHz and for Federal survey operations (see G115 In the band 13360–13410 kHz, the fixed footnote US108), Federal radiolocation in the service is allocated on a primary basis out- band 10–10.5 GHz is limited to the military side the conterminous United States. Within services. the conterminous United States, assign- G34 In the band 34.4–34.5 GHz, weather ra- ments in the fixed service are permitted, and dars on board meteorological satellites for will be protected for national defense pur- cloud detection are authorized to operate on poses or, if they are to be used only in an the basis of equality with military radio- emergency jeopardizing life, public safety, or location devices. All other non-military important property under conditions calling radiolocation in the band 33.4–36.0 GHz shall for immediate communication where other be secondary to the military services. means of communication do not exist. G42 The space operation service (Earth- G116 The band 7125–7155 MHz is also allo- to-space) is limited to the band 1761–1842 cated for earth-to-space transmissions in the MHz, and is limited to space command, con- Space Operations Service at a limited num- trol, range and range rate systems. ber of sites (not to exceed two), subject to es- G56 Federal radiolocation in the bands tablished coordination procedures. 1215–1300, 2900–3100, 5350–5650 and 9300–9500 G117 In the bands 7.25–7.75 GHz, 7.9–8.4 MHz is primarily for the military services; GHz, 17.375–17.475 GHz, 17.6–21.2 GHz, 30–31 however, limited secondary use is permitted GHz, 33–36 GHz, 39.5–41 GHz, 43.5–45.5 GHz, by other Federal agencies in support of ex- and 50.4–51.4 GHz, the Federal fixed-satellite perimentation and research programs. In ad- and mobile-satellite services are limited to dition, limited secondary use is permitted military systems. for survey operations in the band 2900–3100 G120 Development of airborne primary ra- MHz. dars in the band 2360–2390 MHz with peak G59 In the bands 902–928 MHz, 3100–3300 transmitter power in excess of 250 watts for MHz, 3500–3650 MHz, 5250–5350 MHz, 8500–9000 use in the United States is not permitted. MHz, 9200–9300 MHz, 13.4–14.0 GHz, 15.7–17.7 G122 In the bands 2300–2310 MHz, 2395–2400 GHz and 24.05–24.25 GHz, all Federal non- MHz, 2400–2417 MHz, and 4940–4990 MHz, Fed- military radiolocation shall be secondary to eral operations may be authorized on a non- military radiolocation, except in the sub- interference basis to authorized non-Federal band 15.7–16.2 GHz airport surface detection operations, and shall not constrain the im- equipment (ASDE) is permitted on a co- plementation of any non-Federal operations. equal basis subject to coordination with the G127 Federal Travelers Information Sta- military departments. tions (TIS) on 1610 kHz have coprimary sta- G100 The bands 235–322 MHz and 335.4–399.9 tus with AM Broadcast assignments. Federal MHz are also allocated on a primary basis to TIS authorized as of August 4, 1994, preclude the mobile-satellite service, limited to mili- subsequent assignment for conflicting allot- tary operations. ments. G104 In the bands 7450–7550 and 8175–8215 G128 Use of the band 56.9–57 GHz by inter- MHz, it is agreed that although the military satellite systems is limited to transmissions space radio communication systems, which between satellites in geostationary orbit, to include earth stations near the proposed me- transmissions between satellites in geo- teorological-satellite installations will pre- stationary satellite orbit and those in high- cede the meteorological-satellite installa- Earth orbit, to transmissions from satellites tions, engineering adjustments to either the in geostationary satellite orbit to those in

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low-Earth orbit, and to transmissions from radiolocation service. ITU Resolution 608 non-geostationary satellites in high-Earth (WRC–03) shall apply. orbit to those in low-Earth orbit. For links G133 In the band 7190–7235 MHz, emissions between satellites in the geostationary sat- to deep space are prohibited. Geostationary ellite orbit, the single entry power flux-den- satellites in the space research service oper- sity at all altitudes from 0 km to 1000 km ating in the band 7190–7235 MHz shall not above the Earth’s surface, for all conditions claim protection from existing and future and for all methods of modulation, shall not stations in the fixed service and ITU Radio exceed –147 dB (W/m2/100 MHz) for all angles Regulation No. 5.43A does not apply. of arrival. G134 In the band 7190–7235 MHz, Federal G129 Federal wind profilers are authorized earth stations operating in the meteorolog- to operate on a primary basis in the radio- ical-satellite service (Earth-to-space) may be location service in the frequency band 448– authorized subject to the following condi- 450 MHz with an authorized bandwidth of no tions: more than 2 MHz centered on 449 MHz, sub- (a) Earth stations are limited to those ject to the following conditions: (1) wind pro- communicating with the Department of filer locations must be pre-coordinated with Commerce Geostationary Operational Envi- the military services to protect fixed mili- ronmental Satellites (GOES). tary radars; and (2) wind profiler operations (b) There shall not be more than five earth shall not cause harmful interference to, nor stations authorized at one time. claim protection from, military mobile (c) The GOES satellite receiver shall not radiolocation stations that are engaged in claim protection from existing and future critical national defense operations. stations in the fixed service (ITU Radio Reg- G130 Federal stations in the radiolocation ulation No. 5.43A does not apply). service operating in the band 5350–5470 MHz, shall not cause harmful interference to, nor [49 FR 2373, Jan. 19, 1984] claim protection from, Federal stations in the aeronautical radionavigation service op- EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER ci- erating in accordance with ITU Radio Regu- tations affecting § 2.106, see the List of CFR lation No. 5.449. Sections Affected, which appears in the G131 Federal stations in the radiolocation Finding Aids section of the printed volume service operating in the band 5470–5650 MHz, and at www.fdsys.gov. with the exception of ground-based radars EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 79 FR 32366, June used for meteorological purposes operating 4, 2014, § 2.106 was amended by adding Fixed in the band 5600–5650 MHz, shall not cause and Mobile allocations for the 2025–2110 MHz harmful interference to, nor claim protec- band to the Federal Table of Frequency Allo- tion from, Federal stations in the maritime cations, which will become effective after radionavigation service. the Commission publishes a document in the G132 Use of the radionavigation-satellite FEDERAL REGISTER announcing the relevant service in the band 1215–1240 MHz shall be effective date. subject to the condition that no harmful in- terference is caused to, and no protection is EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 79 FR 48534, Aug. claimed from, the radionavigation service 15, 2014, § 2.106 was amended by revising page authorized under ITU Radio Regulation No. 28, effective Oct. 14. 2014. For the conven- 5.331. Furthermore, the use of the radio- ience of the user, the revised text is set forth navigation-satellite service in the band 1215– as follows: 1240 MHz shall be subject to the condition § 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations. that no harmful interference is caused to the radiolocation service. ITU Radio Regulation No. 5.43 shall not apply in respect of the * * * * *

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stations desiring international recogni- bands will be governed by footnote tion of their use of specific radio as- US245. Use of the fixed-satellite service tronomy frequencies or bands of fre- allocations in these bands is for the quencies for reception, should file the international fixed-satellite service, following information with the Com- that is, for international inter-conti- mission for inclusion in the Master nental communications. Case-by-case International Frequency Register: electromagnetic compatibility analysis (1) The center of the frequency band is required with all users of the bands. observed, in kilohertz up to 28,000 kHz It is anticipated that one earth station inclusive, in megahertz above 28,000 on each coast can be successfully co- kHz to 10,500 MHz inclusive and in ordinated. Specific locations of these gigahertz above 10,500 MHz. earth stations depend upon service re- (2) The date (actual or foreseen, as quirements and case-by-case EMC anal- appropriate) when reception of the fre- yses that demonstrate compatible op- quency band begins. erations. (3) The name and location of the sta- tion, including geographical coordi- Subpart C—Emissions nates in degrees and minutes. (4) The width of the frequency band § 2.201 Emission, modulation, and (in kHz) observed by the station. transmission characteristics. (5) The antenna type and dimensions, effective area and angular coverage in The following system of designating azimuth and elevation. emission, modulation, and trans- (6) The regular hours of reception (in mission characteristics shall be em- UTC) of the observed frequency. ployed. (7) The overall receiving system (a) Emissions are designated accord- noise temperature (in kelvins) referred ing to their classification and their to the output of the receiving antenna. necessary bandwidth. (8) The class of observations to be (b) Three symbols are used to de- taken. Class A observations are those scribe the basic characteristics of in which the sensitivity of the equip- emissions. Emissions are classified and ment is not a primary factor. Class B symbolized according to the following observations are those of such a nature characteristics: that they can be made only with ad- (1) First symbol—type of modulation vanced low-noise receivers using the of the main carrier; best techniques. (2) Second symbol—nature of sig- (9) The name and mailing address of nal(s) modulating the main carrier; the operator. (3) Third symbol—type of informa- (b) The permanent discontinuance of tion to be transmitted. observations, or any change to the in- NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (b): Two additional formation above, should also be filed symbols for the classification of emissions with the Commission. may be added for a more complete descrip- (c) Observations being conducted on tion of an emission. See Appendix 1, Sub-Sec- frequencies or frequency bands not al- tion IIB of the ITU Radio Regulations for the located to the radio astronomy service specifications of these fourth and fifth sym- should be reported as in paragraph (a) bols. Use of these symbols is not required by of this section for information pur- the Commission. poses. Information in this category will (c) First Symbol—types of modula- not be submitted for entry in the Mas- tion of the main carrier: ter International Frequency Register and protection from interference will (1) Emission of an unmodulated not be afforded such operations by sta- carrier ...... N tions in other services. (2) Emission in which the main carrier is amplitude-modulated § 2.108 Policy regarding the use of the (including cases where sub-car- fixed-satellite allocations in the 3.6– riers are angle-modulated):. 3.7, 4.5–4.8, and 5.85–5.925 GHz —Double-sideband ...... A bands. —Single-sideband, full carrier .. H The use of the fixed-satellite alloca- —Single-sideband, reduced or tions in the United States in the above variable level carrier ...... R

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—Single-sideband, suppressed (5) Two or more channels con- carrier ...... J taining quantized or digital in- —Independent sidebands ...... B formation ...... 7 —Vestigial sideband ...... C (6) Two or more channels con- (3) Emission in which the main taining analogue information ..... 8 carrier is angle-modulated:. (7) Composite system with one or more channels containing quan- —Frequency modulation ...... F tized or digital information, to- —Phase modulation ...... G gether with one or more channels NOTE: Whenever frequency modulation ‘‘F’’ containing analogue information 9 is indicated, Phase modulation ‘‘G’’ is also (8) Cases not otherwise covered ... X acceptable. (e) Third Symbol—type of informa- (4) Emission in which the main tion to be transmitted: 2 carrier is amplitude and angle- (1) No information transmitted ... N modulated either simultaneously (2) Telegraphy—for aural recep- or in a pre-established sequence .. D tion ...... A 1 (5) Emission of pulses: . (3) Telegraphy—for automatic re- —Sequence of unmodulated ception ...... B pulses ...... P (4) Facsimile ...... C —A sequence of pulses: (5) Data transmission, telemetry, —Modulated in amplitude .. K telecommand ...... D —Modulated in width/dura- (6) Telephony (including sound tion ...... L broadcasting) ...... E —Modulated in position/ (7) Television (video) ...... F phase ...... M (8) Combination of the above ...... W —In which the carrier is (9) Cases not otherwise covered ... X angle-modulated during (f) Type B emission: As an exception the period of the pulse ..... Q to the above principles, damped waves —Which is a combination of are symbolized in the Commission’s the foregoing or is pro- rules and regulations as type B emis- duced by other means ...... V sion. The use of type B emissions is for- (6) Cases not covered above, in bidden. which an emission consists of the (g) Whenever the full designation of main carrier modulated, either an emission is necessary, the symbol simultaneously or in a pre-estab- for that emission, as given above, shall lished sequence, in a combination be preceded by the necessary band- of two or more of the following width of the emission as indicated in modes: amplitude, angle, pulse ... W § 2.202(b)(1). (7) Cases not otherwise covered ... X [49 FR 48697, Dec. 14, 1984, as amended at 75 1 Emissions where the main carrier is directly FR 63030, Oct. 13, 2010] modulated by a signal which has been coded into quantized form (e.g. pulse code modulation) should be designated under (2) or (3). § 2.202 Bandwidths. (d) Second Symbol—nature of sig- (a) Occupied bandwidth. The fre- nal(s) modulating the main carrier: quency bandwidth such that, below its lower and above its upper frequency (1) No modulating signal ...... 0 limits, the mean powers radiated are (2) A single channel containing each equal to 0.5 percent of the total quantized or digital information mean power radiated by a given emis- without the use of a modulating sion. In some cases, for example multi- sub-carrier, excluding time-divi- channel frequency-division systems, sion muliplex ...... 1 the percentage of 0.5 percent may lead (3) A single channel containing to certain difficulties in the practical quantized or digital information with the use of a modulating sub- 2 In this context the word ‘‘information’’ carrier, excluding time-division does not include information of a constant, multiplex ...... 2 unvarying nature such as is provided by (4) A single channel containing standard frequency emissions, continuous analogue information ...... 3 wave and pulse radars, etc. 649

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application of the definitions of occu- cated in the table, in paragraph (g) of pied and necessary bandwidth; in such this section; cases a different percentage may prove (3) Computation in accordance with useful. Recommendations of the International (b) Necessary bandwidth. For a given Radio Consultative Committee class of emission, the minimum value (C.C.I.R.); of the occupied bandwidth sufficient to (4) Measurement in cases not covered ensure the transmission of information by paragraph (c) (1), (2), or (3) of this at the rate and with the quality re- section. quired for the system employed, under (d) The value so determined should be specified conditions. Emissions useful used when the full designation of an for the good functioning of the receiv- emission is required. However, the nec- ing equipment as, for example, the essary bandwidth so determined is not emission corresponding to the carrier the only characteristic of an emission of reduced carrier systems, shall be in- to be considered in evaluating the in- cluded in the necessary bandwidth. terference that may be caused by that (1) The necessary bandwidth shall be emission. expressed by three numerals and one (e) In the formulation of the table in letter. The letter occupies the position paragraph (g) of this section, the fol- of the decimal point and represents the lowing terms are employed: unit of bandwidth. The first character Bn = Necessary bandwidth in hertz shall be neither zero nor K, M or G. B = Modulation rate in bauds (2) Necessary bandwidths: N = Maximum possible number of black plus white elements to be transmitted per sec- between 0.001 and 999 Hz shall be expressed in ond, in facsimile Hz (letter H); M = Maximum modulation frequency in between 1.00 and 999 kHz shall be expressed hertz in kHz (letter K); C = Sub-carrier frequency in hertz between 1.00 and 999 MHz shall be expressed D = Peak frequency deviation, i.e., half the in MHz (letter M); difference between the maximum and min- between 1.00 and 999 GHz shall be expressed imum values of the instantaneous fre- in GHz (letter G). quency. The instantaneous frequency in (3) Examples: hertz is the time rate of change in phase in radians divided by 2 0.002 Hz—H002 180.5 kHz—181K t = Pulse duration in seconds at half-ampli- 0.1 Hz—H100 180.7 kHz—181K tude 25.3 Hz—25H3 1.25 MHz—1M25 tr = Pulse rise time in seconds between 10% 400 Hz—400H 2 MHz—2M00 and 90% of maximum amplitude K = An overall numerical factor which varies 2.4 kHz—2K40 10 MHz—10M0 6 kHz—6K00 according to the emission and which de- 202 MHz—202M 12.5 kHz—12K5 pends upon the allowable signal distortion. 5.65 GHz—5G65 180.4 kHz—180K Nc = Number of baseband telephone channels in radio systems employing multichannel (c) The necessary bandwidth may be multiplexing determined by one of the following P = Continuity pilot sub-carrier frequency methods: (Hz) (continuous signal utilized to verify (1) Use of the formulas included in performance of frequency-division multi- the table, in paragraph (g) of this sec- plex systems). tion, which also gives examples of nec- (f) Determination of values of D and essary bandwidths and designation of Bn for systems specified in paragraph corresponding emissions; (c)(2) of this section: (2) For frequency modulated radio (1) Determination of D in systems for systems which have a substantially lin- multichannel telephony: ear relationship between the value of (i) The rms value of the per-channel input voltage to the modulator and the deviation for the system shall be speci- resulting frequency deviation of the fied. (In the case of systems employing carrier and which carry either single preemphasis or phase modulation, this sideband suppressed carrier frequency value of per-channel deviation shall be division multiplex speech channels or specified at the characteristic television, computation in accordance baseband frequency.) with provisions of paragraph (f) of this (ii) The value of D is then calculated section and formulas and methods indi- by multiplying the rms value of the

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per-channel deviation by the appro- priate factors, as follows:

Number of message circuits Multiplying factors Limits of X (Pavg (dBmO))

More than 3, but less than 12 ...... 4.47 × [a factor specified by the equipment man- ufacturer or station licensee, subject to Com- mission approval].

3.76 antilog (X+2 log10 Nc) At least 12, but less than 60 ...... ————————————— X: ¥2 to +2.6. 20

3.76 antilog (X+4 log10 Nc) At least 60, but less than 240 ...... ————————————— X: ¥5.6 to ¥1.0. 20

3.76 antilog (X+10 log10 Nc) 240 or more ...... ————————————— X: ¥19.6 to ¥15.0. 20

Where X represents the average power in a message circuit in dBmO; Nc is the number of circuits in the multiplexed message load; 3.76 corresponds to a peak load factor of 11.5 dB.

(2) The necessary bandwidth (Bn) nor- merically equal to 2P or 2M+2DK, mally is considered to be numerically whichever is greater, provided the fol- equal to: lowing conditions are met: (i) 2M+2DK, for systems having no (i) The modulation index of the main continuity pilot subcarrier or having a carrier due to the continuity pilot sub- continuity pilot subcarrier whose fre- carrier does not exceed 0.25, and quency is not the highest modulating (ii) In a radio system of multichannel the main carrier; telephony, the rms frequency deviation (ii) 2P+2DK, for systems having a of the main carrier due to the con- continuity pilot subcarrier whose fre- tinuity pilot subcarrier does not exceed quency exceeds that of any other signal 70 percent of the rms value of the per- modulating the main carrier, unless channel deviation, or, in a radio sys- the conditions set forth in paragraph tem for television, the rms deviation of (f)(3) of this section are met. the main carrier due to the pilot does (3) As an exception to paragraph not exceed 3.55 percent of the peak de- (f)(2)(ii) of this section, the necessary viation of the main carrier. bandwidth (Bn) for such systems is nu- (g) Table of necessary bandwidths:

Necessary bandwidth Description of emission Designation of Formula Sample calculation emission

I. NO MODULATING SIGNAL

Continuous wave emis- N0N (zero) sion.

II. AMPLITUDE MODULATION 1. Signal With Quantized or Digital Information

Continuous wave teleg- Bn=BK, K=5 for fading circuits, 25 words per minute; B=20, K=5, Bandwidth: 100HA1A raphy. K=3 for non-fading circuits 100 Hz

Telegraphy by on-off Bn=BK+2M, K=5 for fading circuits, 25 words per minute; B=20, M=1000, K=5, 2K10A2A keying of a tone mod- K=3 for non-fading circuits Bandwidth: 2100 Hz=2.1 kHz ulated carrier.

Selective calling signal, Bn=M Maximum code frequency is: 2110 Hz, 2K11H2B single-sideband full M=2110, Bandwidth: 2110 Hz=2.11 kHz carrier.

Direct-printing teleg- Bn=2M+2DK, M=B÷2 B=50, D=35 Hz (70 Hz shift), K=1.2, Band- 134HJ2B raphy using a fre- width: 134 Hz quency shifted modu- lating sub-carrier sin- gle-sideband sup- pressed carrier.

Telegraphy, single side- Bn=central frequency+M+DK, 15 channels; highest central frequency is: 2K89R7B band reduced carrier. M=B÷2 2805 Hz, B=100, D=42.5 Hz (85 Hz shift), K=0.7 Bandwidth: 2.885 Hz=2.885 kHz

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Necessary bandwidth Description of emission Designation of Formula Sample calculation emission

2. Telephony (Commercial Quality)

Telephony double-side- Bn=2M M=3000, Bandwidth=6000 Hz=6 kHz 6K00A3E band.

Telephony, single-side- Bn=2M M=3000, Bandwidth: 3000 Hz=3 kHz 3K00H3E band, full carrier.

Telephony, single-side- Bn=M¥lowest modulation fre- M=3000, lowest modulation frequency is 3000 2K70J3E band suppressed car- quency Hz, 2700 Hz Bandwidth: 2700Hz=2.7 kHz rier.

Telephony with separate Bn=M Maximum control frequency is 2990 Hz, 2K99R3E frequency modulated M=2990, Bandwidth: 2990 Hz=2.99 kHz signal to control the level of demodulated speech signal, single- sideband, reduced carrier.

Telephony with privacy, Bn=Nc M¥lowest modulation fre- Nc=2, M=3000 lowest modulation frequency is 5K75J8E single-sideband, sup- quency in the lowest channel 250 Hz, Bandwidth: 5750 Hz=5.75 kHz pressed carrier (two or more channels).

Telephony, independent Bn=sum of M for each sideband 2 channels, M=3000, Bandwidth: 6000 Hz=6 6K00B8E sideband (two or more kHz channels).

3. Sound Broadcasting

Sound broadcasting, Bn=2M, M may vary between 4000 Speech and music, M=4000, Bandwidth: 8000 8K00A3E double-sideband. and 10000 depending on the Hz= 8 kHz quality desired

Sound broadcasting, sin- Bn=M, M may vary between 4000 Speech and music, M=4000, Bandwidth: 4000 4K00R3E gle-sideband reduced and 10000 depending on the Hz= 4 kHz carrier (single chan- quality desired nel).

Sound broadcasting, sin- Bn=M¥lowest modulation fre- Speech and music, M=4500, lowest modula- 4K45J3E gle-sideband, sup- quency tion frequency=50 Hz, Bandwidth: 4450 pressed carrier. Hz=4.45 kHz

4. Television

Television, vision and Refer to CCIR documents for the Number of lines=525; Nominal video band- 5M75C3F sound. bandwidths of the commonly width: 4.2 MHz, Sound carrier relative to used television systems video carrier=4.5 MHz Total vision bandwidth: 5.75 MHz; FM aural 250KF3E bandwidth including guardbands: 250,000 Hz Total bandwidth: 6 MHz 6M25C3F

5. Facsimile

Analogue facsimile by Bn=C¥N÷2+DK, K=1.1 (typically) N=1100, corresponding to an index of co- 2K89R3C sub-carrier frequency operation of 352 and a cycler rotation modulation of a sin- speed of 60 rpm. Index of cooperation is gle-sideband emission the product of the drum diameter and num- with reduced carrier. ber of lines per unit length C=1900, D=400 Hz, Bandwidth=2.890 Hz=2.89 kHz

Analogue facsimile; fre- Bn=2M+2DK, M=N/2, K=1.1 (typi- N=1100, D=400 Hz, Bandwidth: 1980 Hz=1.98 1K98J3C quency modulation of cally) kHz an audio frequency sub-carrier which modulates the main carrier, single-side- band suppressed car- rier.

6. Composite Emissions

Double-sideband, tele- Bn=2C+2M+2D Video limited to 5 MHz, audio on 6.5 MHz fre- 13M2A8W vision relay. quency modulated subcarrier deviation=50 kHz: C=6.5×106 D=50×103 Hz, M=15,000, Bandwidth: 13.13×106 Hz=13.13 MHz

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Necessary bandwidth Description of emission Designation of Formula Sample calculation emission

Double-sideband radio Bn=2M 10 voice channels occupying baseband be- 328KA8E relay system. tween 1 kHz and 164 kHz; M=164,000 bandwith=328,000 Hz=328 kHz

Double-sideband emis- Bn=2Cmax+2M+2DK, K=1 (typi- The main carrier is modulated by: —a 30 Hz 20K9A9W sion of VOR with cally) sub-carrier—a carrier resulting from a 9960 voice (VOR=VHF Hz tone frequency modulated by a 30 Hz omnidirectional radio tone—a telephone channel—a 1020 Hz range). keyed tone for continual Morse identifica- tion. Cmax=9960, M=30, D=480 Hz, Band- width: 20,940 Hz=20.94 kHz

Independent sidebands; Bn=sum of M for each sideband Normally composite systems are operated in 12K0B9W several telegraph accordance with standardized channel ar- channels together with rangements, (e.g. CCIR Rec. 348–2) 3 tele- several telephone phone channels and 15 telegraphy chan- channels. nels require the bandwidth 12,000 Hz=12 kHz

III-A. FREQUENCY MODULATION 1. Signal With Quantized or Digital Information

Telegraphy without Bn=2M+2DK, M=B÷2, K=1.2 (typi- B=100, D=85 Hz (170 Hz shift), Bandwidth: 304HF1B error-correction (single cally) 304 Hz channel).

Four-frequency duplex Bn2M+2DK, B=Modulation rate in Spacing between adjacent frequencies=400 1K42F7B telegraphy. bands of the faster channel. If Hz; Synchronized channels; B=100, M=50, the channels are synchronized: D=600 Hz, Bandwidth: 1420 Hz=1.42 kHz M=B÷2, otherwise M=2B, K=1.1 (typically)

2. Telephony (Commercial Quality)

Commercial telephony ... Bn=2M+2DK, K=1 (typically, but For an average case of commercial teleph- 16K0F3E under conditions a higher value ony, M=3,000, Bandwidth: 16,000 Hz=16 may be necessary kHz

3. Sound Broadcasting

Sound broadcasting ...... Bn=2M+2DK, K=1 (typically) Monaural, D=75,000 Hz, M=15,000, Band- 180KF3E width: 18,000 Hz=180 kHz

4. Facsimile

Facsimile by direct fre- Bn=2M+2DK, M=N÷2, K=1.1 (typi- N=1100 elements/sec; D=400 Hz, Bandwidth: 1K98F1C quency modulation of cally) 1980 Hz=1.98 kHZ the carrier; black and white.

Analogue facsimile ...... Bn=2M+2DK, M=N÷2, K=1.1 (typi- N=1100 elements/sec; D=400 Hz, Bandwidth: 1K98F3C cally) 1980 Hz=1.98 kHz

5. Composite Emissions (See Table III-B)

Radio-relay system, fre- Bn=2P+2DK, K=1 Microwave radio relay system specifications: 2M45F8E quency division multi- 60 telephone channels occupying baseband plex. between 60 and 300 kHz; rms per-channel deviation 200 kHz; pilot at 331 kHz pro- duces 200 kHz rms deviation of main car- rier. Computation of 3 Bn:D=(200×10 3×3.76×1.19), Hz=0.895×106, P=0.331×106 Hz; Band- width: 2.452×106 Hz

Radio-relay system fre- Bn=2M+2DK, K=1 Microwave radio relay relay systems speci- 16M6F8E quency division mul- fications: 1200 telephone channels occu- tiple. pying baseband between 60 and 5564 kHz; rms per channel deviation 200 kHz; continunity pilot at 6199 kHz produces 140 kHz rms deviation of main carrier. Computa- tion of 0 3 6 Bn:D=(20 ×10 ×3.76×3.63)=2.73×10 ; M=5.64×106 Hz; P=6.2×106 Hz; (2M+2DK<2P; Bandwidth 16.59×106 Hz

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Necessary bandwidth Description of emission Designation of Formula Sample calculation emission

Radio-relay system, fre- Bn=2P Microwave radio relay system specifications: 17M0F8E quency division multi- Multiplex 600 telephone channels occupying plex. baseband between 60 and 2540 kHz; con- tinuity pilot at 8500 kHz produces 140 kHz rms deviation of main carrier. Computation of Bn:D=(200×103×3.76×2.565)=1.93×106 Hz; M=2.54×106 Hz; 2DK)≤2P Bandwidth: 17×106 Hz

Unmodulated pulse Bn=2K÷t, K depends upon the Range resolution: 150 m, 3M00P0N emission. ratio of pulse rise time. Its value K=1.5 (triangular pulse where tùtr, only usually falls between 1 and 10 components down to 27 dB from the strong- and in many cases it does not est are considered) Then t=2×range resolu- need to exceed 6 tion÷velocity of light=2×150÷3×108=1×10¥6 seconds, Bandwidth: 3×106 Hz=3 MHz

6. Composite Emissions

Radio-relay system ...... Bn=2K÷t, K=1.6 Pulse position modulated by 36 voice channel 8M00M7E baseband; pulse width at half amplitude=0.4 us, Bandwidth: 8×106 Hz=8 MHz (Band- width independent of the number of voice channels) Radio-relay system ...... Bn = 2K/t Pulse position modulated by 36 voice channel 8M00M7E K=1.6 baseband: pulse width at half amplitude 0.4 6 μS; Bn = 8×10 Hz = 8 MHz (Bandwidth independent of the number of voice chan- nels) Composite transmission Bn = 2RK/log2S Digital modulation used to send 5 megabits 5M00K7 digital modulation per second by use of amplitude modulation using DSB-AM (Micro- of the main carrier with 4 signaling states 6 wave radio relay sys- R = 5×10 bits per second; K = 1; S = 4; Bn = tem). 5 MHz Binary Frequency Shift (0.03 <2D/R <1.0); Digital modulation used to send 1 megabit per 2M80F1D Keying. Bn = 3.86D + 0.27R second by frequency shift keying with 2 sig- (1.0 <2D/R <2) naling states and 0.75 MHz peak deviation Bn = 2.4D + 1.0R of the carrier 6 6 R = 1×10 bps; D = 0.75×10 Hz; Bn = 2.8 MHz Multilevel Frequency Bn = (R/log2S) + 2DK Digital modulation to send 10 megabits per 9M00F7D Shift Keying. second by use of frequency shift keying with four signaling states and 2 MHz peak deviation of the main carrier 6 R = 10×10 bps; D = 2 MHz; K = 1; S = 4; Bn = 9 MHz Phase Shift Keying ...... Bn = 2RK/log2S Digital modulation used to send 10 megabits 10M0G7D per second by use of phase shift keying with 4 signaling states 6 R = 10×10 bps; K = 1; S = 4; Bn = 10 MHz Quadrature Amplitude Bn = 2R/log2S 64 QAM used to send 135 Mbps has the 45M0W Modulation (QAM). same necessary bandwidth as 64–PSK used to send 135 Mbps; 6 R = 135×10 bps; S = 64; Bn = 45 MHz Minimum Shift Keying ... 2-ary: Digital modulation used to send 2 megabits 2M36G1D Bn = R(1.18) per second using 2-ary minimum shift key- 4-ary: ing 6 Bn = R(2.34) R = 2.36×10 bps; Bn = 2.36 MHz

[28 FR 12465, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 37 FR 8883, May 2, 1972; 37 FR 9996, May 18, 1972; 48 FR 16492, Apr. 18, 1983; 49 FR 48698, Dec. 14, 1984; 68 FR 68543, Dec. 9, 2003]

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Subpart D—Call Signs and Other § 2.302 Call signs. Forms of Identifying Radio The table which follows indicates the Transmissions composition and blocks of inter- national call signs available for assign- AUTHORITY: Secs. 4, 5, 303, 48 Stat., as ment when such call signs are required amended, 1066, 1068, 1082; 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, by the rules pertaining to particular 303. classes of stations. When stations oper- § 2.301 Station identification require- ating in two or more classes are au- ment. thorized to the same licensee for the Each station using radio frequencies same location, the Commission may shall identify its transmissions accord- elect to assign a separate call sign to ing to the procedures prescribed by the each station in a different class. (In ad- rules governing the class of station to dition to the U.S. call sign allocations which it belongs with a view to the listed below, call sign blocks AAA elimination of harmful interference through AEZ and ALA through ALZ and the general enforcement of appli- have been assigned to the Department cable radio treaties, conventions, regu- of the Army; call sign block AFA lations, arrangements, and agreements through AKZ has been assigned to the in force, and the enforcement of the Department of the Air Force; and call Communications Act of 1934, as amend- sign block NAA through NZZ has been ed, and the Commission’s rules. assigned jointly to the Department of [34 FR 5104, Mar. 12, 1969] the Navy and the U.S. Coast. Guard.

Class of station Composition of call sign Call sign blocks

Coast (Class I) except for coast telephone in 3 letters ...... KAA through KZZ. Alaska. WAA through WZZ. Coast (Classes II and III) and maritime radio- 3 letters, 3 digits ...... KAA200 through KZZ999. determination. WAA200 through WZZ999. Coast telephone in Alaska ...... 3 letters, 2 digits. 3 letters, 3 digits (for stations assigned KAA20 through KZZ99. frequencies above 30 MHz). WAA20 through WZZ99. WZZ200 through WZZ999. Fixed ...... 3 letters, 2 digits ...... KAA20 through KZZ99. 3 letters, 3 digits (for stations assigned WAA20 through WZZ99. frequencies above 30 MHz). WAA200 through WZZ999. Marine receiver test ...... 3 letters, 3 digits (plus general geo- KAA200 through KZZ999. graphic location when required). WAA200 through WZZ999. Ship telegraph ...... 4 letters 1 ...... KAAA through KZZZ. WAAA through WZZZ. Ship telephone ...... 2 letters, 4 digits, or 3 letters, 4 digits 1 WA2000 through WZ9999, through WZZ9999. Ship telegraph plus telephone ...... 4 letters ...... KAAA through KZZZ. WAAA through WZZZ. Ship radar ...... Same as ship telephone and/or tele- WA2000 through WZ9999, through graph call sign, or, if ship has no WZZ9999. telephone or telegraph: 2 letters, 4 digits, or 3 letters, 4 digits. Ship survival craft ...... Call sign of the parent ship followed by KAAA20 through KZZZ99. 2 digits. WAAA20 through WZZZ99. Cable-repair ship marker buoy ...... Call sign of the parent ship followed by the letters ‘‘BT’’ and the identifying number of the buoy. Marine utility ...... 2 letters, 4 digits ...... KA2000 through KZ9999. Shipyard mobile ...... 2 letters, 4 digits ...... KA2000 through KZ9999. Aircraft telegraph ...... 5 letters ...... KAAAA through KZZZZ. WAAAA through WZZZZ. Aircraft telegraph and telephone ...... 5 letters 2 ...... KAAAA through KZZZZ. WAAAA through WZZZZ. Aircraft telephone ...... 5 letters 2 (whenever a call sign is as- KAAAA through KZZZZ. signed). WAAAA through WZZZZ. Aircraft survival craft ...... Whenever a call sign 2 is assigned, call sign of the parent aircraft followed by a single digit other than 0 or 1. Aeronautical ...... 3 letters, 1 digit 2 ...... KAA2 through KZZ9. WAA2 through WZZ9. Land mobile (base) ...... 3 letters, 3 digits ...... KAA200 through KZZ999. WAA200 through WZZ999

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Class of station Composition of call sign Call sign blocks

Land mobile (mobile telegraph) ...... 4 letters, 1 digit ...... KAAA2 through KZZZ9. WAAA2 through WZZZ9. Land mobile (mobile telephone) ...... 2 letters, 4 digits ...... KA2000 through KZ9999. WA2000 through WZ9999 Broadcasting (standard) ...... 4 letters 3 (plus location of station) ...... KAAA through KZZZ. WAAA through WZZZ. Broadcasting (FM) ...... 4 letters (plus location of station) ...... KAAA through KZZZ. WAAA through WZZZ. Broadcasting with suffix ‘‘FM’’ ...... 6 letters 3 (plus location of station) ...... KAAA-FM through KZZZ-–FM. WAAA-FM through WZZZ-FM. Broadcasting (television) ...... 4 letters (plus location of station) ...... KAAA through KZZZ. WAAA through WZZZ. Broadcasting with suffix ‘‘TV’’ ...... 6 letters 3 (plus location of station) ...... KAAA-TV through KZZZ-TV. WAAA-TV through WZZ-TV. Television broadcast translator ...... 1 letter—output channel number—2 let- K02AA through K83ZZ. ters. W02AA through W83ZZ. Disaster station, except U.S. Government ..... 4 letters, 1 digit ...... KAAA2 through KZZZ9. WAAA2 through WZZZ9. Experimental (letter ‘‘X’’ follows the digit) ...... 2 letters, 1 digit, 3 letters ...... KA2XAA through KZ9XZZ. WA2XAA through WZ9XZZ. Amateur (letter ‘‘X’’ may not follow digit) ...... 1 letter, 1 digit, 1 letter 4 ...... K1A through K0Z. N1A through N0Z. W1A through W0Z. Amateur ...... 1 letter, 1 digit, 2 letters 4 ...... K1AA through K0ZZ. N1AA through N0ZZ. W1AA through W0ZZ. Do ...... 1 letter, 1 digit, 3 letters 4 ...... K1AAA through K0ZZZ. N1AAA through N0ZZZ. W1AAA through W0ZZZ. Do ...... 2 letters, 1 digit, 1 letter 4 ...... AA1A through AI0Z. KA1A through KZ0Z. NA1A through NZ0Z. WA1A through WZ0Z. Do ...... 2 letters, 1 digit, 2 letters 4 ...... AA1AA through AL0ZZ. KA1AA through KZ0ZZ. NA1AA through NZ0ZZ. WA1AA through WZ0ZZ. Amateur (letter ‘‘X’’ may not follow digit) ...... 2 letters, 1 digit, 3 letters 4 ...... AA1AAA through AL0ZZZ. KA1AAA through KZ0ZZZ. NA1AAA through NZ0ZZZ. WA1AAA through WZ0ZZZ. Standard frequency ...... WWV, WWVB through WWVI, WWVL, WWVS. Personal radio ...... 3 letters, 4 digits, or 4 letters, 4 digits. KAA0001 through KZZ9999, WAA0001 through WPZ9999, KAAA0001 through KZZZ9999. Personal radio, temporary permit ...... 3 letters, 5 digits ...... KAA00000 through KZZ99999. Personal radio in trust territories...... 1 letter, 4 digits ...... K0001 through K9999. Business radio temporary permit ...... 2 letters, 7 digits ...... WT plus local telephone number. Part 90 temporary permit ...... 2 letters, 7 digits ...... WT plus local telephone number. Part 90 conditional permit ...... 2 letters, 7 digits ...... WT plus local telephone number. General Mobile Radio Service, temporary 2 letters, 7 digits ...... WT plus business or residence tele- permit. phone number.

NOTE: The symbol 0 indicates the digit zero. 1 Ships with transmitter-equipped survival craft shall be assigned four letter call signs. 2 See § 2.303. 3 A 3 letter call sign now authorized for and in continuous use by a licensee of a standard broadcasting station may continue to be used by that station. The same exception applies also to frequency modulation and television broadcasting stations using 5 letter call signs consisting of 3 letters with the suffix ‘‘FM’’ or ‘‘TV’’. 4 Plus other identifying data as may be specified.

[34 FR 5104, Mar. 12, 1969; as amended at 54 FR 50239, Dec. 5, 1989]

EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting § 2.302, see the List of CFR Sec- tions Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.

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§ 2.303 Other forms of identification of flight identification number, selective stations. call number or signal, selective call identification number or signal, char- (a) The following table indicates acteristic signal, characteristic of forms of identification which may be emission or other clearly distin- used in lieu of call signs by the speci- guishing form of identification readily fied classes of stations. Such recog- recognized internationally. Reference nized means of identification may be should be made to the appropriate part one or more of the following: name of of the rules for complete information station, location of station, operating on identification procedures for each agency, official registration mark, service.

Class of station Identification, other than assigned call sign

Aircraft (U.S. registry) telephone ...... Registration number preceded by the type of the aircraft, or the radiotelephony designator of the aircraft operating agency followed by the flight identification number. Aircraft (foreign registry) telephone ...... Foreign registry identification consisting of five characters. This may be pre- ceded by the radiotelephony designator of the aircraft operating agency or it may be preceded by the type of the aircraft. Aeronautical ...... Name of the city, area, or airdrome served together with such additional identi- fication as may be required. Aircraft survival craft ...... Appropriate reference to parent aircraft, e.g., the air carrier parent aircraft flight number or identification, the aircraft registration number, the name of the air- craft manufacturer, the name of the aircraft owner, or any other pertinent in- formation. Ship telegraph ...... When an official call sign is not yet assigned: Complete name of the ship and name of licensee. On 156.65 MHz: Name of ship. Digital selective call. Ship telegraph ...... Digital selective call. Public coast (radiotelephone) and Limited The approximate geographic location in a format approved by the Commission. Coast (Radiotelephone). Coast station identification number. Public coast (radiotelegraph) ...... Coast station identification number. Fixed ...... Geographic location. When an approved method of superimposed identification is used, QTT DE (abbreviated name of company or station). Fixed: Rural subscriber service ...... Assigned telephone number. Land mobile: Public safety, forestry conserva- Name of station licensee (in abbreviated form if practicable), or location of sta- tion, highway maintenance, local govern- tion, or name of city, area, or facility served. Individual stations may be identi- ment, shipyard, land transportation, and fied by additional digits following the more general identification. aviation services. Land mobile: Industrial service ...... Mobile unit cochannel with its base station: Unit identifier on file in the base sta- tion records. Mobile unit not cochannel with its base station: Unit identifier on file in the base station records and the assigned call sign of either the mobile or base station. Temporary base station: Unit designator in addition to base station identification. Land mobile: Domestic public and rural radio Special mobile unit designation assigned by licensee or by assigned telephone number. Land mobile: Railroad radio service ...... Name of railroad, train number, caboose number, engine number, or name of fixed wayside station or such other number or name as may be specified for use of railroad employees to identify a specific fixed point or mobile unit. A railroad’s abbreviated name or initial letters may be used where such are in general usage. Unit designators may be used in addition to the station identi- fication to identify an individual unit or transmitter of a base station. Land mobile: Broadcasting (remote pickup) .... Identification of associated broadcasting station. Broadcasting (Emergency Broadcast System) State and operational area identification. Broadcasting (aural STL and intercity relay) ... Call sign of the broadcasting station with which it is associated. Broadcasting (television auxiliary) ...... Call sign of the TV broadcasting station with which it is licensed as an auxiliary, or call sign of the TV broadcasting station whose signals are being relayed, or by network identification. Broadcasting (television booster)...... Retransmission of the call sign of the primary station. Disaster station ...... By radiotelephony: Name, location, or other designation of station when same as that of an associated station in some other service. Two or more separate units of a station operated at different locations are separately identified by the addition of a unit name, number, or other designation at the end of its au- thorized means of identification.

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(1) Coast station identification num- § 2.403 Retransmission of distress mes- ber: 4 digits. sage. (2) Ship station selective call num- Any station which becomes aware ber: 5 digits. that a mobile station is in distress may (3) Predetermined group of ship sta- transmit the distress message in the tions: 5 digits. following cases: (c) Ship stations operating under a (a) When the station in distress is not temporary operating authority shall itself in a position to transmit the identify by a call sign consisting of the message. letter ‘‘K’’ followed by the vessel’s Fed- (b) In the case of mobile stations, eral or State registration number, or a when the master or the person in call sign consisting of the letters charge of the ship, aircraft, or other ‘‘KUS’’ followed by the vessel’s docu- vehicles carrying the station which in- mentation number. However, if the ves- tervenes believes that further help is sel has no registration number or docu- necessary. mentation number, the call sign shall (c) In the case of other stations, when consist of the name of the vessel and directed to do so by the station in con- the name of the licensee as they appear trol of distress traffic or when it has on the station application form. reason to believe that a distress call which it has intercepted has not been [28 FR 12465, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 40 received by any station in a position to FR 57675, Dec. 11, 1975; 41 FR 44042, Oct. 6, render aid. 1976; 42 FR 31008, June 17, 1977; 44 FR 62284, Oct. 30, 1979] § 2.404 Resumption of operation after distress. Subpart E—Distress, Disaster, and No station having been notified to Emergency Communications cease operation shall resume operation on frequency or frequencies which may § 2.401 Distress messages. cause interference until notified by the Each station licensee shall give abso- station issuing the original notice that lute priority to radiocommunications the station involved will not interfere or signals relating to ships or aircraft with distress traffic as it is then being in distress; shall cease all sending on routed or until the receipt of a general notice that the need for handling dis- frequencies which will interfere with tress traffic no longer exists. hearing a radiocommunication or sig- nal of distress and except when en- § 2.405 Operation during emergency. gaged in answering or aiding the ship or aircraft in distress, shall refrain The licensee of any station (except amateur, standard broadcast, FM from sending any broadcast, noncommercial educational radiocommunications or signals until FM broadcast, or television broadcast) there is assurance that no interference may, during a period of emergency in will be caused with the which normal communication facilities radiocommunications or signals relat- are disrupted as a result of hurricane, ing thereto; and shall assist the ship or flood, earthquake, or similar disaster, aircraft in distress, so far as possible, utilize such station for emergency by complying with its instructions. communication service in commu- nicating in a manner other than that § 2.402 Control of distress traffic. specified in the instrument of author- The control of distress traffic is the ization: Provided: responsibility of the mobile station in (a) That as soon as possible after the distress or of the mobile station which, beginning of such emergency use, no- by the application of the provisions of tice be sent to the Commission at § 2.403, has sent the distress call. These Washington, D.C., and to the Engineer stations may, however, delegate the in Charge of the district in which the control of the distress traffic to an- station is located, stating the nature of other station. the emergency and the use to which the station is being put, and

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(b) That the emergency use of the any radio station during a period of na- station shall be discontinued as soon as tional emergency to operate its facili- substantially normal communication ties upon such frequencies, with such facilities are again available, and power and points of communication, (c) That the Commission at Wash- and in such a manner beyond that spec- ington, D.C., and the Engineer in ified in the station license as may be Charge shall be notified immediately requested by the Army, Navy, or Air when such special use of the station is Force. terminated: Provided further, (d) That in no event shall any station engage in emergency transmission on Subparts F–G [Reserved] frequencies other than, or with power in excess of, that specified in the in- Subpart H—Prohibition Against strument of authorization or as other- Eavesdropping wise expressly provided by the Com- mission, or by law: And provided fur- § 2.701 Prohibition against use of a ther, radio device for eavesdropping. (e) That any such emergency commu- (a) No person shall use, either di- nication undertaken under this section shall terminate upon order of the Com- rectly or indirectly, a device required mission. to be licensed by section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amend- NOTE: Part 73 of this chapter contains pro- ed, for the purpose of overhearing or visions governing emergency operation of recording the private conversations of standard, FM, noncommercial educational FM, and television broadcast stations. Part others unless such use is authorized by 97 of this chapter contains such provisions all of the parties engaging in the con- for amateur stations. versation. [28 FR 13785, Dec. 18, 1963] (b) Paragraph (a) of this section shall not apply to operations of any law en- § 2.406 National defense; free service. forcement officers conducted under Any common carrier subject to the lawful authority. Communications Act may render to [31 FR 3400, Mar. 4, 1966] any agency of the United States Gov- ernment free service in connection with the preparation for the national Subpart I—Marketing of Radio- defense. Every such carrier rendering frequency Devices any such free service shall make and file, in duplicate, with the Commission, SOURCE: 35 FR 7898, May 22, 1970, unless on or before the 31st day of July and on otherwise noted. or before the 31st day of January in each year, reports covering the periods § 2.801 Radiofrequency device defined. of 6 months ending on the 30th day of As used in this part, a radiofrequency June and the 31st day of December, re- device is any device which in its oper- spectively, next prior to said dates. ation is capable of emitting radio- These reports shall show the names of frequency energy by radiation, conduc- the agencies to which free service was rendered pursuant to this rule, the gen- tion, or other means. Radiofrequency eral character of the communications devices include, but are not limited to: handled for each agency, and the (a) The various types of radio com- charges in dollars which would have ac- munication transmitting devices de- crued to the carrier for such service scribed throughout this chapter. rendered to each agency if charges for (b) The incidental, unintentional and all such communications had been col- intentional radiators defined in part 15 lected at the published tariff rates. of this chapter. (c) The industrial, scientific, and § 2.407 National defense; emergency medical equipment described in part 18 authorization. of this chapter. The Federal Communications Com- mission may authorize the licensee of

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(d) Any part or component thereof (i) Conditional sales contracts (in- which in use emits radiofrequency en- cluding agreements to produce new de- ergy by radiation, conduction, or other vices manufactured in accordance with means. designated specifications) are per- mitted between manufacturers and [35 FR 7898, May 22, 1970, as amended at 54 wholesalers or retailers provided that FR 17711, Apr. 25, 1989] delivery is made contingent upon com- § 2.803 Marketing of radio frequency pliance with the applicable equipment devices prior to equipment author- authorization and technical require- ization. ments. (a) Marketing, as used in this sec- (ii) A radio frequency device that is tion, includes sale or lease, or offering in the conceptual, developmental, de- for sale or lease, including advertising sign or pre-production stage may be of- for sale or lease, or importation, ship- fered for sale solely to business, com- ment, or distribution for the purpose of mercial, industrial, scientific or med- selling or leasing or offering for sale or ical users (but not an offer for sale to lease. other parties or to end users located in a residential environment) if the pro- (b) General rule. No person may mar- spective buyer is advised in writing at ket a radio frequency device unless: the time of the offer for sale that the (1) For devices subject to authoriza- equipment is subject to the FCC rules tion under certification, the device has and that the equipment will comply been authorized in accordance with the with the appropriate rules before deliv- rules in subpart J of this chapter and is ery to the buyer or to centers of dis- properly identified and labeled as re- tribution. quired by § 2.925 and other relevant sec- (iii) (A) A radio frequency device may tions in this chapter; or be advertised or displayed, (e.g., at a (2) For devices subject to authoriza- trade show or exhibition) if accom- tion under verification or Declaration panied by a conspicuous notice con- of Conformity in accordance with the taining this language: rules in subpart J of this chapter, the device complies with all applicable This device has not been authorized as re- technical, labeling, identification and quired by the rules of the Federal Commu- administrative requirements; or nications Commission. This device is not, (3) For devices that do not require a and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is ob- grant of equipment authorization tained. under subpart J of this chapter but must comply with the specified tech- (B) If the device being displayed is a nical standards prior to use, the device prototype of a device that has been complies with all applicable, technical, properly authorized and the prototype, labeling, identification and administra- itself, is not authorized due to dif- tive requirements. ferences between the prototype and the (c) Exceptions. The following mar- authorized device, this language may keting activities are permitted prior to be used instead: Prototype. Not for equipment authorization: Sale. (1) Activities under product develop- (iv) An evaluation kit as defined in ment and market trials conducted pur- § 2.1 may be sold provided that: suant to subpart H of part 5. (A) Sales are limited to product de- (2) Limited marketing is permitted, velopers, software developers, and sys- as described in the following text, for tem integrators; devices that could be authorized under (B) The following notice is included the current rules; could be authorized with the kit: under waivers of such rules that are in FCC NOTICE: This kit is designed to effect at the time of marketing; or allow: could be authorized under rules that (1) Product developers to evaluate have been adopted by the Commission electronic components, circuitry, or but that have not yet become effective. software associated with the kit to de- These devices may not be operated un- termine whether to incorporate such less permitted by § 2.805. items in a finished product and

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(2) Software developers to write soft- is permitted for experimentation or ware applications for use with the end compliance testing of a device that is product. This kit is not a finished prod- fully contained within an anechoic uct and when assembled may not be re- chamber or a Faraday cage. sold or otherwise marketed unless all (d) For devices designed to operate required FCC equipment authorizations solely under parts 15, 18, or 95 of this are first obtained. Operation is subject chapter without a station license, oper- to the condition that this product not ation of a radio frequency device prior cause harmful interference to licensed to equipment authorization is per- radio stations and that this product ac- mitted under the following conditions, cept harmful interference. Unless the so long as devices are either rendered assembled kit is designed to operate inoperable or retrieved at the conclu- under part 15, part 18 or part 95 of this sion of such operation: chapter, the operator of the kit must (1) The radio frequency device shall operate under the authority of an FCC be operated in compliance with exist- license holder or must secure an exper- ing Commission rules, waivers of such imental authorization under part 5 of rules that are in effect at the time of this chapter. operation, or rules that have been (C) The kit is labeled with the fol- adopted by the Commission but that lowing legend: For evaluation only; not have not yet become effective; and FCC approved for resale; and (2) The radio frequency device shall (D) Any radiofrequency transmitter be operated for at least one of these employed as part of an evaluation kit shall be designed to comply with all ap- purposes: plicable FCC technical rules, including (i) Demonstrations at a trade show or frequency use, spurious and out-of- an exhibition, provided a notice con- band emission limits, and maximum taining the wording specified in power or field strength ratings applica- § 2.803(c)(2)(iii) is displayed in a con- ble to final products that would employ spicuous location on, or immediately the components or circuitry to be eval- adjacent to, the device; or all prospec- uated. tive buyers at the trade show or exhi- (d) Importation. The provisions of sub- bition are advised in writing that the part K of this part continue to apply to equipment is subject to the FCC rules imported radio frequency devices. and that the equipment will comply with the appropriate rules before deliv- [78 FR 25161, Apr. 29, 2013, as amended at 79 ery to the buyer or to centers of dis- FR 48691, Aug. 18, 2014] tribution; or § 2.805 Operation of radio frequency (ii) Evaluation of performance and devices prior to equipment author- determination of customer accept- ization. ability, during developmental, design, (a) General rule. A radio frequency de- or pre-production states. If the device vice may not be operated prior to is not operated at the manufacturer’s equipment authorization unless the facilities, it must be labeled with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b), wording specified in § 2.803(c)(2)(iii), (c), (d) or (e), of this section are meet. and in the case of an evaluation kit, Radio frequency devices operated the wording specified in under these provisions may not be mar- § 2.803(c)(2)(iv)(C). keted (as defined in § 2.803(a)) except as (e) Operation of a radio frequency de- provided elsewhere in this chapter. In vice prior to equipment authorization addition, the provisions of subpart K is permitted under either paragraph continue to apply to imported radio (e)(1) or (e)(2) of this section so long as frequency devices. devices are either rendered inoperable (b) Operation of a radio frequency de- or retrieved at the conclusion of such vice prior to equipment authorization operation: is permitted under the authority of an (1) The radio frequency device shall experimental radio service authoriza- be operated in compliance with exist- tion issued under part 5 of this chapter. ing Commission rules, waivers of such (c) Operation of a radio frequency de- rules that are in effect at the time of vice prior to equipment authorization operation, or rules that have been

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adopted by the Commission but that operated if it causes harmful inter- have not yet become effective; and ference to radio communications. (i) Under the authority of a service (d) Radiofrequency devices for use by license (only in the bands for which the Government of the United States that service licensee holds a license) or any agency thereof: Provided, how- provided that the licensee grants per- ever, That this exception shall not be mission and the licensee continues to applicable to any device after it has remain responsible for complying with been disposed of by such Government all of the operating conditions and re- or agency. quirements associated with its license; [35 FR 7898, May 22, 1970, as amended at 62 or FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997] (ii) Under a grant of special tem- porary authorization. § 2.811 Transmitters operated under (2) The radio frequency device shall part 73 of this chapter. be operated at or below the maximum Section 2.803(a) through (c) shall not level specified in the table in § 15.209(a) be applicable to a transmitter operated of this chapter for at least one of these in any of the Radio Broadcast Services purposes: regulated under part 73 of this chapter, (i) Demonstrations at a trade show or provided the conditions set out in part an exhibition, provided a notice con- 73 of this chapter for the acceptability taining the wording specified in of such transmitter for use under li- § 2.803(c)(2)(iii) is displayed in a con- censing are met. spicuous location on, or immediately [78 FR 25162, Apr. 29, 2013] adjacent to, the device; or all prospec- tive buyers at the trade show or exhi- § 2.813 Transmitters operated in the bition are advised in writing that the Instructional Television Fixed Serv- equipment is subject to the FCC rules ice. and that the equipment will comply Section 2.803 (a) through (d) shall not with the appropriate rules before deliv- be applicable to a transmitter operated ery to the buyer or to centers of dis- in the Instructional Television Fixed tribution; or Service regulated under part 74 of this (ii) Evaluation of performance and chapter, provided the conditions in determination of customer accept- § 74.952 of this chapter for the accept- ability, during developmental, design, ability of such transmitter for licens- or pre-production states. If the device ing are met. is not operated at the manufacturer’s facilities, it must be labeled with the [62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997] wording specified in § 2.803(c)(2)(iii), and in the case of an evaluation kit, § 2.815 External radio frequency power amplifiers. the wording specified in § 2.803(c)(2)(iv)(C). (a) As used in this part, an external radio frequency power amplifier is any [78 FR 25162, Apr. 29, 2013, as amended at 79 device which, (1) when used in conjunc- FR 48691, Aug. 18, 2014] tion with a radio transmitter as a sig- nal source is capable of amplification § 2.807 Statutory exceptions. of that signal, and (2) is not an integral As provided by Section 302(c) of the part of a radio transmitter as manufac- Communications Act of 1934, as amend- tured. ed, § 2.803 shall not be applicable to: (b) No person shall manufacture, sell (a) Carriers transporting radio- or lease, offer for sale or lease (includ- frequency devices without trading in ing advertising for sale or lease) or im- them. port, ship or distribute for the purpose (b) Radiofrequency devices manufac- of selling or leasing or offering for sale tured solely for export. or lease, any external radio frequency (c) The manufacture, assembly, or in- power amplifier capable of operation stallation of radiofrequency devices for on any frequency or frequencies below its own use by a public utility engaged 144 MHz unless the amplifier has re- in providing electric service: Provided, ceived a grant of certification in ac- however, That no such device shall be cordance with subpart J of this part

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and other relevant parts of this chap- (b) The following sections describe ter. These amplifiers shall comply with the verification procedure, the proce- the following: dure for a Declaration of Conformity, (1) The external radio frequency and the procedures to be followed in power amplifier shall not be capable of obtaining certification from the Com- amplification in the frequency band 26– mission and the conditions attendant 28 MHz. to such a grant. (2) The amplifier shall not be capable [61 FR 31045, June 19, 1996, as amended at 62 of easy modification to permit its use FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997; 63 FR 36597, July 7, as an amplifier in the frequency band 1998] 26–28 MHz. (3) No more than 10 external radio § 2.902 Verification. frequency power amplifiers may be (a) Verification is a procedure where constructed for evaluation purposes in the manufacturer makes measure- preparation for the submission of an ments or takes the necessary steps to application for a grant of certification. insure that the equipment complies (4) If the external radio frequency with the appropriate technical stand- power amplifier is intended for oper- ards. Submittal of a sample unit or ation in the Amateur Radio Service representative data to the Commission under part 97 of this chapter, the re- demonstrating compliance is not re- quirements of §§ 97.315 and 97.317 of this quired unless specifically requested by chapter shall be met. the Commission pursuant to § 2.957, of [40 FR 1246, Jan. 7, 1975; 40 FR 6474, Feb. 12, this part. 1975, as amended at 43 FR 12687, Mar. 27, 1978; (b) Verification attaches to all items 43 FR 33725, Aug. 1, 1978; 46 FR 18981, Mar. 27, subsequently marketed by the manu- 1981; 62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997; 71 FR 66461, facturer or importer which are iden- Nov. 15, 2006] tical as defined in § 2.908 to the sample tested and found acceptable by the Subpart J—Equipment manufacturer. Authorization Procedures (Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307) SOURCE: 39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, unless [46 FR 23249, Apr. 24, 1981] otherwise noted. § 2.906 Declaration of Conformity. GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) A Declaration of Conformity is a § 2.901 Basis and purpose. procedure where the responsible party, (a) In order to carry out its respon- as defined in § 2.909, makes measure- sibilities under the Communications ments or takes other necessary steps Act and the various treaties and inter- to ensure that the equipment complies national regulations, and in order to with the appropriate technical stand- promote efficient use of the radio spec- ards. Submittal of a sample unit or trum, the Commission has developed representative data to the Commission technical standards for radio frequency demonstrating compliance is not re- equipment and parts or components quired unless specifically requested pursuant to § 2.1076. thereof. The technical standards appli- (b) The Declaration of Conformity at- cable to individual types of equipment taches to all items subsequently mar- are found in that part of the rules gov- keted by the responsible party which erning the service wherein the equip- are identical, as defined in § 2.908, to ment is to be operated. In addition to the sample tested and found acceptable the technical standards provided, the by the responsible party. rules governing the service may re- quire that such equipment be verified [61 FR 31045, June 19, 1996] by the manufacturer or importer, be authorized under a Declaration of Con- § 2.907 Certification. formity, or receive an equipment au- (a) Certification is an equipment au- thorization from the Commission by thorization issued by the Commission, one of the following procedures: certifi- based on representations and test data cation or registration. submitted by the applicant.

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(b) Certification attaches to all units Declaration of Conformity, the assem- subsequently marketed by the grantee bler. which are identical (see § 2.908) to the (2) If the equipment, by itself, is sub- sample tested except for permissive ject to a Declaration of Conformity and changes or other variations authorized that equipment is imported, the im- by the Commission pursuant to § 2.1043. porter. [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 39 (3) Retailers or original equipment FR 27802, Aug. 1, 1974; 63 FR 36597, July 7, manufacturers may enter into an 1998] agreement with the responsible party designated in paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) § 2.908 Identical defined. of this section to assume the respon- As used in this subpart, the term sibilities to ensure compliance of identical means identical within the equipment and become the new respon- variation that can be expected to arise sible party. as a result of quantity production tech- (4) If the radio frequency equipment niques. is modified by any party not working (Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, under the authority of the responsible 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307) party, the party performing the modi- fications, if located within the U.S., or [46 FR 23249, Apr. 24, 1981] the importer, if the equipment is im- § 2.909 Responsible party. ported subsequent to the modifica- tions, becomes the new responsible The following parties are responsible party. for the compliance of radio frequency (d) If, because of modifications per- equipment with the applicable stand- formed subsequent to authorization, a ards: new party becomes responsible for en- (a) In the case of equipment which re- quires the issuance by the Commission suring that a product complies with of a grant of equipment authorization, the technical standards and the new the party to whom that grant of au- party does not obtain a new equipment thorization is issued (the grantee) If authorization, the equipment shall be the radio frequency equipment is modi- labelled, following the specifications in fied by any party other than the grant- § 2.925(d), with the following: ‘‘This ee and that party is not working under product has been modified by [insert the authorization of the grantee pursu- name, address and telephone number of ant to § 2.929(b), the party performing the party performing the modifica- the modification is responsible for tions].’’ compliance of the product with the ap- [54 FR 17712, Apr. 25, 1989, as amended at 61 plicable administrative and technical FR 31045, June 19, 1996; 62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, provisions in this chapter. 1997; 62 FR 41880, Aug. 4, 1997] (b) In the case of equipment subject to authorization under the verification APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR procedure, the manufacturer or, in the EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATIONS case of imported equipment, the im- porter. If subsequent to manufacture § 2.911 Written application required. and importation, the radio frequency (a) An application for equipment au- equipment is modified by any party not thorization shall be filed on a form pre- working under the authority of the re- sponsible party, the party performing scribed by the Commission. the modification becomes the new re- (b) Each application shall be accom- sponsible party. panied by all information required by (c) In the case of equipment subject this subpart and by those parts of the to authorization under the Declaration rules governing operation of the equip- of Conformity procedure: ment, and by requisite test data, dia- (1) The manufacturer or, if the equip- grams, etc., as specified in this subpart ment is assembled from individual and in those sections of rules component parts and the resulting sys- whereunder the equipment is to be op- tem is subject to authorization under a erated.

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(c) Each application including the Internet at https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ amendments thereto, and related state- prod/oet/cf/eas/index.cfm. ments of fact required by the Commis- (b) Unless otherwise directed, fees for sion, shall be personally signed by the applications for the equipment author- applicant if the applicant is an indi- ization, pursuant to § 1.1103 of this vidual; by one of the partners if the ap- chapter, must be submitted either elec- plicant is a partnership; by an officer, tronically via the Internet at https:// if the applicant is a corporation; or by gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/index.cfm a member who is an officer, if the ap- or by following the procedures de- plicant is an unincorporated associa- scribed in § 0.401(b) of this chapter. The tion: Provided, however, That the appli- address for fees submitted by mail is: cation may be signed by the applicant’s Federal Communications Commission, authorized representative who shall in- Equipment Approval Services, P.O. Box dicate his title, such as plant manager, 979095, St. Louis, MO 63197–9000. If the project engineer, etc. applicant chooses to make use of an air (d) Technical test data shall be courier/package delivery service, the signed by the person who performed or following address must appear on the supervised the tests. The person sign- outside of the package/envelope: Fed- ing the test data shall attest to the ac- eral Communications Commission, c/o curacy of such data. The Commission Lockbox 979095, SL–MO–C2–GL, 1005 may require such person to submit a Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101. statement showing that he is qualified (c) Any equipment samples requested to make or supervise the required by the Commission pursuant to the measurements. provisions of subpart J of this part (e) The signatures of the applicant shall, unless otherwise directed, be sub- and the person certifying the test data mitted to the Federal Communications shall be made personally by those per- Commission Laboratory, 7435 Oakland sons on the original application; copies Mills Road, Columbia, Maryland, 21046. of such documents may be conformed. Signatures and certifications need not [69 FR 54033, Sept. 7, 2004, as amended at 73 be made under oath. FR 9030, Feb. 19, 2008] (f) Each application shall be accom- panied by the processing fee prescribed § 2.915 Grant of application. in subpart G of part 1 of this chapter. (a) The Commission will grant an ap- (g) Signed, as used in this section, plication for certification if it finds means an original handwritten signa- from an examination of the application ture; however, the Office of Engineer- and supporting data, or other matter ing and Technology may allow signa- which it may officially notice, that: ture by any symbol executed or adopt- (1) The equipment is capable of com- ed by the applicant with the intent plying with pertinent technical stand- that such symbol be a signature, in- ards of the rule part(s) under which it cluding symbols formed by computer- is to be operated; and, generated electronic impulses. (2) A grant of the application would [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 39 serve the public interest, convenience FR 27802, Aug. 1, 1974; 52 FR 5294, Feb. 20, and necessity. 1987. Redesignated at 54 FR 17712, Apr. 25, (b) Grants will be made in writing 1989; 63 FR 36598, July 7, 1998] showing the effective date of the grant and any special condition(s) attaching § 2.913 Submittal of equipment author- ization application or information to the grant. to the Commission. (c) Certification shall not attach to any equipment, nor shall any equip- (a) All applications for equipment au- thorization must be filed electronically ment authorization be deemed effec- via the Internet. Information on the tive, until the application has been procedures for electronically filing granted. equipment authorization applications [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 48 can be obtained from the address in FR 3621, Jan. 26, 1983; 62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, paragraph (c) of this section and from 1997; 63 FR 36598, July 7, 1998]

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§ 2.917 Dismissal of application. names without additional authoriza- (a) An application which is not in ac- tion from the Commission, provided cordance with the provisions of this that such devices are electrically iden- subpart may be dismissed. tical and the equipment bears an FCC (b) Any application, upon written re- Identifier validated by a grant of quest signed by the applicant or his at- equipment authorization. A device will torney, may be dismissed prior to a de- be considered to be electrically iden- termination granting or denying the tical if no changes are made to the de- authorization requested. vice authorized by the Commission, or (c) If an applicant is requested by the if the changes made to the device Commission to file additional docu- would be treated as class I permissive ments or information and fails to sub- changes within the scope of mit the requested material within 60 § 2.1043(b)(1). Changes to the model days, the application may be dismissed. number or trade name by anyone other than the grantee, or under the author- [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 62 ization of the grantee, shall be per- FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997] formed following the procedures in § 2.919 Denial of application. § 2.933. If the Commission is unable to make [62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997, as amended at 63 the findings specified in § 2.915(a), it FR 36598, July 7, 1998] will deny the application. Notification to the applicant will include a state- § 2.925 Identification of equipment. ment of the reasons for the denial. (a) Each equipment covered in an ap- plication for equipment authorization § 2.921 Hearing on application. shall bear a nameplate or label listing Whenever it is determined that an the following: application for equipment authoriza- (1) FCC Identifier consisting of the tion presents substantial factual ques- two elements in the exact order speci- tions relating to the qualifications of fied in § 2.926. The FCC Identifier shall the applicant or the equipment (or the be preceded by the term FCC ID in cap- effects of the use thereof), the Commis- ital letters on a single line, and shall sion may designate the application for be of a type size large enough to be leg- hearing. A hearing on an application ible without the aid of magnification. for an equipment authorization shall (2) Any other statements or labeling be conducted in the same manner as a requirements imposed by the rules gov- hearing on a radio station application erning the operation of the specific as set out in subpart B of part 1 of this class of equipment, except that such chapter. statement(s) of compliance may appear on a separate label at the option of the § 2.923 Petition for reconsideration; application for review. applicant/grantee. (3) Equipment subject only to reg- Persons aggrieved by virtue of an istration will be identified pursuant to equipment authorization action may part 68 of this chapter. file with the Commission a petition for (b) Any device subject to more than reconsideration or an application for one equipment authorization procedure review. Rules governing the filing of may be assigned a single FCC Identi- petitions for reconsideration and appli- fier. However, a single FCC Identifier is cations for review are set forth in required to be assigned to any device §§ 1.106 and 1.115, respectively, of this chapter. consisting of two or more sections as- sembled in a common enclosure, on a § 2.924 Marketing of electrically iden- common chassis or circuit board, and tical equipment having multiple with common frequency controlling trade names and models or type circuits. Devices to which a single FCC numbers under the same FCC Iden- Identifier has been assigned shall be tifier. identified pursuant to paragraph (a) of The grantee of an equipment author- this section. ization may market devices having dif- (1) Separate FCC Identifiers may be ferent model/type numbers or trade assigned to a device consisting of two

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or more sections assembled in a com- (1) As used here, permanently affixed mon enclosure, but constructed on sep- means that the required nameplate arate sub-units or circuit boards with data is etched, engraved, stamped, in- independent frequency controlling cir- delibly printed, or otherwise perma- cuits. The FCC Identifier assigned to nently marked on a permanently at- any transmitter section shall be pre- tached part of the equipment enclo- ceded by the term TX FCC ID, the FCC sure. Alternatively, the required infor- Identifier assigned to any receiver sec- mation may be permanently marked on tion shall be preceded by the term RX a nameplate of metal, plastic, or other FCC ID and the identifier assigned to material fastened to the equipment en- any remaining section(s) shall be pre- closure by welding, riveting, etc., or ceded by the term FCC ID. with a permanent adhesive. Such a (2) Where telephone equipment sub- nameplate must be able to last the ex- ject to part 68 of this chapter, and a ra- pected lifetime of the equipment in the diofrequency device subject to equip- environment in which the equipment ment authorization requirements are will be operated and must not be read- assembled in a common enclosure, the ily detachable. nameplate/label shall display the FCC (2) As used here, readily visible means Registration Number in the format specified in part 68 and the FCC Identi- that the nameplate or nameplate data fier in the format specified in para- must be visible from the outside of the graph (a) of this section. equipment enclosure. It is preferable (3) Applications filed on or after May that it be visible at all times during 1, 1981, and applications filed earlier re- normal installation or use, but this is questing equipment authorization not a prerequisite for grant of equip- using the single system of identifica- ment authorization. tion pursuant to section (a)(1) will re- (e) A software defined radio may be ceive a review of the identification por- equipped with a means such as a user tion by the Commission’s Laboratory display screen to display the FCC iden- with respect to nameplate/label design tification number normally contained within 30 days after receipt at the Lab- in the nameplate or label. The informa- oratory. Failure by the Laboratory to tion must be readily accessible, and the reject a nameplate design proposed in user manual must describe how to ac- any particular application within this cess the electronic display. time period will constitute de-facto ac- (f) Where it is shown that a perma- ceptance of the nameplate/label design nently affixed nameplate is not desir- for that particular equipment. Such de able or is not feasible, an alternative facto acceptance will be limited to the method of positively identifying the equipment covered by the particular equipment may be used if approved by application and will not be considered the Commission. The proposed alter- to establish a precedent for other appli- native method of identification and the cations. This review deadline applies justification for its use must be in- only to the proposed nameplate/label cluded with the application for equip- design, not to the remainder of the ap- ment authorization. plication. (4) For a transceiver, the receiver NOTE: As an example, a device intended to portion of which is subject to be implanted within the body of a test ani- verification pursuant to § 15.101 of this mal or person would probably require an al- chapter, the FCC Identifier required for ternate method of identification. the transmitter portion shall be pre- (g) The term FCC ID and the coded ceded by the term FCC ID. identification assigned by the Commis- (c) [Reserved] sion shall be in a size of type large (d) In order to validate the grant of enough to be readily legible, consistent equipment authorization, the name- with the dimensions of the equipment plate or label shall be permanently af- and its nameplate. However, the type fixed to the equipment and shall be readily visible to the purchaser at the time of purchase.

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size for the FCC Identifier is not re- total of Arabic numerals, capital let- quired to be larger than eight-point. ters and dashes or hyphens shall not [44 FR 17177, Mar. 21, 1979, as amended at 44 exceed 14 and shall be one which has FR 55574, Sept. 27, 1979; 46 FR 21013, Apr. 8, not been previously used in conjunc- 1981; 52 FR 21687, June 9, 1987; 54 FR 1698, tion with: Jan. 17, 1989; 62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997; 66 FR (1) The same grantee code, or 50840, Oct. 5, 2001; 77 FR 43536, July 25, 2012] (2) An application denied pursuant to § 2.919 of this chapter. § 2.926 FCC identifier. (e) No FCC Identifier may be used on (a) A grant of equipment authoriza- equipment to be marketed unless that tion issued by the Commission will list specific identifier has been validated the validated FCC Identifier consisting by a grant of equipment authorization of the grantee code assigned by the issued by the Commission. This shall FCC pursuant to paragraph (b) of this not prohibit placement of an FCC iden- section, and the equipment product tifier on a transceiver which includes a code assigned by the grantee pursuant verified receiver subject to § 15.101, pro- to paragraph (c) of this section. See vided that the transmitter portion of § 2.925. such transceiver is covered by a valid (b) The grantee code assigned pursu- grant of type acceptance or certifi- ant to paragraph (c) of this section is cation. The FCC Identifier is uniquely assigned permanently to applicants/ assigned to the grantee and may not be grantees and is valid only for the party placed on the equipment without au- specified as the applicant/grantee in thorization by the grantee. See § 2.803 the code assignment(s). for conditions applicable to the display (c) A grantee code may consist of Ar- at trade shows of equipment which has abic numerals, capital letters, or other not been granted equipment authoriza- characters. The format for this code tion where such grant is required prior will be specified by the Commission’s to marketing. Labelling of such equip- Office of Engineering and Technology. ment may include model or type num- A prospective grantee or its authorized bers, but shall not include a purported representative may receive a grantee FCC Identifier. code electronically via the Internet at http://www.fcc.gov/eas. The code may be [44 FR 17179, Mar. 21, 1979, as amended at 46 obtained at any time prior to sub- FR 21014, Apr. 8, 1981; 52 FR 21687, June 9, mittal of the application for equipment 1987; 54 FR 1698, Jan. 17, 1989; 62 FR 10471, authorization. However, the fee re- Mar. 7, 1997; 69 FR 54033, Sept. 7, 2004; 77 FR quired by § 1.1103 of this chapter must 43536, July 25, 2012] be submitted and validated within 30 CONDITIONS ATTENDANT TO AN days of the issuance of the grantee EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION code, or the code will be removed from the Commission’s records and a new § 2.927 Limitations on grants. grantee code will have to be obtained. (1) After assignment of a grantee (a) A grant of equipment authoriza- code each grantee will continue to use tion is valid only when the FCC Identi- the same grantee code for subsequent fier is permanently affixed on the de- equipment authorization applications. vice and remains effective until re- In the event the grantee name is voked or withdrawn, rescinded, surren- changed or ownership is transferred, dered, or a termination date is other- the circumstances shall be reported to wise established by the Commission. the Commission so that a new grantee (b) A grant of an equipment author- code can be assigned, if appropriate. ization signifies that the Commission See §§ 2.934 and 2.935 for additional in- has determined that the equipment has formation. been shown to be capable of compliance (2) [Reserved] with the applicable technical standards (d) The equipment product code as- if no unauthorized change is made in signed by the grantee shall consist of a the equipment and if the equipment is series of Arabic numerals, capital let- properly maintained and operated. The ters or a combination thereof, and may issuance of a grant of equipment au- include the dash or hyphen (-). The thorization shall not be construed as a

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finding by the Commission with re- (d) In the case of transactions affect- spect to matters not encompassed by ing the grantee, such as a transfer of the Commission’s rules, especially with control or sale to another company, respect to compliance with 18 U.S.C. mergers, or transfer of manufacturing 2512. rights, notice must be given to the (c) No person shall, in any adver- Commission via the Internet at https:// tising matter, brochure, etc., use or gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/index.cfm make reference to an equipment au- within 60 days after the consummation thorization in a deceptive or mis- of the transaction. Depending on the leading manner or convey the impres- circumstances in each case, the Com- sion that such equipment authoriza- mission may require new applications tion reflects more than a Commission for equipment authorization. In reach- determination that the device or prod- ing a decision the Commission will uct has been shown to be capable of consider whether the acquiring party compliance with the applicable tech- can adequately ensure and accept re- nical standards of the Commission’s sponsibility for continued compliance rules. with the regulations. In general, new [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 44 applications for each device will not be FR 29066, May 18, 1979; 62 FR 10471, Mar. 7, required. A single application for 1997] equipment authorization may be filed covering all the affected equipment. § 2.929 Changes in name, address, own- ership or control of grantee. [63 FR 36598, July 7, 1998, as amended at 69 FR 54033, Sept. 7, 2004] (a) An equipment authorization issued by the Commission may not be § 2.931 Responsibility of the grantee. assigned, exchanged or in any other In accepting a grant of an equipment way transferred to a second party, ex- authorization, the grantee warrants cept as provided in this section. that each unit of equipment marketed (b) The grantee of an equipment au- under such grant and bearing the iden- thorization may license or otherwise tification specified in the grant will authorize a second party to manufac- conform to the unit that was measured ture the equipment covered by the and that the data (design and rated grant of the equipment authorization operational characteristics) filed with provided: the application for certification con- (1) The equipment manufactured by tinues to be representative of the such second party bears the FCC Iden- equipment being produced under such tifier as is set out in the grant of the grant within the variation that can be equipment authorization. expected due to quantity production NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (b)(1): Any change in and testing on a statistical basis. the FCC Identifier desired as a result of such production or marketing agreement will re- [63 FR 36598, July 7, 1998] quire the filing of a new application for an equipment authorization as specified in § 2.932 Modification of equipment. § 2.933. (a) A new application for an equip- (2) The grantee of the equipment au- ment authorization shall be filed when- thorization shall continue to be respon- ever there is a change in the design, sible to the Commission for the equip- circuitry or construction of an equip- ment produced pursuant to such an ment or device for which an equipment agreement. authorization has been issued, except (c) Whenever there is a change in the as provided in paragraphs (b) through name and/or address of the grantee of (d) of this section. an equipment authorization, notice of (b) Permissive changes may be made such change(s) shall be submitted to in certificated equipment, and equip- the Commission via the Internet at ment that was authorized under the https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/eas/ former type acceptance procedure, pur- index.cfm within 30 days after the suant to § 2.1043. grantee starts using the new name and/ (c) Permissive changes may be made or address. in equipment that was authorized

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under the former notification proce- available to the user and the identi- dure without submittal of information fication label. Photographs of the con- to the Commission, unless the equip- struction, the component placement on ment is currently subject to authoriza- the chassis, and the chassis assembly tion under the certification procedure. are not required to be submitted unless However, the grantee shall submit in- specifically requested by the Commis- formation documenting continued sion. compliance with the pertinent require- (c) If the change in the FCC Identifier ments upon request. also involves a change in design or cir- (d) All requests for permissive cuitry which falls outside the purview changes submitted to the Commission of a permissive change described in must be accompanied by the anti-drug § 2.1043, a complete application shall be abuse certification required under filed pursuant to § 2.911. § 1.2002 of this chapter. [63 FR 36598, July 7, 1998] [63 FR 36598, July 7, 1998, as amended at 66 FR 50840, Oct. 5, 2001; 70 FR 23039, May 4, § 2.936 FCC inspection. 2005] Upon reasonable request, each re- § 2.933 Change in identification of sponsible party shall submit the fol- equipment. lowing to the Commission or shall (a) A new application for equipment make the following available for in- authorization shall be filed whenever spection: there is a change in the FCC Identifier (a) The records required by §§ 2.938, for the equipment with or without a 2.955, and 2.1075. change in design, circuitry or construc- (b) A sample unit of the equipment tion. However, a change in the model/ covered under an authorization. type number or trade name performed (c) The manufacturing plant and fa- in accordance with the provisions in cilities. § 2.924 of this chapter is not considered [62 FR 10471, Mar. 7, 1997] to be a change in identification and does not require additional authoriza- § 2.937 Equipment defect and/or design tion from the Commission. change. (b) An application filed pursuant to When a complaint is filed with the paragraph (a) of this section where no Commission concerning the failure of change in design, circuitry or construc- equipment subject to this chapter to tion is involved, need not be accom- comply with pertinent requirements of panied by a resubmission of equipment the Commission’s rules, and the Com- or measurement or test data custom- mission determines that the complaint arily required with a new application, is justified and arises out of an equip- unless specifically requested by the ment fault attributable to the respon- Commission. In lieu thereof, the appli- sible party, the Commission may re- cant shall attach a statement setting quire the responsible party to inves- out: tigate such complaint and report the (1) The original identification used results of such investigation to the on the equipment prior to the change Commission. The report shall also indi- in identification. cate what action if any has been taken (2) The date of the original grant of or is proposed to be taken by the re- the equipment authorization. sponsible party to correct the defect, (3) How the equipment bearing the both in terms of future production and modified identification differs from the with reference to articles in the posses- original equipment. sion of users, sellers and distributors. (4) Whether the original test results continue to be representative of and [61 FR 31046, June 19, 1996] applicable to the equipment bearing the changed identification. § 2.938 Retention of records. (5) The photographs required by (a) For each equipment subject to the § 2.1033(b)(7) or § 2.1033(c)(12) showing Commission’s equipment authorization the exterior appearance of the equip- standards, the responsible party shall ment, including the operating controls maintain the records listed as follows:

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(1) A record of the original design § 2.939 Revocation or withdrawal of drawings and specifications and all equipment authorization. changes that have been made that may (a) The Commission may revoke any affect compliance with the standards equipment authorization: and the requirements of § 2.931. (1) For false statements or represen- (2) A record of the procedures used tations made either in the application for production inspection and testing or in materials or response submitted to ensure conformance with the stand- in connection therewith or in records ards and the requirements of § 2.931. required to be kept by § 2.938. (3) A record of the test results that (2) If upon subsequent inspection or demonstrate compliance with the ap- operation it is determined that the propriate regulations in this chapter. equipment does not conform to the per- tinent technical requirements or to the (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of representations made in the original this section shall also apply to a manu- application. facturer of equipment produced under (3) If it is determined that changes the provisions of § 2.929(b). The reten- have been made in the equipment other tion of the records by the manufac- than those authorized by the rules or turer under these circumstances shall otherwise expressly authorized by the satisfy the grantee’s responsibility Commission. under paragraph (a) of this section. (4) Because of conditions coming to (c) The records listed in paragraph (a) the attention of the Commission which of this section shall be retained for one would warrant it in refusing to grant year for equipment subject to author- an original application. ization under the certification proce- (b) Revocation of an equipment au- dure or former type acceptance proce- thorization shall be made in the same dure, or for two years for equipment manner as revocation of radio station subject to authorization under any licenses. other procedure, after the manufacture (c) The Commission may withdraw any equipment authorization in the of said equipment has been perma- event of changes in its technical stand- nently discontinued, or until the con- ards. The procedure to be followed will clusion of an investigation or a pro- be set forth in the order promulgating ceeding if the responsible party (or, such new technical standards (after ap- under paragraph (b) of this section, the propriate rulemaking proceedings) and manufacturer) is officially notified will provide a suitable amortization pe- that an investigation or any other ad- riod for equipment in hands of users ministrative proceeding involving its and in the manufacturing process. equipment has been instituted. [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 51 (d) If radio frequency equipment is FR 39535, Oct. 29, 1986] modified by any party other than the original responsible party, and that § 2.941 Availability of information re- party is not working under the author- lating to grants. ization of the original responsible (a) Grants of equipment authoriza- party, the party performing the modi- tion, other than for receivers and fications is not required to obtain the equipment authorized for use under original design drawings specified in parts 15 or 18 of this chapter, will be paragraph (a)(1) of this section. How- publicly announced in a timely manner ever, the party performing the modi- by the Commission. Information about fications must maintain records show- the authorization of a device using a ing the changes made to the equipment particular FCC Identifier may be ob- along with the records required in tained by contacting the Commission’s paragraphs (a)(3) of this section. A new Office of Engineering and Technology Laboratory. equipment authorization may also be (b) Information relating to equip- required. See, for example, §§ 2.909, ment authorizations, such as data sub- 2.924, 2.933, and 2.1043. mitted by the applicant in connection [62 FR 10471, Mar. 7, 1997, as amended at 63 with an authorization application, lab- FR 36599, July 7, 1998] oratory tests of the device, etc., shall

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be available in accordance with §§ 0.441 (c) Applications for certification of through 0.470 of this chapter. software defined radios must include a high level operational description or [62 FR 10472, Mar. 7, 1997] flow diagram of the software that con- § 2.943 Submission of equipment for trols the radio frequency operating pa- testing. rameters. (a) The Commission may require an [70 FR 23039, May 4, 2005] applicant to submit one or more sam- ple units for measurement at the Com- § 2.945 Sampling tests of equipment mission’s laboratory. compliance. (b) In the event the applicant be- The Commission will, from time to lieves that shipment of the sample to time, request the responsible party to the Commission’s laboratory is imprac- submit equipment subject to this chap- tical because of the size or weight of ter to determine the extent to which the equipment, or the power require- subsequent production of such equip- ment, or for any other reason, the ap- ment continues to comply with the plicant may submit a written expla- data filed by the applicant (or on file nation why such shipment is imprac- with the responsible party for equip- tical and should not be required. ment subject to notification or a Dec- laration of Conformity). Shipping costs [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 48 FR 3621, Jan. 26, 1983; 63 FR 36599, July 7, to the Commission’s laboratory and re- 1998] turn shall be borne by the responsible party. § 2.944 Software defined radios. [61 FR 31046, June 19, 1996] (a) Manufacturers must take steps to ensure that only software that has § 2.946 Penalty for failure to provide been approved with a software defined test samples and data. radio can be loaded into the radio. The (a) Any responsible party, as defined software must not allow the user to op- in § 2.909, or any party who markets erate the transmitter with operating equipment subject to the provisions of frequencies, output power, modulation this chapter, shall provide test sam- types or other radio frequency param- ple(s) or data upon request by the Com- eters outside those that were approved. mission. Failure to comply with such a Manufacturers may use means includ- request within 14 days may be cause for ing, but not limited to the use of a pri- forfeiture, pursuant to § 1.80 of this vate network that allows only authen- chapter, or other administrative sanc- ticated users to download software, tions such as suspending action on any electronic signatures in software or applications for equipment authoriza- coding in hardware that is decoded by tion submitted by such party while the software to verify that new software matter is being resolved. can be legally loaded into a device to (b) The Commission may consider ex- meet these requirements and must de- tensions of time upon submission of a scribe the methods in their application showing of good cause. for equipment authorization. (b) Any radio in which the software is [63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998] designed or expected to be modified by a party other than the manufacturer § 2.947 Measurement procedure. and would affect the operating param- (a) The Commission will accept data eters of frequency range, modulation which have been measured in accord- type or maximum output power (either ance with the following standards or radiated or conducted), or the cir- measurement procedures: cumstances under which the trans- (1) Those set forth in bulletins or re- mitter operates in accordance with ports prepared by the Commission’s Of- Commission rules, must comply with fice of Engineering and Technology. the requirements in paragraph (a) of These will be issued as required, and this section and must be certified as a specified in the particular part of the software defined radio. rules where applicable.

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(2) Those acceptable to the Commis- upon the description of the measure- sion and published by national engi- ment facilities retained by or placed on neering societies such as the Electronic file with the Commission by that lab- Industries Association, the Institute of oratory. In this situation, the party re- Electrical and Electronic Engineers, sponsible for verification of the equip- Inc., and the American National Stand- ment is not required to retain a dupli- ards Institute. cate copy of the description of the (3) Any measurement procedure ac- measurement facilities. ceptable to the Commission may be (ii) If the equipment is verified based used to prepare data demonstrating on measurements performed at the in- compliance with the requirements of stallation site of the equipment, no this chapter. specific site calibration data is re- (b) Information submitted pursuant quired. It is acceptable to retain the to paragraph (a) of this section shall description of the measurement facili- completely identify the specific stand- ties at the site at which the measure- ard or measurement procedure used. ments were performed. (c) In the case of equipment requiring (2) If the equipment is to be author- measurement procedures not specified ized by the Commission under the cer- in the references set forth in para- tification procedure, the description of graphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section, the the measurement facilities shall be applicant shall submit a detailed de- filed with the Commission’s Labora- scription of the measurement proce- tory in Columbia, Maryland. The data dures actually used. describing the measurement facilities (d) A listing of the test equipment need only be filed once but must be up- used shall be submitted. dated as changes are made to the meas- (e) If deemed necessary, the Commis- urement facilities or as otherwise de- sion may require additional informa- scribed in this section. At least every tion concerning the measurement pro- three years, the organization respon- cedures employed in obtaining the data sible for filing the data with the Com- submitted for equipment authorization mission shall certify that the data on purposes. file is current. A laboratory that has [42 FR 44987, Sept. 8, 1977, as amended at 44 been accredited in accordance with FR 39181, July 5, 1979; 51 FR 12616, Apr. 14, paragraph (d) of this section is not re- 1986] quired to file a description of its facili- ties with the Commission’s laboratory, § 2.948 Description of measurement fa- provided the accrediting organization cilities. (or designating authority in the case of (a) Each party making measurements foreign laboratories) submits the fol- of equipment that is subject to an lowing information to the Commis- equipment authorization under part 15 sion’s laboratory: or part 18 of this chapter, regardless of (i) Laboratory name, location of test whether the measurements are filed site(s), mailing address and contact in- with the Commission or kept on file by formation; the party responsible for compliance of (ii) Name of accrediting organization; equipment marketed within the U.S. or (iii) Date of expiration of accredita- its possessions, shall compile a descrip- tion; tion of the measurement facilities em- (iv) Designation number; ployed. (v) FCC Registration Number (FRN); (1) If the measured equipment is sub- (vi) A statement as to whether or not ject to the verification procedure, the the laboratory performs testing on a description of the measurement facili- contract basis; ties shall be retained by the party re- (vii) For laboratories outside the sponsible for verification of the equip- United States, the name of the mutual ment. recognition agreement or arrangement (i) If the equipment is verified under which the accreditation of the through measurements performed by laboratory is recognized. an independent laboratory, it is accept- (3) If the equipment is to be author- able for the party responsible for ized under the Declaration of Con- verification of the equipment to rely formity procedure, the laboratory

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making the measurements must be ac- Copies of ANSI C63.4–2001 may be in- credited in accordance with paragraph spected at the following locations: (d) of this section. (i) Federal Communications Commis- (b) The description shall contain the sion, 445 12th Street, SW., Office of En- following information: gineering and Technology (Room 7– (1) Location of the test site. B144), Washington, DC 20554, (2) Physical description of the test (ii) Federal Communications Com- site accompanied by photographs of mission Laboratory, 7435 Oakland Mills size A4 (21 cm × 29.7 cm) or 8×10 inches Road, Columbia, MD 21046, or (20.3 cm × 25.4 cm). Smaller photo- (iii) at the National Archives and graphs may be used if they clearly Records Administration (NARA). For show the details of the test site and are information on the availability of this mounted on full size sheets of paper. material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or (3) A drawing showing the dimensions go to: http://www.archives.gov/ of the site, physical layout of all sup- federallregister/ porting structures, and all structures codeloflfederallregulations/ within 5 times the distance between ibrllocations.html. the measuring antenna and the device (9) A description of the types of being measured. equipment intended to be measured or (4) Description of structures used to other information regarding the types support the device being measured and of measurements that would be per- the test instrumentation. formed at the test facility. (5) List of measuring equipment used. (c) The Commission will publish a (6) Information concerning the cali- list of those parties who have filed the bration of the measuring equipment, information required by this section, i.e., the date the equipment was last provided they indicate that they wish calibrated and how often the equip- to perform measurement services for ment is calibrated. the public on a fee basis. However, it (7) If desired, a statement as to should be noted that the Commission whether the test site is available to do does not endorse or approve any facil- measurement services for the public on ity on this list. a fee basis. (d) A laboratory that has been ac- (8) For a measurement facility that credited with a scope covering the re- will be used for testing radiated emis- quired measurements shall be deemed sions, a plot of site attenuation data competent to test and submit test data taken pursuant to the procedures con- for equipment subject to verification, tained in Sections 5.4.6 through 5.5 of Declaration of Conformity, and certifi- the following procedure: American Na- cation. Such a laboratory shall be ac- tional Standards Institute (ANSI) credited by an approved accreditation C63.4–2001, entitled ‘‘American Na- organization based on the Inter- tional Standard for Methods of Meas- national Organization for Standardiza- urement of Radio-Noise Emissions tion/International Electrotechnical from Low-Voltage Electrical and Elec- Commission (ISO/IEC) Standard 17025, tronic Equipment in the Range of 9 ‘‘General Requirements for the Com- kHz to 40 GHz’’ published by the Amer- petence of Calibration and Testing ican National Standards Institute on Laboratories.’’ The organization ac- June 22, 2001 as document number crediting the laboratory must be ap- SH94908. This incorporation by ref- proved by the Commission’s Office of erence was approved by the Director of Engineering and Technology, as indi- the Federal Register in accordance cated in § 0.241 of this chapter, to per- with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. form such accreditation based on ISO/ Copies of C63.4–2001 may be obtained IEC 58, ‘‘Calibration and Testing Lab- from: IEEE Customer Service, P.O. Box oratory Accreditation Systems—Gen- 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855–1331, or UPS eral Requirements for Operation and only IEEE Customer Service, 445 Hoes Recognition.’’ The frequency for re- Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854; telephone validation of the test site and the in- 1–800–678–4333 or +1–732–981–0600 (out- formation that is required to be filed or side the United States and Canada). retained by the testing party shall

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comply with the requirements estab- (b) Verification of the equipment by lished by the accrediting organization. the manufacturer or importer is effec- However, in all cases, test site re- tive until a termination date is other- validation shall occur on an interval wise established by the Commission. not to exceed two years. (c) No person shall, in any adver- (e) The accreditation of a laboratory tising matter, brochure, etc., use or located outside of the United States, or make reference to a verification in a its possessions, will be acceptable only deceptive or misleading manner or con- under one of the following conditions: vey the impression that such (1) If the accredited laboratory has verification reflects more than a deter- been designated by a foreign desig- mination by the manufacturer or im- nating authority and recognized by the porter that the device or product has Commission under the terms of a gov- been shown to be capable of compliance ernment-to-government Mutual Rec- with the applicable technical standards ognition Agreement/Arrangement; or of the Commission’s rules. (2) If the laboratory has been recog- nized by the Commission as being ac- § 2.953 Responsibility for compliance. credited by an organization that has entered into an arrangement between (a) In verifying compliance, the re- accrediting organizations and the ar- sponsible party, as defined in § 2.909 rangement has been recognized by the warrants that each unit of equipment Commission. marketed under the verification proce- dure will be identical to the unit tested [54 FR 17712, Apr. 25, 1989, as amended at 57 and found acceptable with the stand- FR 24990, June 12, 1992; 58 FR 37430, July 12, ards and that the records maintained 1993; 58 FR 44893, Aug. 25, 1993; 61 FR 31046, by the responsible party continue to June 19, 1996; 62 FR 41880, Aug. 4, 1997; 63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998; 65 FR 58466, Sept. 29, 2000; reflect the equipment being produced 68 FR 68544, Dec. 9, 2003; 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, under such verification within the vari- 2004; 69 FR 54033, Sept. 7, 2004; 69 FR 55982, ation that can be expected due to quan- Sept. 17, 2004] tity production and testing on a statis- tical basis. VERIFICATION (b) The importer of equipment sub- ject to verification may upon receiving AUTHORITY: Sections 2.951 through 2.957 are a written statement from the manufac- issued under secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as turer that the equipment complies amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307. with the appropriate technical stand- ards rely on the manufacturer or inde- SOURCE: Sections 2.951 through 2.957 appear pendent testing agency to verify com- at 46 FR 23249, Apr. 24, 1981, unless otherwise pliance. The test records required by noted. § 2.955 however should be in the English § 2.951 Cross reference. language and made available to the Commission upon a reasonable request, The provisions of § 2.901, et seq., shall in accordance with § 2.956. apply to equipment subject to verification. (c) In the case of transfer of control of equipment, as in the case of sale or § 2.952 Limitation on verification. merger of the grantee, the new manu- facturer or importer shall bear the re- (a) Verification signifies that the sponsibility of continued compliance of manufacturer or importer has deter- the equipment. mined that the equipment has been shown to be capable of compliance with (d) Verified equipment shall be the applicable technical standards if no reverified if any modification or unauthorized change is made in the change adversely affects the emanation equipment and if the equipment is characteristics of the modified equip- properly maintained and operated. ment. The party designated in § 2.909 Compliance with these standards shall bears responsibility for continued com- not be construed to be a finding by the pliance of subsequently produced manufacturer or importer with respect equipment. to matters not encompassed by the [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 62 Commission’s rules. FR 10472, Mar. 7, 1997]

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§ 2.954 Identification. number and, if appropriate, by FCC Identifier and serial number; Devices subject only to verification shall be uniquely identified by the per- (vi) Indicate the types and lengths of son responsible for marketing or im- connecting cables used and how they porting the equipment within the were arranged or moved during testing; United States. However, the identifica- (vii) Contain at least two drawings or tion shall not be of a format which photographs showing the test set-up could be confused with the FCC Identi- for the highest line conducted emission fier required on certified, notified or and showing the test set-up for the type accepted equipment. The importer highest radiated emission. These draw- or manufacturer shall maintain ade- ings or photographs must show enough quate identification records to facili- detail to confirm other information tate positive identification for each contained in the test report. Any pho- verified device. tographs used must be focused origi- nals without glare or dark spots and [62 FR 10472, Mar. 7, 1997] must clearly show the test configura- tion used; § 2.955 Retention of records. (viii) List all modifications, if any, (a) For each equipment subject to made to the EUT by the testing com- verification, the responsible party, as pany or individual to achieve compli- shown in § 2.909 shall maintain the ance with the regulations in this chap- records listed as follows: ter; (1) A record of the original design (ix) Include all of the data required drawings and specifications and all to show compliance with the appro- changes that have been made that may priate regulations in this chapter; and affect compliance with the require- (x) Contain, on the test report, the ments of § 2.953. signature of the individual responsible (2) A record of the procedures used for testing the product along with the for production inspection and testing name and signature of an official of the (if tests were performed) to insure the responsible party, as designated in conformance required by § 2.953. (Sta- § 2.909. tistical production line emission test- (4) For equipment subject to the pro- ing is not required.) visions in part 15 of this chapter, the (3) A record of the measurements records shall indicate if the equipment made on an appropriate test site that was verified pursuant to the transition demonstrates compliance with the ap- provisions contained in § 15.37 of this plicable regulations in this chapter. chapter. The record shall: (b) The records listed in paragraph (i) Indicate the actual date all test- (a) of this section shall be retained for ing was performed; two years after the manufacture of said (ii) State the name of the test labora- equipment item has been permanently tory, company, or individual per- discontinued, or until the conclusion of forming the verification testing. The an investigation or a proceeding if the Commission may request additional in- manufacturer or importer is officially formation regarding the test site, the notified that an investigation or any test equipment or the qualifications of other administrative proceeding in- the company or individual performing volving his equipment has been insti- the verification tests; tuted. (iii) Contain a description of how the device was actually tested, identifying [54 FR 17713, Apr. 25, 1989, as amended at 62 the measurement procedure and test FR 10472, Mar. 7, 1997] equipment that was used; (iv) Contain a description of the § 2.956 FCC inspection and submission equipment under test (EUT) and sup- of equipment for testing. port equipment connected to, or in- (a) Each responsible party shall upon stalled within, the EUT; receipt of reasonable request: (v) Identify the EUT and support (1) Submit to the Commission the equipment by trade name and model records required by § 2.955.

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(2) Submit one or more sample units (c) In accordance with the terms of for measurements at the Commission’s an effective bilateral or multilateral Laboratory. mutual recognition agreement or ar- (i) Shipping costs to the Commis- rangement (MRA) to which the United sion’s Laboratory and return shall be States is a party, bodies outside the borne by the responsible party. United States shall be permitted to au- (ii) In the event the responsible party thorize equipment in lieu of the Com- believes that shipment of the sample to mission. A body in an MRA partner the Commission’s Laboratory is im- economy may authorize equipment to practical because of the size or weight U.S. requirements only if that econ- of the equipment, or the power require- omy permits bodies in the United ment, or for any other reason, the re- States to authorize equipment to its sponsible party may submit a written requirements. The authority desig- explanation why such shipment is im- nating these telecommunication cer- practical and should not be required. tification bodies shall meet the fol- (b) Requests for the submission of the lowing criteria. records in § 2.955 or for the submission (1) The organization accrediting the of sample units are covered under the prospective telecommunication certifi- provisions of § 2.946. cation body shall be capable of meeting the requirements and conditions of [62 FR 10472, Mar. 7, 1997] ISO/IEC Guide 61. TELECOMMUNICATION CERTIFICATION (2) The organization assessing the BODIES (TCBS) telecommunication certification body shall appoint a team of qualified ex- § 2.960 Designation of Telecommuni- perts to perform the assessment cov- cation Certification Bodies (TCBs). ering all of the elements within the (a) The Commission may designate scope of accreditation. For assessment Telecommunication Certification Bod- of telecommunications equipment, the ies (TCBs) to approve equipment as re- areas of expertise to be used during the quired under this part. Certification of assessment shall include, but not be equipment by a TCB shall be based on limited to, electromagnetic compat- an application with all the information ibility and telecommunications equip- specified in this part. The TCB shall ment (wired and wireless). process the application to determine [64 FR 4995, Feb. 2, 1999] whether the product meets the Com- mission’s requirements and shall issue § 2.962 Requirements for Tele- a written grant of equipment author- communication Certification Bod- ization. The grant shall identify the ies. TCB and the source of authority for (a) Telecommunication certification issuing it. bodies (TCBs) designated by the Com- (b) The Federal Communications mission, or designated by another au- Commission shall designate TCBs in thority pursuant to an effective bilat- the United States to approve equip- eral or multilateral mutual recogni- ment subject to certification under the tion agreement or arrangement to Commission’s rules. TCBs shall be ac- which the United States is a party, credited by the National Institute of shall comply with the following re- Standards and Technology (NIST) quirements. under its National Voluntary Con- (b) Certification methodology. (1) The formity Assessment Evaluation certification system shall be based on (NVCASE) program, or other recog- type testing as identified in sub-clause nized programs based on ISO/IEC Guide 1.2(a) of ISO/IEC Guide 65. 65, to comply with the Commission’s (2) Certification shall normally be qualification criteria for TCBs. NIST based on testing no more than one un- may, in accordance with its proce- modified representative sample of each dures, allow other appropriately quali- product type for which certification is fied accrediting bodies to accredit sought. Additional samples may be re- TCBs and testing laboratories. TCBs quested if clearly warranted, such as shall comply with the requirements in when certain tests are likely to render § 2.962 of this part. a sample inoperative.

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(c) Criteria for Designation. (1) To be uct, or a portion thereof, may be per- designated as a TCB under this section, formed by a sub-contractor of a des- an entity shall, by means of accredita- ignated TCB, provided the laboratory tion, meet all the appropriate speci- has been assessed by the TCB as com- fications in ISO/IEC Guide 65 for the petent and in compliance with the ap- scope of equipment it will certify. The plicable provisions of ISO/IEC Guide 65 accreditation shall specify the group of and other relevant standards and equipment to be certified and the ap- guides. plicable regulations for product evalua- (2) When a subcontractor is used, the tion. TCB shall be responsible for the test (2) The TCB shall demonstrate expert results and shall maintain appropriate knowledge of the regulations for each oversight of the subcontractor to en- product with respect to which the body sure reliability of the test results. seeks designation. Such expertise shall Such oversight shall include periodic include familiarity with all applicable audits of products that have been test- technical regulations, administrative ed. provisions or requirements, as well as (e) Designation of a TCB. (1) The Com- the policies and procedures used in the mission will designate as a TCB any or- application thereof. ganization that meets the qualification (3) The TCB shall have the technical criteria and is accredited by NIST or expertise and capability to test the its recognized accreditor. equipment it will certify and shall also (2) The Commission will withdraw be accredited in accordance with ISO/ the designation of a TCB if the TCB’s IEC Standard 17025 to demonstrate it is accreditation by NIST or its recognized competent to perform such tests. accreditor is withdrawn, if the Com- (4) The TCB shall demonstrate an mission determines there is just cause ability to recognize situations where for withdrawing the designation, or if interpretations of the regulations or the TCB requests that it no longer hold test procedures may be necessary. The the designation. The Commission will appropriate key certification and lab- provide a TCB with 30 days notice of its oratory personnel shall demonstrate a intention to withdraw the designation knowledge of how to obtain current and provide the TCB with an oppor- and correct technical regulation inter- tunity to respond. pretations. The competence of the (3) A list of designated TCBs will be Telecommunication Certification Body published by the Commission. shall be demonstrated by assessment. (f) Scope of responsibility. (1) A TCB The general competence, efficiency, ex- shall certify equipment in accordance perience, familiarity with technical with the Commission’s rules and poli- regulations and products included in cies. those technical regulations, as well as (2) A TCB shall accept test data from compliance with applicable parts of the any source, subject to the require- ISO/IEC Standard 17025 and Guide 65, ments in ISO/IEC Guide 65, and shall shall be taken into consideration. not unnecessarily repeat tests. (5) A TCB shall participate in any (3) A TCB may establish and assess consultative activities, identified by fees for processing certification appli- the Commission or NIST, to facilitate cations and other tasks as required by a common understanding and interpre- the Commission. tation of applicable regulations. (4) A TCB may rescind a grant of cer- (6) The Commission will provide pub- tification within 30 days of grant for lic notice of the specific methods that administrative errors. After that time, will be used to accredit TCBs, con- a grant can only be revoked by the sistent with these qualification cri- Commission through the procedures in teria. § 2.939 of this part. A TCB shall notify (7) A TCB shall be reassessed for con- both the applicant and the Commission tinued accreditation on intervals not when a grant is rescinded. exceeding two years. (5) A TCB may not: (d) Sub-contractors. (1) In accordance (i) Grant a waiver of the rules, or cer- with the provisions of sub-clause 4.4 of tify equipment for which the Commis- ISO/IEC Guide 65, the testing of a prod- sion rules or requirements do not exist

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or for which the application of the the final arbiter. Manufacturers and rules or requirements is unclear. designated TCBs will be afforded at (ii) Take enforcement actions; or least 30 days to comment before a deci- (iii) Authorize a transfer of control of sion is reached. In the case of a TCB a grantee. designated or recognized, or a product (6) All TCB actions are subject to certified pursuant to an effective bilat- Commission review. eral or multilateral mutual recogni- (g) Post-certification requirements. (1) A tion agreement or arrangement (MRA) TCB shall supply an electronic copy of to which the United States is a party, each approved application form and the Commission may limit or withdraw grant of certification to the Commis- its recognition of a TCB designated by sion. an MRA party and revoke the certifi- (2) In accordance with ISO/IEC Guide cation of products using testing or cer- 65, a TCB is required to conduct appro- tification provided by such a TCB. The priate post-market surveillance activi- Commission shall consult with the Of- ties. These activities shall be based on fice of the United States Trade Rep- type testing a few samples of the total resentative (USTR), as necessary, con- number of product types which the cer- cerning any disputes arising under an tification body has certified. Other MRA for compliance with the Tele- types of surveillance activities of a communications Trade Act of 1988 product that has been certified are per- (Section 1371–1382 of the Omnibus mitted, provided they are no more on- Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988). erous than testing type. The Commis- [64 FR 4995, Feb. 2, 1999, as amended at 66 FR sion may at any time request a list of 27601, May 18, 2001; 69 FR 54034, Sept. 7, 2004] products certified by the certification body and may request and receive cop- CERTIFICATION ies of product evaluation reports. The Commission may also request that a § 2.1031 Cross reference. TCB perform post-market surveillance, The general provisions of this sub- under Commission guidelines, of a spe- part § 2.901 et seq. shall apply to appli- cific product it has certified. cations for and grants of certification. (3) If during post market surveillance of a certified product, a TCB deter- § 2.1033 Application for certification. mines that a product fails to comply with the applicable technical regula- (a) An application for certification tions, the Telecommunication Certifi- shall be filed on FCC Form 731 with all cation Body shall immediately notify questions answered. Items that do not the grantee and the Commission. A fol- apply shall be so noted. low-up report shall also be provided (b) Applications for equipment oper- within thirty days of the action taken ating under Parts 11, 15 and 18 of the by the grantee to correct the situation. rules shall be accompanied by a tech- (4) Where concerns arise, the TCB nical report containing the following shall provide a copy of the application information: file to the Commission within 30 cal- (1) The full name and mailing address endar days of a request for the file of the manufacturer of the device and made by the Commission to the TCB the applicant for certification. and the manufacturer. Where appro- (2) FCC identifier. priate, the file should be accompanied (3) A copy of the installation and op- by a request for confidentiality for any erating instructions to be furnished the material that may qualify for confiden- user. A draft copy of the instructions tial treatment under the Commission’s may be submitted if the actual docu- Rules. If the application file is not pro- ment is not available. The actual docu- vided within 30 calendar days, a state- ment shall be furnished to the FCC ment shall be provided to the Commis- when it becomes available. sion as to why it cannot be provided. (4) A brief description of the circuit (h) In case of a dispute with respect functions of the device along with a to designation or recognition of a TCB statement describing how the device and the testing or certification of prod- operates. This statement should con- ucts by a TCB, the Commission will be tain a description of the ground system

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and antenna, if any, used with the de- (9) For equipment subject to the pro- vice. visions of part 15 of this chapter, the (5) A block diagram showing the fre- application shall indicate if the equip- quency of all oscillators in the device. ment is being authorized pursuant to The signal path and frequency shall be the transition provisions in § 15.37 of indicated at each block. The tuning this chapter. range(s) and intermediate fre- (10) Applications for the certification quency(ies) shall be indicated at each of scanning receivers shall include a block. A schematic diagram is also re- statement describing the methods used quired for intentional radiators. to comply with the design require- (6) A report of measurements show- ments of all parts of § 15.121 of this ing compliance with the pertinent FCC chapter. The application must specifi- technical requirements. This report shall identify the test procedure used cally include a statement assessing the (e.g., specify the FCC test procedure, or vulnerability of the equipment to pos- industry test procedure that was used), sible modification and describing the the date the measurements were made, design features that prevent the modi- the location where the measurements fication of the equipment by the user were made, and the device that was to receive transmissions from the Cel- tested (model and serial number, if lular Radiotelephone Service. The ap- available). The report shall include plication must also demonstrate com- sample calculations showing how the pliance with the signal rejection re- measurement results were converted quirement of § 15.121 of this chapter, in- for comparison with the technical re- cluding details on the measurement quirements. procedures used to demonstrate com- (7) A sufficient number of photo- pliance. graphs to clearly show the exterior ap- (11) Applications for certification of pearance, the construction, the compo- transmitters operating within the 59.0– nent placement on the chassis, and the 64.0 GHz band under part 15 of this chassis assembly. The exterior views chapter shall also be accompanied by shall show the overall appearance, the an exhibit demonstrating compliance antenna used with the device (if any), with the provisions of § 15.255(g) of this the controls available to the user, and chapter. the required identification label in suf- (12) An application for certification ficient detail so that the name and FCC identifier can be read. In lieu of a pho- of a software defined radio must in- tograph of the label, a sample label (or clude the information required by facsimile thereof) may be submitted § 2.944. together with a sketch showing where (13) Applications for certification of this label will be placed on the equip- U–NII devices in the 5.15–5.35 GHz and ment. Photographs shall be of size A4 the 5.47–5.85 GHz bands must include a (21 cm × 29.7 cm) or 8 × 10 inches (20.3 high level operational description of cm × 25.4 cm). Smaller photographs the security procedures that control may be submitted provided they are the radio frequency operating param- sharp and clear, show the necessary de- eters and ensure that unauthorized tail, and are mounted on A4 (21 cm × modifications cannot be made. 29.7 cm) or 8.5×11 inch (21.6 cm × 27.9 (c) Applications for equipment other cm) paper. A sample label or facsimile than that operating under parts 15 and together with the sketch showing the 18 of the rules shall be accompanied by placement of this label shall be on the a technical report containing the fol- same size paper. lowing information: (8) If the equipment for which certifi- (1) The full name and mailing address cation is being sought must be tested of the manufacturer of the device and with peripheral or accessory devices the applicant for certification. connected or installed, a brief descrip- tion of those peripherals or accessories. (2) FCC identifier. The peripheral or accessory devices (3) A copy of the installation and op- shall be unmodified, commercially erating instructions to be furnished the available equipment. user. A draft copy of the instructions

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may be submitted if the actual docu- (15) The application for certification ment is not available. The actual docu- of an external radio frequency power ment shall be furnished to the FCC amplifier under part 97 of this chapter when it becomes available. need not be accompanied by the data (4) Type or types of emission. required by paragraph (b)(14) of this (5) Frequency range. section. In lieu thereof, measurements (6) Range of operating power values shall be submitted to show compliance or specific operating power levels, and with the technical specifications in description of any means provided for subpart C of part 97 of this chapter and variation of operating power. such information as required by § 2.1060 (7) Maximum power rating as defined of this part. in the applicable part(s) of the rules. (16) An application for certification of an AM broadcast stereophonic ex- (8) The dc voltages applied to and dc citer-generator intended for inter- currents into the several elements of facing with existing certified, or for- the final radio frequency amplifying merly type accepted or notified trans- device for normal operation over the mitters must include measurements power range. made on a complete stereophonic (9) Tune-up procedure over the power transmitter. The instruction book range, or at specific operating power must include complete specifications levels. and circuit requirements for inter- (10) A schematic diagram and a de- connecting with existing transmitters. scription of all circuitry and devices The instruction book must also provide provided for determining and stabi- a full description of the equipment and lizing frequency, for suppression of spu- measurement procedures to monitor rious radiation, for limiting modula- modulation and to verify that the com- tion, and for limiting power. bination of stereo exciter-generator (11) A photograph or drawing of the and transmitter meet the emission equipment identification plate or label limitations of § 73.44. showing the information to be placed (17) Applications for certification re- thereon. quired by § 25.129 of this chapter shall (12) Photographs (8″ × 10″) of the include any additional equipment test equipment of sufficient clarity to re- data required by that section. veal equipment construction and lay- (18) An application for certification out, including meters, if any, and la- of a software defined radio must in- bels for controls and meters and suffi- clude the information required by cient views of the internal construc- § 2.944. tion to define component placement (19) Applications for certification of and chassis assembly. Insofar as these equipment operating under part 27 of requirements are met by photographs this chapter, that a manufacturer is or drawings contained in instruction seeking to certify for operation in the: manuals supplied with the certification (i) 1755–1780 MHz, 2155–2180 MHz, or request, additional photographs are both bands shall include a statement necessary only to complete the re- indicating compliance with the pairing quired showing. of 1710–1780 and 2110–2180 MHz specified (13) For equipment employing digital in §§ 27.5(h) and 27.75 of this chapter. modulation techniques, a detailed de- (ii) 1695–1710 MHz, 1755–1780 MHz, or scription of the modulation system to both bands shall include a statement be used, including the response charac- indicating compliance with § 27.77 of teristics (frequency, phase and ampli- this chapter. tude) of any filters provided, and a de- (d) Applications for certification of scription of the modulating wavetrain, equipment operating under part 20 of shall be submitted for the maximum this chapter, that a manufacturer is rated conditions under which the seeking to certify as hearing aid com- equipment will be operated. patible, as set forth in § 20.19 of this (14) The data required by §§ 2.1046 chapter, shall include a statement indi- through 2.1057, inclusive, measured in cating compliance with the test re- accordance with the procedures set out quirements of § 20.19 of this chapter and in § 2.1041. indicating the appropriate M-rating

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and T-rating for the equipment. The § 2.1043 Changes in certificated equip- manufacturer of the equipment shall be ment. responsible for maintaining the test re- (a) Except as provided in paragraph sults. (b)(3) of this section, changes to the (e) A single application may be filed basic frequency determining and stabi- for a composite system that incor- lizing circuitry (including clock or porates devices subject to certification data rates), frequency multiplication under multiple rule parts, however, the stages, basic modulator circuit or max- appropriate fee must be included for imum power or field strength ratings each device. Separate applications shall not be performed without applica- must be filed if different FCC Identi- tion for and authorization of a new fiers will be used for each device. grant of certification. Variations in [63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998, as amended at 63 electrical or mechanical construction, FR 42278, Aug. 7, 1998; 64 FR 22561, Apr. 27, other than these indicated items, are 1999; 67 FR 42734, June 25, 2002; 68 FR 54175, permitted provided the variations ei- Sept. 16, 2003; 68 FR 68545, Dec. 9, 2003; 69 FR ther do not affect the characteristics 5709, Feb. 6, 2004; 70 FR 23039, May 4, 2005; 77 required to be reported to the Commis- FR 41928, July 17, 2012; 78 FR 59850, Sept. 30, sion or the variations are made in com- 2013; 79 FR 24578, May 1, 2014; 79 FR 32410, pliance with the other provisions of June 4, 2014] this section. Changes to the software EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 79 FR 32410, June installed in a transmitter that do not 4, 2014, § 2.1033 was amended by adding para- affect the radio frequency emissions do graph (c)(19). This paragraph contains infor- not require a filing with the Commis- mation collection and recordkeeping require- sion and may be made by parties other ments and will not become effective until ap- than the holder of the grant of certifi- proval has been given by the Office of Man- agement and Budget. cation. (b) Three classes of permissive EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 79 FR 48536, Aug. changes may be made in certificated 15, 2014, § 1.1033 was amended by adding para- equipment without requiring a new ap- graph (c)(19)(iii), effective Oct. 14, 2014. Para- plication for and grant of certification. graph (c)(19)(iii) contains new or modified in- formation collection requirements that are None of the classes of changes shall re- not effective until approved by the Office of sult in a change in identification. Management and Budget. For the conven- (1) A Class I permissive change in- ience of the user, the added text is set forth cludes those modifications in the as follows: equipment which do not degrade the characteristics reported by the manu- § 2.1033 Application for certification. facturer and accepted by the Commis- (c) * * * sion when certification is granted. No (19) * * * filing with the Commission is required (iii) 600 MHz band shall include a state- ment indicating compliance with § 27.75 of for a Class I permissive change. this chapter. (2) A Class II permissive change in- cludes those modifications which de- grade the performance characteristics * * * * * as reported to the Commission at the § 2.1035 [Reserved] time of the initial certification. Such degraded performance must still meet § 2.1041 Measurement procedure. the minimum requirements of the ap- plicable rules. When a Class II permis- For equipment operating under parts sive change is made by the grantee, the 15 and 18, the measurement procedures grantee shall supply the Commission are specified in the rules governing the with complete information and the re- particular device for which certifi- sults of tests of the characteristics af- cation is requested. For equipment op- fected by such change. The modified erating in the authorized radio serv- equipment shall not be marketed under ices, measurements are required as the existing grant of certification prior specified in §§ 2.1046, 2.1047, 2.1049, to acknowledgement by the Commis- 2.1051, 2.1053, 2.1055 and 2.1057. See also sion that the change is acceptable. § 2.947. (3) A Class III permissive change in- [63 FR 36600, July 7, 1998] cludes modifications to the software of

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a software defined radio transmitter be reported are not changed the abbre- that change the frequency range, mod- viated procedure of § 2.933 may be used. ulation type or maximum output power (e) Equipment that has been certifi- (either radiated or conducted) outside cated or formerly type accepted for use the parameters previously approved, or in the Amateur Radio Service pursuant that change the circumstances under to the requirements of part 97 of this which the transmitter operates in ac- chapter may be modified without re- cordance with Commission rules. When gard to the conditions specified in a Class III permissive change is made, paragraph (b) of this section, provided the grantee shall supply the Commis- the following conditions are met: sion with a description of the changes (1) Any person performing such modi- and test results showing that the fications on equipment used under part equipment complies with the applica- 97 of this chapter must possess a valid ble rules with the new software loaded, amateur radio operator license of the including compliance with the applica- class required for the use of the equip- ble RF exposure requirements. The ment being modified. modified software shall not be loaded (2) Modifications made pursuant to into the equipment, and the equipment this paragraph are limited to equip- shall not be marketed with the modi- ment used at licensed amateur radio fied software under the existing grant stations. of certification, prior to acknowledge- (3) Modifications specified or per- ment by the Commission that the formed by equipment manufacturers or change is acceptable. Class III changes suppliers must be in accordance with are permitted only for equipment in the requirements set forth in para- which no Class II changes have been graph (b) of this section. made from the originally approved de- (4) Modifications specified or per- vice. formed by licensees in the Amateur Radio Service on equipment other than NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (b)(3): Any software that at specific licensed amateur radio change that degrades spurious and out-of- stations must be in accordance with band emissions previously reported to the the requirements set forth in para- Commission at the time of initial certifi- graph (b) of this section. cation would be considered a change in fre- quency or modulation and would require a (5) The station licensee shall be re- Class III permissive change or new equip- sponsible for ensuring that modified ment authorization application. equipment used at his station will com- ply with the applicable technical (4) Class I and Class II permissive standards in part 97 of this chapter. changes may only be made by the hold- (f) For equipment other than that op- er of the grant of certification, except erating under parts 15 or 18, when a as specified below. Class II permissive change is made by (c) A grantee desiring to make a other than the grantee of certification, change other than a permissive change the information and data specified in shall file an application on FCC Form paragraph (b)(2) of this section shall be 731 accompanied by the required fees. supplied by the person making the The grantee shall attach a description change. The modified equipment shall of the change(s) to be made and a not be operated under an authorization statement indicating whether the of the Commission prior to acknowl- change(s) will be made in all units (in- edgement by the Commission that the cluding previous production) or will be change is acceptable. made only in those units produced (g) The interconnection of a certifi- after the change is authorized. cated or formerly type accepted AM (d) A modification which results in a broadcast stereophonic exciter-gener- change in the identification of a device ator with a certificated or formerly with or without change in circuitry re- type accepted AM broadcast trans- quires a new application for, and grant mitter in accordance with the manu- of certification. If the changes affect facturer’s instructions and upon com- the characteristics required to be re- pletion of measurements showing that ported, a complete application shall be the modified transmitter meets the filed. If the characteristics required to emission limitation requirements of

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§ 73.44 is defined as a Class I permissive § 2.1046 Measurements required: RF change for compliance with this sec- power output. tion. (a) For transmitters other than sin- (h) The interconnection of a multi- gle sideband, independent sideband and plexing exciter with a certificated or controlled carrier radiotelephone, formerly type accepted AM broadcast power output shall be measured at the transmitter in accordance with the RF output terminals when the trans- manufacturer’s instructions without mitter is adjusted in accordance with electrical or mechanical modification the tune-up procedure to give the val- of the transmitter circuits and comple- ues of current and voltage on the cir- tion of equipment performance meas- cuit elements specified in § 2.1033(c)(8). urements showing the transmitter The electrical characteristics of the meets the minimum performance re- radio frequency load attached to the quirements applicable thereto is de- output terminals when this test is made shall be stated. fined as a Class I permissive change for (b) For single sideband, independent compliance with this section. sideband, and single channel, con- (i) The addition of TV broadcast sub- trolled carrier radiotelephone trans- carrier generators to a certificated or mitters the procedure specified in para- formerly type accepted TV broadcast graph (a) of this section shall be em- transmitter or the addition of FM ployed and, in addition, the trans- broadcast subcarrier generators to a mitter shall be modulated during the type accepted FM broadcast trans- test as follows. In all tests, the input mitter, provided the transmitter ex- level of the modulating signal shall be citer is designed for subcarrier oper- such as to develop rated peak envelope ation without mechanical or electrical power or carrier power, as appropriate, alterations to the exciter or other for the transmitter. transmitter circuits. (1) Single sideband transmitters in (j) The addition of TV broadcast the A3A or A3J emission modes—by stereophonic generators to a certifi- two tones at frequencies of 400 Hz and cated or formerly type accepted TV 1800 Hz (for 3.0 kHz authorized band- broadcast transmitter or the addition width), or 500 Hz and 2100 Hz (3.5 kHz authorized bandwidth), or 500 Hz and of FM broadcast stereophonic genera- 2400 Hz (for 4.0 kHz authorized band- tors to a certificated or formerly type width), applied simultaneously, the accepted FM broadcast transmitter, input levels of the tones so adjusted provided the transmitter exciter is de- that the two principal frequency com- signed for stereophonic sound oper- ponents of the radio frequency signal ation without mechanical or electrical produced are equal in magnitude. alterations to the exciter or other (2) Single sideband transmitters in transmitter circuits. the A3H emission mode—by one tone at (k) The addition of subscription TV a frequency of 1500 Hz (for 3.0 kHz au- encoding equipment for which the FCC thorized bandwidth), or 1700 Hz (for 3.5 has granted advance approval under kHz authorized bandwidth), or 1900 Hz the provisions of § 2.1400 in subpart M (for 4.0 kHz authorized bandwidth), the and § 73.644(c) of part 73 to a certifi- level of which is adjusted to produce a cated or formerly type accepted trans- radio frequency signal component mitter is considered a Class I permis- equal in magnitude to the magnitude sive change. of the carrier in this mode. (l) Notwithstanding the provisions of (3) As an alternative to paragraphs this section, broadcast licensees or per- (b) (1) and (2) of this section other mittees are permitted to modify cer- tones besides those specified may be tificated or formerly type accepted used as modulating frequencies, upon a sufficient showing of need. However, equipment pursuant to § 73.1690 of the any tones so chosen must not be har- FCC’s rules. monically related, the third and fifth [63 FR 36600, July 7, 1998, as amended at 66 order intermodulation products which FR 50840, Oct. 5, 2001; 70 FR 23040, May 4, occur must fall within the ¥25 dB step 2005] of the emission bandwidth limitation

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curve, the seventh and ninth order voltage shall be supplied. The informa- intermodulation product must fall tion submitted shall be sufficient to within the 35 dB step of the referenced show modulation limiting capability curve and the eleventh and all higher throughout the range of modulating order products must fall beyond the frequencies and input modulating sig- ¥35 dB step of the referenced curve. nal levels employed. (4) Independent sideband transmit- (c) Single sideband and independent ters having two channels by 1700 Hz sideband radiotelephone transmitters tones applied simultaneously in both which employ a device or circuit to limit channels, the input levels of the tones peak envelope power. A curve showing so adjusted that the two principal fre- the peak envelope power output versus quency components of the radio fre- the modulation input voltage shall be quency signal produced are equal in supplied. The modulating signals shall magnitude. be the same in frequency as specified in (5) Independent sideband transmit- paragraph (c) of § 2.1049 for the occupied ters having more than two channels by bandwidth tests. an appropriate signal or signals applied (d) Other types of equipment. A curve to all channels simultaneously. The or equivalent data which shows that input signal or signals shall simulate the equipment will meet the modula- the input signals specified by the man- tion requirements of the rules under ufacturer for normal operation. which the equipment is to be licensed. (6) Single-channel controlled-carrier [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974. Redesignated and transmitters in the A3 emission mode— amended at 63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998] by a 2500 Hz tone. (c) For measurements conducted pur- § 2.1049 Measurements required: Occu- suant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this pied bandwidth. section, all calculations and methods The occupied bandwidth, that is the used by the applicant for determining frequency bandwidth such that, below carrier power or peak envelope power, its lower and above its upper frequency as appropriate, on the basis of meas- limits, the mean powers radiated are ured power in the radio frequency load each equal to 0.5 percent of the total attached to the transmitter output ter- mean power radiated by a given emis- minals shall be shown. Under the test sion shall be measured under the fol- conditions specified, no components of lowing conditions as applicable: the emission spectrum shall exceed the (a) Radiotelegraph transmitters for limits specified in the applicable rule manual operation when keyed at 16 parts as necessary for meeting occu- dots per second. pied bandwidth or emission limita- (b) Other keyed transmitters—when tions. keyed at the maximum machine speed. [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974. Redesignated and (c) Radiotelephone transmitters amended at 63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998] equipped with a device to limit modu- lation or peak envelope power shall be § 2.1047 Measurements required: Mod- modulated as follows. For single side- ulation characteristics. band and independent sideband trans- (a) Voice modulated communication mitters, the input level of the modu- equipment. A curve or equivalent data lating signal shall be 10 dB greater showing the frequency response of the than that necessary to produce rated audio modulating circuit over a range peak envelope power. of 100 to 5000 Hz shall be submitted. For (1) Other than single sideband or equipment required to have an audio independent sideband transmitters— low-pass filter, a curve showing the fre- when modulated by a 2500 Hz tone at an quency response of the filter, or of all input level 16 dB greater than that nec- circuitry installed between the modu- essary to produce 50 percent modula- lation limiter and the modulated stage tion. The input level shall be estab- shall be submitted. lished at the frequency of maximum re- (b) Equipment which employs modula- sponse of the audio modulating circuit. tion limiting. A curve or family of (2) Single sideband transmitters in curves showing the percentage of mod- A3A or A3J emission modes—when ulation versus the modulation input modulated by two tones at frequencies

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of 400 Hz and 1800 Hz (for 3.0 kHz au- ulation is unattainable, the highest thorized bandwidth), or 500 Hz and 2100 percentage modulation shall be used. Hz (for 3.5 kHz authorized bandwidth), (2) Single sideband transmitters in or 500 Hz and 2400 Hz (for 4.0 kHz au- A3A or A3J emission modes—when thorized bandwidth), applied simulta- modulated by two tones at frequencies neously. The input levels of the tones of 400 Hz and 1800 Hz (for 3.0 kHz au- shall be so adjusted that the two prin- thorized bandwidth), or 500 Hz and 2100 cipal frequency components of the Hz (for 3.5 kHz authorized bandwidth), radio frequency signal produced are or 500 Hz and 2400 Hz (for 4.0 kHz au- equal in magnitude. thorized bandwidth), applied simulta- (3) Single sideband transmitters in neously. The input levels of the tones the A3H emission mode—when modu- shall be so adjusted that the two prin- lated by one tone at a frequency of 1500 cipal frequency components of the Hz (for 3.0 kHz authorized bandwidth), radio frequency signal produced are or 1700 Hz (for 3.5 kHz authorized band- equal in magnitude. width), or 1900 Hz (for 4.0 kHz author- (3) Single sideband transmitters in ized bandwidth), the level of which is the A3H emission mode—when modu- adjusted to produce a radio frequency lated by one tone at a frequency of 1500 signal component equal in magnitude Hz (for 3.0 kHz authorized bandwidth), to the magnitude of the carrier in this or 1700 Hz (for 3.5 kHz authorized band- mode. width), or 1900 Hz (for 4.0 kHz author- (4) As an alternative to paragraphs ized bandwidth), the level of which is (c) (2) and (3) of this section, other adjusted to produce a radio frequency tones besides those specified may be signal component equal in magnitude used as modulating frequencies, upon a to the magnitude of the carrier in this sufficient showing of need. However, mode. any tones so chosen must not be har- (4) As an alternative to paragraphs (d) (2) and (3) of this section, other monically related, the third and fifth tones besides those specified may be order intermodulation products which used as modulating frequencies, upon a occur must fall within the ¥25 dB step sufficient showing of need. However of the emission bandwidth limitation any tones so chosen must not be har- curve, the seventh and ninth order monically related, the third and fifth products must fall within the ¥35 dB order intermodulation products which step of the referenced curve and the occur must fall within the ¥25 dB step eleventh and all higher order products of the emission bandwidth limitation must fall beyond the ¥35 dB step of the curve, the seventh and ninth order referenced curve. products must fall within the ¥35 dB (5) Independent sideband transmit- step of the referenced curve and the ters having two channels—when modu- eleventh and all higher order products lated by 1700 Hz tones applied simulta- must fall beyond the ¥35 dB step of the neously to both channels. The input referenced curve. levels of the tones shall be so adjusted (5) Independent sideband transmit- that the two principal frequency com- ters having two channels—when modu- ponents of the radio frequency signal lated by 1700 Hz tones applied simulta- produced are equal in magnitude. neously to both channels. The input (d) Radiotelephone transmitters levels of the tones shall be so adjusted without a device to limit modulation that the two principal frequency com- or peak envelope power shall be modu- ponents of the radio frequency signal lated as follows. For single sideband produced are equal in magnitude. and independent sideband transmitters, (e) Transmitters for use in the Radio the input level of the modulating sig- Broadcast Services: nal should be that necessary to produce (1) AM broadcast transmitters for rated peak envelope power. monaural operation—when amplitude (1) Other than single sideband or modulated 85% by a 7,500 Hz input sig- independent sideband transmitters— nal. when modulated by a 2500 Hz tone of (2) AM broadcast stereophonic oper- sufficient level to produce at least 85 ation—when the transmitter operated percent modulation. If 85 percent mod- under any stereophonic modulation

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condition not exceeding 100% on nega- provided. The signals to the main chan- tive peaks and tested under the condi- nel and the stereophonic subchannel tions specified in § 73.128 in part 73 of must be representative of the system the FCC rules for AM broadcast sta- being tested and when combined with tions. any pilot subcarrier(s) or other auxil- (3) FM broadcast transmitter not iary subcarriers shall result in 85% de- used for multiplex operation—when viation of the maximum specified aural modulated 85 percent by a 15 kHz input carrier deviation. signal. (f) Transmitters for which peak fre- (4) FM broadcast transmitters for quency deviation (D) is determined in multiplex operation under Subsidiary accordance with § 2.202(f), and in which Communication Authorization (SCA)— the modulating baseband comprises when carrier is modulated 70 percent more than 3 independent speech chan- by a 15 kHz main channel input signal, nels—when modulated by a test signal and modulated an additional 15 percent determined in accordance with the fol- simultaneously by a 67 kHz subcarrier lowing: (unmodulated). (5) FM broadcast transmitter for (1) A modulation reference level is es- stereophonic operation—when modu- tablished for the characteristic lated by a 15 kHz input signal to the baseband frequency. (Modulation ref- main channel, a 15 kHz input signal to erence level is defined as the average the stereophonic subchannel, and the power level of a sinusoidal test signal pilot subcarrier simultaneously. The delivered to the modulator input which input signals to the main channel and provides the specified value of per- stereophonic subchannel each shall channel deviation.) produce 38 percent modulation of the (2) Modulation reference level being carrier. The pilot subcarrier should established, the total rms deviation of produce 9 percent modulation of the the transmitter is measured when a carrier. test signal consisting of a band of ran- (6) Television broadcast monaural dom noise extending from below 20 kHz transmitters—when modulated 85% by to the highest frequency in the a 15 kHz input signal. baseband, is applied to the modulator (7) Television broadcast stereophonic input through any preemphasis net- sound transmitters—when the trans- works used in normal service. The av- mitter is modulated with a 15 kHz erage power level of the test signal input signal to the main channel and shall exceed the modulation reference the stereophonic subchannel, any pilot level by the number of decibels deter- subcarrier(s) and any unmodulated mined using the appropriate formula in auxiliary subcarrier(s) which may be the following table:

Number of message circuits that Number of dB by which the average power (Pavg) level test sig- modulate the transmitter nal shall exceed the modulation reference level Limits of Pavg (dBm0)

More than 3, but less than 12 ...... To be specified by the equipment manufacturer subject to FCC approval. At least 12, but less than 60 ...... X+2 log10 Nc ...... X: ¥2 to +2.6 At least 60, but less than 240 ...... X+4 log10 Nc ...... X: ¥5.6 to ¥1.0 240 or more ...... X+10 log10 Nc ...... X: ¥19.6 to ¥15.0

Where X represents the average power in a message circuit in dBm0; Nc is the number of circuits in the multiplexed message load. Pavg shall be selected by the transmitter manufacturer and included with the technical data submitted with the application for type acceptance. (See § 2.202(e) in this chapter.)

(g) Transmitters in which the modu- mitter is intended. If specific modula- lating baseband comprises not more tion levels are not set forth in the than three independent channels— rules, the tests should provide the when modulated by the full com- manufacturer’s maximum rated condi- plement of signals for which the trans- tion. mitter is rated. The level of modula- (h) Transmitters employing digital tion for each channel should be set to modulation techniques—when modu- that prescribed in rule parts applicable lated by an input signal such that its to the services for which the trans- amplitude and symbol rate represent

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the maximum rated conditions under trolled carrier transmitters shall be which the equipment will be operated. modulated under the conditions speci- The signal shall be applied through any fied in paragraph (c) of § 2.1049, as ap- filter networks, pseudo-random genera- propriate. For equipment operating on tors or other devices required in nor- frequencies below 890 MHz, an open mal service. Additionally, the occupied field test is normally required, with bandwidth shall be shown for operation the measuring instrument antenna lo- with any devices used for modifying cated in the far-field at all test fre- the spectrum when such devices are op- quencies. In the event it is either im- tional at the discretion of the user. practical or impossible to make open (i) Transmitters designed for other field measurements (e.g. a broadcast types of modulation—when modulated transmitter installed in a building) by an appropriate signal of sufficient measurements will be accepted of the amplitude to be representative of the equipment as installed. Such measure- type of service in which used. A de- ments must be accompanied by a de- scription of the input signal should be scription of the site where the meas- supplied. urements were made showing the loca- (Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, tion of any possible source of reflec- 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307) tions which might distort the field strength measurements. Information [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, as amended at 39 FR 35664, Oct. 3, 1974; 47 FR 13164, Mar. 29, submitted shall include the relative ra- 1982; 48 FR 16493, Apr. 18, 1983; 49 FR 18105, diated power of each spurious emission Apr. 27, 1984. Redesignated at 63 FR 36599, with reference to the rated power out- July 7, 1998] put of the transmitter, assuming all emissions are radiated from halfwave § 2.1051 Measurements required: Spu- dipole antennas. rious emissions at antenna termi- nals. (b) The measurements specified in paragraph (a) of this section shall be The radio frequency voltage or pow- made for the following equipment: ers generated within the equipment (1) Those in which the spurious emis- and appearing on a spurious frequency sions are required to be 60 dB or more shall be checked at the equipment out- below the mean power of the trans- put terminals when properly loaded mitter. with a suitable artificial antenna. (2) All equipment operating on fre- Curves or equivalent data shall show quencies higher than 25 MHz. the magnitude of each harmonic and (3) All equipment where the antenna other spurious emission that can be de- is an integral part of, and attached di- tected when the equipment is operated rectly to the transmitter. under the conditions specified in § 2.1049 as appropriate. The magnitude (4) Other types of equipment as re- of spurious emissions which are attenu- quired, when deemed necessary by the ated more than 20 dB below the permis- Commission. sible value need not be specified. [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974. Redesignated and amended at 63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998] [39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974. Redesignated and amended at 63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998] § 2.1055 Measurements required: Fre- § 2.1053 Measurements required: Field quency stability. strength of spurious radiation. (a) The frequency stability shall be (a) Measurements shall be made to measured with variation of ambient detect spurious emissions that may be temperature as follows: radiated directly from the cabinet, (1) From ¥30° to +50° centigrade for control circuits, power leads, or inter- all equipment except that specified in mediate circuit elements under normal paragraphs (a) (2) and (3) of this sec- conditions of installation and oper- tion. ation. Curves or equivalent data shall (2) From ¥20° to +50° centigrade for be supplied showing the magnitude of equipment to be licensed for use in the each harmonic and other spurious Maritime Services under part 80 of this emission. For this test, single side- chapter, except for Class A, B, and S band, independent sideband, and con- Emergency Position Indicating

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Radiobeacons (EPIRBS), and equip- plication of primary power to the ment to be licensed for use above 952 transmitter and at intervals of no more MHz at operational fixed stations in all than one minute thereafter until ten services, stations in the Local Tele- minutes have elapsed or until suffi- vision Transmission Service and Point- cient measurements are obtained to in- to-Point Microwave Radio Service dicate clearly that the frequency has under part 21 of this chapter, equip- stabilized within the applicable toler- ment licensed for use aboard aircraft in ance, whichever time period is greater. the Aviation Services under part 87 of During each test, the ambient tempera- this chapter, and equipment authorized ture shall not be allowed to rise more for use in the Family Radio Service than 10° centigrade above the respec- under part 95 of this chapter. tive beginning ambient temperature ° ° (3) From 0 to +50 centigrade for level. equipment to be licensed for use in the (3) The elapsed time necessary for the Radio Broadcast Services under part 73 frequency to stabilize within the appli- of this chapter. (b) Frequency measurements shall be cable tolerance from each beginning made at the extremes of the specified ambient temperature level as deter- temperature range and at intervals of mined from the tests specified in this not more than 10° centigrade through paragraph shall be specified in the in- the range. A period of time sufficient struction book for the transmitter fur- to stabilize all of the components of nished to the user. the oscillator circuit at each tempera- (4) When it is impracticable to sub- ture level shall be allowed prior to fre- ject the complete transmitter to this quency measurement. The short term test because of its physical dimensions transient effects on the frequency of or power rating, only its frequency de- the transmitter due to keying (except termining and stabilizing portions need for broadcast transmitters) and any be tested. heating element cycling normally oc- (d) The frequency stability shall be curring at each ambient temperature measured with variation of primary level also shall be shown. Only the por- supply voltage as follows: tion or portions of the transmitter con- (1) Vary primary supply voltage from taining the frequency determining and 85 to 115 percent of the nominal value stabilizing circuitry need be subjected for other than hand carried battery to the temperature variation test. equipment. (c) In addition to all other require- (2) For hand carried, battery powered ments of this section, the following in- equipment, reduce primary supply volt- formation is required for equipment in- age to the battery operating end point corporating heater type crystal oscilla- which shall be specified by the manu- tors to be used in mobile stations, for facturer. which type acceptance is first re- quested after March 25, 1974, except for (3) The supply voltage shall be meas- battery powered, hand carried, portable ured at the input to the cable normally equipment having less than 3 watts provided with the equipment, or at the mean output power. power supply terminals if cables are (1) Measurement data showing vari- not normally provided. Effects on fre- ation in transmitter output frequency quency of transmitter keying (except from a cold start and the elapsed time for broadcast transmitters) and any necessary for the frequency to stabilize heating element cycling at the nomi- within the applicable tolerance. Tests nal supply voltage and at each extreme shall be made after temperature sta- also shall be shown. bilization at each of the ambient tem- (e) When deemed necessary, the Com- perature levels; the lower temperature mission may require tests of frequency limit, 0° centigrade and +30° centigrade stability under conditions in addition with no primary power applied. to those specifically set out in para- (2) Beginning at each temperature graphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this sec- level specified in paragraph (c)(1) of tion. (For example measurements this section, the frequency shall be showing the effect of proximity to measured within one minute after ap- large metal objects, or of various types

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of antennas, may be required for port- the center of the transmitted band- able equipment.) width shall be within the operating fre- [39 FR 5919, Feb. 14, 1974, as amended at 51 quency band by an amount equal to 50 FR 31304, Sept. 2, 1986; 56 FR 11682, Mar. 20, percent of the bandwidth utilized for 1991. Redesignated at 63 FR 36599, July 7, the tests. In addition, said tests shall 1998. 68 FR 68545, Dec. 9, 2003] be made on at least one frequency in each of the bands within which the § 2.1057 Frequency spectrum to be in- equipment is capable of tuning. vestigated. (c) Certification of external radio fre- (a) In all of the measurements set quency power amplifiers may be denied forth in §§ 2.1051 and 2.1053, the spec- when denial would prevent the use of trum shall be investigated from the these amplifiers in services other than lowest radio frequency signal gen- the Amateur Radio Service. erated in the equipment, without going below 9 kHz, up to at least the fre- [63 FR 36601, July 7, 1998, as amended at 71 quency shown below: FR 66461, Nov. 15, 2006] (1) If the equipment operates below 10 GHz: to the tenth harmonic of the DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY highest fundamental frequency or to 40 GHz, whichever is lower. § 2.1071 Cross reference. (2) If the equipment operates at or The general provisions of this sub- above 10 GHz and below 30 GHz: to the part, shall apply to equipment subject fifth harmonic of the highest funda- to a Declaration of Conformity. mental frequency or to 100 GHz, which- ever is lower. [61 FR 31046, June 19, 1996] (3) If the equipment operates at or above 30 GHz: to the fifth harmonic of § 2.1072 Limitation on Declaration of Conformity. the highest fundamental frequency or to 200 GHz, whichever is lower. (a) The Declaration of Conformity (b) Particular attention should be signifies that the responsible party, as paid to harmonics and subharmonics of defined in § 2.909, has determined that the carrier frequency as well as to the equipment has been shown to com- those frequencies removed from the ply with the applicable technical carrier by multiples of the oscillator standards if no unauthorized change is frequency. Radiation at the frequencies made in the equipment and if the of multiplier stages should also be equipment is properly maintained and checked. operated. Compliance with these stand- (c) The amplitude of spurious emis- ards shall not be construed to be a find- sions which are attenuated more than ing by the responsible party with re- 20 dB below the permissible value need spect to matters not encompassed by not be reported. the Commission’s rules. (d) Unless otherwise specified, meas- (b) A Declaration of Conformity by urements above 40 GHz shall be per- the responsible party is effective until formed using a minimum resolution a termination date is otherwise estab- bandwidth of 1 MHz. lished by the Commission. [61 FR 14502, Apr. 2, 1996. Redesignated and (c) No person shall, in any adver- amended at 63 FR 36599, July 7, 1998] tising matter, brochure, etc., use or make reference to a Declaration of § 2.1060 Equipment for use in the ama- Conformity in a deceptive or mis- teur radio service. leading manner or convey the impres- (a) The general provisions of §§ 2.925, sion that such a Declaration of Con- 2.1031, 2.1033, 2.1041, 2.1043, 2.1051, 2.1053 formity reflects more than a deter- and 2.1057 shall apply to applications mination by the responsible party that for, and grants of, certification for the device or product has been shown equipment operated under the require- to be capable of complying with the ap- ments of part 97 of this chapter, the plicable technical standards of the Amateur Radio Service. Commission’s rules. (b) When performing the tests speci- fied in §§ 2.1051 and 2.1053 of this part, [61 FR 31046, June 19, 1996]

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§ 2.1073 Responsibilities. § 2.1074 Identification. (a) The responsible party, as defined Devices subject only to a Declaration in § 2.909, must warrant that each unit of Conformity shall be uniquely identi- of equipment marketed under a Dec- fied by the responsible party. This laration of Conformity is identical to identification shall not be of a format the unit tested and found acceptable which could be confused with the FCC with the standards and that the records Identifier required on certified, noti- maintained by the responsible party fied, type accepted or type approved continue to reflect the equipment equipment. The responsible party shall being produced under the Declaration maintain adequate identification of Conformity within the variation records to facilitate positive identifica- that can be expected due to quantity tion for each device. production and testing on a statistical [61 FR 31047, June 19, 1996] basis. (b) The responsible party, if different § 2.1075 Retention of records. from the manufacturer, may upon re- (a) Except as shown in paragraph (b) ceiving a written statement from the of this section, for each product subject manufacturer that the equipment com- to a Declaration of Conformity, the re- plies with the appropriate technical sponsible party, as shown in § 2.909, standards rely on the manufacturer or shall maintain the following records: independent testing agency to deter- mine compliance. However, the test (1) A record of the original design records required by § 2.1075 shall be in drawings and specifications and all the English language and shall be made changes that have been made that may affect compliance with the require- available to the Commission upon a ments of § 2.1073. reasonable request in accordance with the provisions of § 2.1076. (2) A record of the procedures used for production inspection and testing (c) In the case of transfer of control (if tests were performed) to insure the of the equipment, as in the case of sale conformance required by § 2.1073. (Sta- or merger of the responsible party, the tistical production line emission test- new responsible party shall bear the re- ing is not required.) sponsibility of continued compliance of (3) A record of the measurements the equipment. made on an appropriate test site that (d) Equipment shall be retested to demonstrates compliance with the ap- demonstrate continued compliance plicable regulations. The record shall with the applicable technical standards contain: if any modifications or changes that (i) The actual date or dates testing could adversely affect the emanation was performed; characteristics of the equipment are (ii) The name of the test laboratory, made by the responsible party. The re- company, or individual performing the sponsible party bears responsibility for testing. The Commission may request the continued compliance of subse- additional information regarding the quently produced equipment. test site, the test equipment or the (e) If any modifications or changes qualifications of the company or indi- are made by anyone other than the re- vidual performing the tests; sponsible party for the Declaration of (iii) A description of how the device Conformity, the party making the was actually tested, identifying the modifications or changes, if located measurement procedure and test equip- within the U.S., becomes the new re- ment that was used; sponsible party. The new responsible (iv) A description of the equipment party must comply with all provisions under test (EUT) and support equip- for the Declaration of Conformity, in- ment connected to, or installed within, cluding having test data on file dem- the EUT; onstrating that the product continues (v) The identification of the EUT and to comply with all of the applicable support equipment by trade name and technical standards. model number and, if appropriate, by [61 FR 31046, June 19, 1996] FCC Identifier and serial number;

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(vi) The types and lengths of con- lowed during assembly. This statement necting cables used and how they were shall also contain the name and signa- arranged or moved during testing; ture of an official of the responsible (vii) At least two photographs show- party, as designated in § 2.909. ing the test set-up for the highest line (c) The records listed in paragraphs conducted emission and showing the (a) and (b) of this section shall be re- test set-up for the highest radiated tained for two years after the manufac- emission. These photographs must be ture or assembly, as appropriate, of focused originals which show enough said equipment has been permanently detail to confirm other information discontinued, or until the conclusion of contained in the test report; an investigation or a proceeding if the (viii) A description of any modifica- responsible party is officially notified tions made to the EUT by the testing that an investigation or any other ad- company or individual to achieve com- ministrative proceeding involving the pliance with the regulations; equipment has been instituted. Re- (ix) All of the data required to show compliance with the appropriate regu- quests for the records described in this lations; section and for sample units also are (x) The signature of the individual re- covered under the provisions of § 2.946. sponsible for testing the product along [61 FR 31047, June 19, 1996] with the name and signature of an offi- cial of the responsible party, as des- § 2.1076 FCC inspection and submis- ignated in § 2.909; and sion of equipment for testing. (xi) A copy of the compliance infor- (a) Each responsible party, upon re- mation, as described in § 2.1077, re- ceipt of a reasonable request, shall sub- quired to be provided with the equip- mit to the Commission the records re- ment. quired by § 2.1075 or one or more sample (b) If the equipment is assembled units for measurements at the Com- using modular components that, by mission’s laboratory. themselves, are subject to authoriza- (b) Shipping costs to the Commis- tion under a Declaration of Conformity sion’s Laboratory and return shall be and/or a grant of certification, and the assembled product is also subject to borne by the responsible party. In the authorization under a Declaration of event the responsible party believes Conformity but, in accordance with the that shipment of the sample to the applicable regulations, does not require Commission’s Laboratory is imprac- additional testing, the assembler shall tical because of the size or weight of maintain the following records in order the equipment, or the power require- to show the basis on which compliance ment, or for any other reason, the re- with the standards was determined: sponsible party may submit a written (1) A listing of all of the components explanation why such shipment is im- used in the assembly; practical and should not be required. (2) Copies of the compliance informa- [61 FR 31047, June 19, 1996] tion, as described in § 2.1077 for all of the modular components used in the § 2.1077 Compliance information. assembly; (3) A listing of the FCC Identifier (a) If a product must be tested and numbers for all of the components used authorized under a Declaration of Con- in the assembly that are authorized formity, a compliance information under a grant of certification; statement shall be supplied with the (4) A listing of equipment modifica- product at the time of marketing or tions, if any, that were made during as- importation, containing the following sembly; and information: (5) A copy of any instructions in- (1) Identification of the product, e.g., cluded with the components that were name and model number; required to be followed to ensure the (2) A statement, similar to that con- assembly of a compliant product, along tained in § 15.19(a)(3) of this chapter, with a statement, signed by the assem- that the product complies with part 15 bler, that these instructions were fol- of this chapters; and

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(3) The identification, by name, ad- pected to have the capability to access dress and telephone number, of the re- information in that form. sponsible party, as defined in § 2.909. [61 FR 31048, June 19, 1996, as amended at 62 The responsible party for a Declaration FR 41880, Aug. 4, 1997; 69 FR 71383, Dec. 9, of Conformity must be located within 2004] the United States. (b) If a product is assembled from RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE modular components that, by them- selves, are authorized under a Declara- § 2.1091 Radiofrequency radiation ex- tion of Conformity and/or a grant of posure evaluation: mobile devices. certification, and the assembled prod- (a) Requirements of this section are a uct is also subject to authorization consequence of Commission respon- under a Declaration of Conformity but, sibilities under the National Environ- in accordance with the applicable regu- mental Policy Act to evaluate the en- lations, does not require additional vironmental significance of its actions. testing, the product shall be supplied, See subpart I of part 1 of this chapter, at the time of marketing or importa- in particular § 1.1307(b). tion, with a compliance information (b) For purposes of this section, a statement containing the following in- mobile device is defined as a transmit- formation: ting device designed to be used in other (1) Identification of the assembled than fixed locations and to generally product, e.g., name and model number. be used in such a way that a separation distance of at least 20 centimeters is (2) Identification of the modular normally maintained between the components used in the assembly. A transmitter’s radiating structure(s) modular component authorized under a and the body of the user or nearby per- Declaration of Conformity shall be sons. In this context, the term ‘‘fixed identified as specified in paragraph location’’ means that the device is (a)(1) of this section. A modular compo- physically secured at one location and nent authorized under a grant of cer- is not able to be easily moved to an- tification shall be identified by name other location. Transmitting devices and model number (if applicable) along designed to be used by consumers or with the FCC Identifier number. workers that can be easily re-located, (3) A statement that the product such as wireless devices associated complies with part 15 of this chapter. with a personal computer, are consid- (4) The identification, by name, ad- ered to be mobile devices if they meet dress and telephone number, of the re- the 20 centimeter separation require- sponsible party who assembled the ment. product from modular components, as (c)(1) Mobile devices that operate in defined in § 2.909. The responsible party the Commercial Mobile Radio Services for a Declaration of Conformity must pursuant to part 20 of this chapter; the be located within the United States. Cellular Radiotelephone Service pursu- (5) Copies of the compliance informa- ant to part 22 of this chapter; the Per- tion statements for each modular com- sonal Communications Services pursu- ponent used in the system that is au- ant to part 24 of this chapter; the Sat- thorized under a Declaration of Con- ellite Communications Services pursu- formity. ant to part 25 of this chapter; the Mis- (c) The compliance information cellaneous Wireless Communications statement shall be included in the Services pursuant to part 27 of this chapter; the Maritime Services (ship user’s manual or as a separate sheet. In earth station devices only) pursuant to cases where the manual is provided part 80 of this chapter; and the Special- only in a form other than paper, such ized Mobile Radio Service, and the 3650 as on a computer disk or over the MHz Wireless Broadband Service pursu- Internet, the information required by ant to part 90 of this chapter are sub- this section may be included in the ject to routine environmental evalua- manual in that alternative form, pro- tion for RF exposure prior to equip- vided the user can reasonably be ex- ment authorization or use if:

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(i) They operate at frequencies of 1.5 based on an inherent property or duty- GHz or below and their effective radi- cycle of a device is allowed. An exam- ated power (ERP) is 1.5 watts or more, ple of this is the determination of expo- or sure from a device that uses digital (ii) They operate at frequencies technology such as a time-division above 1.5 GHz and their ERP is 3 watts multiple-access (TDMA) scheme for or more. transmission of a signal. In general, (2) Unlicensed personal communica- maximum average power levels must tions service devices, unlicensed milli- be used to determine compliance. meter wave devices and unlicensed NII (3) If appropriate, awareness of expo- devices authorized under §§ 15.253(f), sure from devices in this section can be 15.255(g), 15.257(g), 15.319(i), and 15.407(f) accomplished by the use of visual of this chapter are also subject to rou- advisories (such as labeling, embossing, tine environmental evaluation for RF or on an equivalent electronic display) exposure prior to equipment authoriza- and by providing users with informa- tion or use if their ERP is 3 watts or tion concerning minimum separation more or if they meet the definition of distances from radiating structures a portable device as specified in and proper installation of antennas. § 2.1093(b) requiring evaluation under (i) Visual advisories shall be legible the provisions of that section. and clearly visible to the user from the (3) All other mobile and unlicensed exterior of the device. transmitting devices are categorically (ii) Visual advisories used on devices excluded from routine environmental that are subject to occupational/con- evaluation for RF exposure prior to trolled exposure limits must indicate equipment authorization or use, except that the device is for occupational use as specified in §§ 1.1307(c) and 1.1307(d) only, must refer the user to specific in- of this chapter. formation on RF exposure, such as that (4) Applications for equipment au- provided in a user manual, and must thorization of mobile and unlicensed note that the advisory and its informa- transmitting devices subject to routine tion is required for FCC RF exposure environmental evaluation must con- compliance. Such instructional mate- tain a statement confirming compli- rial must provide the user with infor- ance with the limits specified in para- mation on how to use the device in graph (d) of this section. Technical in- order to ensure compliance with the formation showing the basis for this occupational/controlled exposure lim- statement must be submitted to the its. Commission upon request. (iii) A sample of the visual advisory, (d) The limits to be used for evalua- illustrating its location on the device, tion are specified in § 1.1310 of this and any instructional material in- chapter. All unlicensed personal com- tended to accompany the device when munications service (PCS) devices and marketed, shall be filed with the Com- unlicensed NII devices shall be subject mission along with the application for to the limits for general population/un- equipment authorization. controlled exposure. (iv) For occupational devices, details (1) For purposes of analyzing mobile of any special training requirements transmitting devices under the occupa- pertinent to limiting RF exposure tional/controlled criteria specified in should also be submitted. Holders of § 1.1310 of this chapter, time-averaging grants for mobile devices to be used in provisions of the guidelines may be occupational settings are encouraged, used in conjunction with typical max- but not required, to coordinate with imum duty factors to determine max- end-user organizations to ensure appro- imum likely exposure levels. priate RF safety training. (2) Time-averaging provisions may (4) In some cases, e.g., modular or not be used in determining typical ex- desktop transmitters, the potential posure levels for devices intended for conditions of use of a device may not use by consumers in general popu- allow easy classification of that device lation/uncontrolled environments as as either mobile or portable (also see defined in § 1.1310 of this chapter. How- § 2.1093). In such cases, applicants are ever, ‘‘source-based’’ time-averaging responsible for determining minimum

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distances for compliance for the in- (2) All other portable transmitting tended use and installation of the de- devices are categorically excluded from vice based on evaluation of either spe- routine environmental evaluation for cific absorption rate (SAR), field RF exposure prior to equipment au- strength or power density, whichever is thorization or use, except as specified most appropriate. in §§ 1.1307(c) and 1.1307(d) of this chap- ter. [61 FR 41017, Aug. 7, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 4655, Jan. 31, 1997; 62 FR 9658, Mar. 3, 1997; (3) Applications for equipment au- 62 FR 47966, Sept. 12, 1997; 68 FR 38638, June thorization of portable transmitting 30, 2003; 69 FR 3264, Jan. 23, 2004; 70 FR 24725, devices subject to routine environ- May 11, 2005; 78 FR 21559, Apr. 11, 2013; 78 FR mental evaluation must contain a 29062, May 17, 2013; 78 FR 33651, June 4, 2013] statement confirming compliance with the limits specified in paragraph (d) of § 2.1093 Radiofrequency radiation ex- this section. Technical information posure evaluation: portable devices. showing the basis for this statement (a) Requirements of this section are a must be submitted to the Commission consequence of Commission respon- upon request. sibilities under the National Environ- (d) The limits to be used for evalua- mental Policy Act to evaluate the en- tion are based generally on criteria vironmental significance of its actions. published by the American National See subpart I of part 1 of this chapter, Standards Institute (ANSI) for local- in particular § 1.1307(b). ized specific absorption rate (‘‘SAR’’) (b) For purposes of this section, a in Section 4.2 of ‘‘IEEE Standard for portable device is defined as a trans- Safety Levels with Respect to Human mitting device designed to be used so Exposure to Radio Frequency Electro- that the radiating structure(s) of the magnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz,’’ device is/are within 20 centimeters of ANSI/IEEE C95.1–1992, Copyright 1992 the body of the user. by the Institute of Electrical and Elec- (c)(1) Portable devices that operate tronics Engineers, Inc., New York, New in the Cellular Radiotelephone Service York 10017. These criteria for SAR pursuant to part 22 of this chapter; the evaluation are similar to those rec- Personal Communications Service ommended by the National Council on (PCS) pursuant to part 24 of this chap- Radiation Protection and Measure- ter; the Satellite Communications ments (NCRP) in ‘‘Biological Effects Services pursuant to part 25 of this and Exposure Criteria for Radio- chapter; the Miscellaneous Wireless frequency Electromagnetic Fields,’’ Communications Services pursuant to NCRP Report No. 86, Section 17.4.5. part 27 of this chapter; the Maritime Copyright NCRP, 1986, Bethesda, Mary- Services (ship earth station devices land 20814. SAR is a measure of the only) pursuant to part 80 of this chap- rate of energy absorption due to expo- ter; the Specialized Mobile Radio Serv- sure to an RF transmitting source. ice, the 4.9 GHz Band Service, and the SAR values have been related to 3650 MHz Wireless Broadband Service threshold levels for potential biological pursuant to part 90 of this chapter; the hazards. The criteria to be used are Wireless Medical Telemetry Service specified in paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) (WMTS) and the Medical Device of this section and shall apply for port- Radiocommunication Service able devices transmitting in the fre- (MedRadio), pursuant to subparts H quency range from 100 kHz to 6 GHz. and I of part 95 of this chapter, respec- Portable devices that transmit at fre- tively, and unlicensed personal com- quencies above 6 GHz are to be evalu- munication service, unlicensed NII de- ated in terms of the MPE limits speci- vices and millimeter wave devices au- fied in § 1.1310 of this chapter. Measure- thorized under §§ 15.253(f), 15.255(g), ments and calculations to demonstrate 15.257(g), 15.319(i), and 15.407(f) of this compliance with MPE field strength or chapter are subject to routine environ- power density limits for devices oper- mental evaluation for RF exposure ating above 6 GHz should be made at a prior to equipment authorization or minimum distance of 5 cm from the ra- use. diating source.

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(1) The SAR limits for occupational/ any special training requirements per- controlled exposure are 0.4 W/kg, as tinent to limiting RF exposure should averaged over the whole body, and a also be submitted. peak spatial-average SAR of 8 W/kg, (E) Holders of grants for portable de- averaged over any 1 gram of tissue (de- vices to be used in occupational set- fined as a tissue volume in the shape of tings are encouraged, but not required, a cube). Exceptions are the parts of the to coordinate with end-user organiza- human body treated as extremities, tions to ensure appropriate RF safety such as hands, wrists, feet, ankles, and training. pinnae, where the peak spatial-average (2) The SAR limits for general popu- SAR limit for occupational/controlled lation/uncontrolled exposure are 0.08 W/ exposure is 20 W/kg, averaged over any kg, as averaged over the whole body, 10 grams of tissue (defined as a tissue and a peak spatial-average SAR of 1.6 volume in the shape of a cube). Expo- W/kg, averaged over any 1 gram of tis- sure may be averaged over a time pe- sue (defined as a tissue volume in the riod not to exceed 6 minutes to deter- shape of a cube). Exceptions are the mine compliance with occupational/ parts of the human body treated as ex- controlled SAR limits. tremities, such as hands, wrists, feet, (i) Occupational/Controlled limits ankles, and pinnae, where the peak apply when persons are exposed as a spatial-average SAR limit is 4 W/kg, consequence of their employment pro- averaged over any 10 grams of tissue vided these persons are fully aware of (defined as a tissue volume in the shape and exercise control over their expo- of a cube). Exposure may be averaged sure. Awareness of exposure can be ac- over a time period not to exceed 30 complished by use of visual advisories minutes to determine compliance with (such as labeling, embossing, or on an general population/uncontrolled SAR equivalent electronic display) or by limits. specific training or education through (i) General Population/Uncontrolled appropriate means, such as an RF safe- limits apply when the general public ty program in a work environment. may be exposed, or when persons that (ii) Visual advisories on portable de- are exposed as a consequence of their vices designed only for occupational employment may not be fully aware of use can be used as part of an appli- the potential for exposure or do not ex- cant’s evidence of the device user’s ercise control over their exposure. awareness of occupational/controlled (ii) Visual advisories (such as label- exposure limits. ing, embossing, or on an equivalent (A) Such visual advisories shall be electronic display) on consumer de- legible and clearly visible to the user vices such as cellular telephones will from the exterior of the device. not be sufficient reason to allow these (B) Visual advisories must indicate devices to be evaluated subject to lim- that the device is for occupational use its for occupational/controlled expo- only, refer the user to specific informa- sure in paragraph (d)(1) of this section. tion on RF exposure, such as that pro- (3) Compliance with SAR limits can vided in a user manual and note that be demonstrated by either laboratory the advisory and its information is re- measurement techniques or by com- quired for FCC RF exposure compli- putational modeling. The latter must ance. be supported by adequate documenta- (C) Such instructional material must tion showing that the test device and provide the user with information on exposure conditions have been cor- how to use the device in order to en- rectly modeled in accordance with the sure compliance with the occupational/ operating configurations for normal controlled exposure limits. use. Guidance regarding SAR measure- (D) A sample of the visual advisory, ment techniques can be found in the illustrating its location on the device, Office of Engineering and Technology and any instructional material in- (OET) Laboratory Division Knowledge tended to accompany the device when Database (KDB). The staff guidance marketed, shall be filed with the Com- provided in the KDB does not nec- mission along with the application for essarily represent the only acceptable equipment authorization. Details of methods for measuring RF exposure or

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emissions, and is not binding on the equipment authorization from the Commission or any interested party. Commission as a prerequisite for mar- (4) For purposes of analyzing portable keting and importing this equipment transmitting devices under the occupa- into the U.S.A. The marketing rules, tional/controlled criteria, the time- § 2.801 et seq., were adopted pursuant to averaging provisions of the MPE guide- the authority in section 302 of the lines identified in § 1.1310 of this chap- Communications Act of 1934, as amend- ter can be used in conjunction with ed (47 U.S.C. 302). typical maximum duty factors to de- (b) The rules in this section set out termine maximum likely exposure lev- the conditions under which radio fre- els. quency devices as defined in § 2.801 that (5) Time-averaging provisions of the are capable of causing harmful inter- MPE guidelines identified in § 1.1310 of ference to radio communications may this chapter may not be used in deter- be imported into the U.S.A. mining typical exposure levels for port- (c) Nothing in this section prevents able devices intended for use by con- importers from shipping goods into for- sumers, such as hand-held cellular tele- eign trade zones or Customs bonded phones, that are considered to operate warehouses, such as is the prescribed in general population/uncontrolled en- procedure under § 2.1204(a)(5). Radio fre- vironments as defined above. However, quency devices capable of causing ‘‘source-based’’ time-averaging based harmful interference, however, cannot on an inherent property or duty-cycle be withdrawn from these areas except of a device is allowed. An example of in accordance with the provisions of this would be the determination of ex- this section. posure from a device that uses digital [41 FR 25904, June 23, 1976, as amended at 54 technology such as a time-division FR 17714, Apr. 25, 1989; 56 FR 26619, June 10, multiple-access (TDMA) scheme for 1991; 57 FR 38286, Aug. 24, 1992] transmission of a signal. In general, maximum average power levels must § 2.1202 Exclusions. be used to determine compliance. The provisions of this section do not [61 FR 41017, Aug. 7, 1996, as amended at 62 apply to the importation of: FR 4655, Jan. 31, 1997; 62 FR 9658, Mar. 3, 1997; (a) Cameras, musical greeting cards, 62 FR 47967, Sept. 12, 1997; 65 FR 44007, July quartz watches and clocks, modules of 17, 2000; 68 FR 38638, June 30, 2003; 69 FR 3264, quartz watches and clocks, hand-held Jan. 23, 2004; 70 FR 24725, May 11, 2005; 74 FR calculators and electronic games, and 22704, May 14, 2009; 76 FR 67607, Nov. 2, 2011; other similar unintentional radiators 78 FR 21559, Apr. 11, 2013; 78 FR 33652, June 4, which utilize low level battery power 2013] and which do not contain provisions for operation while connected to AC power Subpart K—Importation of Devices lines. Capable of Causing Harmful (b) Unintentional radiators which are Interference exempted from technical standards and other requirements as specified in § 2.1201 Purpose. § 15.103 of this chapter. (a) In order to carry out its respon- (c) Radio frequency devices manufac- sibilities under the Communications tured and assembled in the U.S.A. that Act and the various treaties and inter- meet applicable FCC technical stand- national regulations, and in order to ards and which have not been modified promote efficient use of the radio spec- or received further assembly. trum, the Commission has developed (d) Radio frequency devices pre- technical standards for radio frequency viously properly imported that have equipment. The technical standards ap- been exported for repair and re-im- plicable to individual types of equip- ported for use. ment are found in that part of the rules (e) Subassemblies, parts, or compo- governing the service wherein the nents of radio frequency devices unless equipment is to be operated. In addi- they constitute an essentially com- tion to the technical standards, the pleted device which requires only the rules governing the service may re- addition of cabinets, knobs, speakers, quire that such equipment receive an or similar minor attachments before

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marketing or use. Form 740 informa- to determine compliance with the FCC tion will be required to be submitted Rules and Regulations, product devel- for computer circuit boards that are opment, or suitability for marketing. actually peripheral devices as defined The devices will not be offered for sale in § 15.3(r) of this chapter and all de- or marketed. vices that, by themselves, are subject (i) Prior to importation of a greater to FCC marketing rules. number of units than shown in para- [56 FR 26619, June 10, 1991] graph (a)(3) of this section, written ap- proval must be obtained from the § 2.1203 General requirement for entry Chief, Office of Engineering and Tech- into the U.S.A. nology, FCC; and (a) No radio frequency device may be (ii) Distinctly different models of a imported into the Customs territory of device and separate generations of a the United States unless the importer particular model under development or ultimate consignee, or their des- are considered to be separate devices. ignated customs broker, declares that (4) The radio frequency device is the device meets one of the conditions being imported in limited quantities for entry set out in this section. for demonstration at industry trade (b) A separate declaration shall be shows and the device will not be offered used for each line item in the entry or for sale or marketed. The phrase ‘‘lim- entry summary containing an RF de- ited quantities,’’ in this context means: vice, or for each different radio fre- quency device within a line item when (i) 200 or fewer units, provided the the elements of the declaration are not product is designed solely for operation identical. within one of the Commission’s author- (c) Failure to properly declare the ized radio services for which an oper- importation category for an entry of ating license is required to be issued by radio frequency devices may result in the Commission; or refused entry, refused withdrawal for (ii) 10 or fewer units for all other consumption, required redelivery to products. the Customs port, and other adminis- (iii) Prior to importation of a greater trative, civil and criminal remedies number of units than shown above, provided by law. written approval must be obtained (d) Whoever makes a declaration pur- from the Chief, Office of Engineering suant to § 2.1203(a) must provide, upon and Technology, FCC. request made within one year of the (iv) Distinctly different models of a date of entry, documentation on how product and separate generations of a an imported radio frequency device was particular model under development determined to be in compliance with are considered to be separate devices. Commission requirements. (5) The radio frequency device is [56 FR 26619, June 10, 1991; 56 FR 32474, July being imported solely for export. The 16, 1991] device will not be marketed or offered for sale in the U.S., except: § 2.1204 Import conditions. (i) If the device is a foreign standard (a) Radio frequency devices may be cellular phone solely capable of func- imported only if one or more of these tioning outside the U.S. conditions are met: (ii) If the device is a multi-mode (1) The radio frequency device has wireless handset that has been certified been issued an equipment authoriza- under the Commission’s rules and a tion by the FCC. (2) The radio frequency device is not component (or components) of the required to have an equipment author- handset is a foreign standard cellular ization and the device complies with phone solely capable of functioning FCC technical administrative regula- outside the U.S. tions. (6) The radio frequency device is (3) The radio frequency device is being imported for use exclusively by being imported in quantities of 4,000 or the U.S. Government. fewer units for testing and evaluation

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(7) Three or fewer radio receivers, submit the following information to computers, or other unintentional radi- Customs when filing the entry docu- ators as defined in part 15 of this chap- mentation and the entry summary doc- ter, are being imported for the individ- umentation electronically. Follow pro- ual’s personal use and are not intended cedures established by Customs for for sale. electronic filing. (8) The radio frequency device is (i) The terms under which the device being imported for repair and will not is being imported, as indicated by cit- be offered for sale or marketed. ing the import condition number speci- (9) The radio frequency device is a fied in § 2.1204(a). medical implant transmitter inserted (ii) The FCC identifier as specified in in a person or a medical body-worn transmitter as defined in part 95, § 2.925, if the device has been granted an granted entry into the United States or equipment authorization; is a control transmitter associated (iii) The quantity of devices being with such an implanted or body-worn imported, regardless of what unit is transmitter, provided, however that specified in the Harmonized Tariff the transmitters covered by this provi- Schedule of the United States; and sion otherwise comply with the tech- (iv) A commercial product descrip- nical requirements applicable to trans- tion which is to include the trade mitters authorized to operate in the name, a model/type number (or model/ Medical Device Radiocommunication type name) and other descriptive infor- Service (MedRadio) under part 95 of mation about the device being im- this chapter. Such transmitters are ported. permitted to be imported without the (2) For importers unable to partici- issuance of a grant of equipment au- pate in the electronic filing process thorization only for the personal use of with Customs for good cause, declara- the person in whom the medical im- tions are to be made in accordance plant transmitter has been inserted or with paragraph (a) of this section. on whom the medical body-worn trans- mitter is applied. [56 FR 26619, June 10, 1991, as amended at 64 (10) Three or fewer portable earth- FR 72572, Dec. 28, 1999] station transceivers, as defined in § 25.129 of this chapter, are being im- § 2.1207 Examination of imported ported by a traveler as personal effects equipment. and will not be offered for sale or lease In order to determine compliance in the United States. with its regulations, Commission rep- (b) The ultimate consignee must be resentatives may examine or test any able to document compliance with the radio frequency device that is im- selected import condition and the basis ported. If such radio frequency device for determining the import condition has already entered the U.S., the ulti- applied. mate consignee or subsequent owners [56 FR 26619, June 10, 1991, as amended at 57 of that device must, upon request, FR 38286, Aug. 24, 1992; 61 FR 8477, Mar. 5, made within one year of the date of 1996; 63 FR 31646, June 10, 1998; 64 FR 69929, entry, make that device available for Dec. 15, 1999; 64 FR 72572, Dec. 28, 1999; 69 FR examination or testing by the Commis- 5709, Feb. 6, 2004; 74 FR 22704, May 14, 2009; 78 FR 25162, Apr. 29, 2013] sion. [56 FR 26620, June 10, 1991] § 2.1205 Filing of required declaration. (a) For points of entry where elec- Subpart L [Reserved] tronic filing with Customs has not been implemented, use FCC Form 740 to pro- vide the needed information and dec- larations. Attach a copy of the com- pleted FCC Form 740 to the Customs entry papers. (b)(1) For points of entry where elec- tronic filing with Customs is available,

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Subpart M—Advance Approval of (5) The applicant must identify the Subscription TV Transmission specific requirements of §§ 73.682, 73.687 Systems and 73.699 (Figures 6 and 7) from which the transmitted signal will normally ADVANCE APPROVAL PROCEDURE deviate. (6) The applicant must specify the § 2.1400 Application for advance ap- method to be used in determining and proval under part 73. maintaining the operating power of the transmitter if the procedures given in (a) An original application for ad- § 73.663 cannot be used due to suppres- vance approval of a subscription TV sion of the synchronizing pulses or for (STV) system and one copy thereof other reasons. If the operating power of must be filed by the party who will be the station must be reduced to accom- responsible for the conformance of the modate the encoded aural or video sig- system with the subscription TV stand- nal, the operating power limitations ards specified in part 73 of the Rules. must be specified. The application must include informa- (7) The applicant must supply any ad- tion to show that the system conforms ditional information and test data re- to the requirements of § 73.644(b). quested by the FCC, to show to its sat- (b) Advance approval may be applied isfaction that the criteria given in for and granted in accordance with and § 73.644(b) are met. subject to the following conditions and (8) The information submitted by the limitations: applicant may be subject to check by (1) A separate request for each dif- field tests conducted without expense ferent technical system must be made to the FCC or, if deemed necessary, at by the applicant in writing. the laboratory or in the field by FCC (2) The applicant must certify that personnel. This may include the actual the application was prepared by or submission of equipment for system under the direction of the applicant testing under the provisions of § 2.945 of and that the facts set forth are true part 2 of the Rules. and correct to the best of the appli- (9) No technical system will be cant’s knowledge and belief. deemed approved unless and until the (3) The applicant must identify the FCC has notified the applicant in writ- technical system by a name or type ing of the approval. Such notification number and define the system in terms of approval will be by letter to the ap- of its technical characteristics; a func- plicant. tional block diagram must be included. (10) Approval by the FCC is limited In addition, a complete description of to a determination that the particular the encoded aural and visual baseband technical system (the scheme for en- and transmitted signals and of the en- coding and decoding the subscription coding equipment used by the appli- TV signal) is capable of meeting the cant must be supplied. These descrip- criteria given in § 73.644(b). tions must include equipment circuit (11) The FCC will maintain a listing diagrams and photographs, and dia- of approved technical systems. grams or oscillographs of both (c) Multichannel sound may be trans- baseband and transmitted aural and mitted for stereophonic or bilingual visual signal waveforms and of the sig- service with encoded subscription pro- nal basebands and occupied grams provided the technical operating bandwidths. If aural subcarriers are to specifications for this service are in- be used for transmitting aural portion cluded in the application for advance of the subscription program, for de- system approval. coder control, or for other purposes, a (d) Subscriber decoder devices must full description and specifications of comply with any applicable provisions the multiplex subcarrier signals and all of subpart H, part 15 of the FCC Rules modulation levels must be included. for TV interface devices. (4) Preliminary test data must be (e) No modifications may be made by submitted to show system capability either the applicant or the user of a with regard to compliance with the cri- system having advance FCC approval teria set forth in § 73.644(b). that would change any of the operating

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conditions as submitted in the applica- 3.62 Request for confidentiality. tion for advance approval. Should sys- ENFORCEMENT tem modifications be necessary, a new application must be submitted in ac- 3.70 Investigations. cordance with the requirements of this 3.71 Warnings. 3.72 Grounds for further enforcement ac- section. tion. [48 FR 56391, Dec. 21, 1983] 3.73 Waiting period after cancellation. 3.74 Ship stations affected by suspension, cancellation or relinquishment. Subpart N [Reserved] 3.75 Licensee’s failure to make timely pay- ment. PART 3—AUTHORIZATION AND AD- 3.76 Licensee’s liability for payment. MINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j) and AUTHORITIES IN MARITIME AND 303(r). MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE SOURCE: 61 FR 20165, May 6, 1996, unless RADIO SERVICES otherwise noted. GENERAL GENERAL Sec. § 3.1 Scope, basis, purpose. 3.1 Scope, basis, purpose. 3.2 Terms and definitions. By these rules the Federal Commu- nications Commission (FCC) is delin- ELIGIBILITY eating its responsibilities in certifying 3.10 Basic qualifications. and monitoring accounting authorities 3.11 Location of settlement operation. in the maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite radio services. These APPLICATION PROCEDURES entities settle accounts for public cor- 3.20 Application form. respondence due to foreign administra- 3.21 Order of consideration. tions for messages transmitted at sea 3.22 Number of accounting authority identi- by or between maritime mobile sta- fication codes per applicant. tions located on board ships subject to 3.23 Legal applicant. 3.24 Evidence of financial responsibility. U.S. registry and utilizing foreign 3.25 Number of copies. coast and coast earth station facilities. 3.26 Where application is to be mailed. These rules are intended to ensure that 3.27 Amended application. settlements of accounts for U.S. li- 3.28 Denial of privilege. censed ship radio stations are con- 3.29 Notifications. ducted in accordance with the Inter- SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS national Telecommunication Regula- tions (ITR), taking into account the 3.40 Operational requirements. 3.41 Amount of time allowed before initial applicable ITU-T Recommendations. settlements. 3.42 Location of processing facility. § 3.2 Terms and definitions. 3.43 Applicable rules and regulations. (a) Accounting Authority. The Admin- 3.44 Time to achieve settlements. istration of the country that has issued 3.45 Amount of charges. the license for a mobile station or the 3.46 Use of gold francs. recognized operating agency or other 3.47 Use of SDRs. 3.48 Cooperation with the Commission. entity/entities designated by the Ad- 3.49 Agreement to be audited. ministration in accordance with ITR, 3.50 Retention of settlement records. Appendix 2 and ITU-T Recommenda- 3.51 Cessation of operations. tion D.90 to whom maritime accounts 3.52 Complaint/inquiry resolution proce- in respect of mobile stations licensed dures. by that country may be sent. 3.53 FCC notification of refusal to provide (b) Accounting Authority Certification telecommunications service to U.S. reg- istered vessel(s). Officer. The official designated by the 3.54 Notification of change in address. Managing Director, Federal Commu- nications Commission, who is respon- REPORTING REQUIREMENTS sible, based on the coordination and re- 3.60 Reports. view of information related to appli- 3.61 Reporting address. cants, for granting certification as an

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