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Paging Operation

§ 22.531 - Channels for paging operation.

The following channels are allocated for assignment to base transmitters that provide paging service, either individually or collectively under a paging geographic area authorization. Unless otherwise indicated, all channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz.

Low VHF Channels 35.2035.4643.2043.46 35.2235.5043.2243.50 35.2435.5443.2443.54 35.2635.5643.2643.56 35.3035.5843.3043.58 35.3435.6043.3443.60 35.3835.6243.3843.62 35.4235.6643.4243.66 High VHF Channels 152.24152.84158.10158.70 UHF Channels 931.0125931.2625931.5125931.7625 931.0375931.2875931.5375931.7875 931.0625931.3125931.5625931.8125 931.0875931.3375931.5875931.8375 931.1125931.3625931.6125931.8625 931.1375931.3875931.6375931.8875 931.1625931.4125931.6625931.9125 931.1875931.4375931.6875931.9375 931.2125931.4625931.7125931.9625 931.2375931.4875931.7375931.9875

(a)-(b) [Reserved]

(c) Upon application using FCC Form 601, common carriers may be authorized to provide one-way paging service using the leased subcarrier facilities of broadcast stations licensed under part 73 of this chapter.

(d) Occasionally in case law and other formal and informal documents, the low VHF channels have been referred to as “lowband” channels, and the high VHF channels have been referred to as “guardband” channels.

(e) Pursuant to the U.S.-Canada Interim Coordination Considerations for 929-932 MHz, as amended, only the following UHF channels may be assigned in the continental United States North of Line A or in the State of Alaska East of Line C, within the indicated longitudes:

(1) From longitude W.73° to longitude W.75° and from longitude W.78° to longitude W.81°:

931.0125931.1125931.1875931.2625 931.0375931.1375931.2125931.8625 931.0625931.1625931.2375

(2) From longitude W.81° to longitude W.85°:

931.0125931.2125931.3875931.5875 931.0375931.2375931.4125931.6125 931.0625931.2625931.4625931.6375 931.1125931.2875931.4875931.8625 931.1375931.3125931.5125 931.1625931.3375931.5375 931.1875931.3625931.5625

(3) Longitudes other than specified in paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2) of this section:

931.0125931.1625931.2875931.4125 931.0375931.1875931.3125931.4625 931.0625931.2125931.3375931.8625 931.1125931.2375931.3625 931.1375931.2625931.3875

(4) At any longitude, with authorization condition requiring coordinated, shared use and equal access by licensees in both countries:

931.4375931.8875931.9125931.9375

(f) For the purpose of issuing paging geographic authorizations, the paging geographic areas used for UHF channels are the MEAs, and the paging geographic areas used for the low and high VHF channels are the EAs (see § 22.503(b)).

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 59954, Nov. 21, 1994; 62 FR 11635, Mar. 12, 1997; 63 FR 68945, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR 33784, June 24, 1999; 70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005]

§ 22.535 - Effective radiated power limits.

The effective radiated power (ERP) of transmitters operating on the channels listed in § 22.531 must not exceed the limits in this section.

(a) Maximum ERP. The ERP must not exceed the applicable limits in this paragraph under any circumstances.

Frequency range (MHz) Maximum ERP (Watts) 35-36600 43-44500 152-1591400 931-9323500

(b) Basic power limit. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the ERP of transmitters on the VHF channels must not exceed 500 Watts.

(c) Height-power limit. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the ERP of transmitters on the VHF channels must not exceed the amount that would result in an average distance to the service contour of 32.2 kilometers (20 miles). The average distance to the service contour is calculated by taking the arithmetic mean of the distances determined using the procedures specified in § 22.537 for the eight cardinal radial directions, excluding cardinal radial directions for which 90% or more of the distance so calculated is over water.

(d) Encompassed interfering contour areas. Transmitters are exempt from the basic power and height-power limits of this section if the area within their interfering contours is totally encompassed by the interfering contours of operating co-channel base transmitters controlled by the same licensee. For the purpose of this paragraph, operating transmitters are authorized transmitters that are providing service to subscribers.

(e) Adjacent channel protection. The ERP of transmitters must not exceed 500 Watts if they:

(1) Transmit on a channel in the 152-159 MHz frequency range and are located less than 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from any station licensed in the Private Radio Services that receives on an adjacent channel; or,

(2) Transmit on channel 158.10 or 158.70 MHz and are located less than 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from any station licensed in the Public Mobile Services that receives on either of the following adjacent channels: 158.07 MHz or 158.67 MHz.

(f) Signal boosters. The effective radiated power of signal boosters must not exceed 5 watts ERP under any normal operating condition.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 31051, June 19, 1996]

§ 22.537 - Technical channel assignment criteria.

The rules in this section establish technical assignment criteria for the channels listed in § 22.531. These criteria permit channel assignments to be made in a manner such that reception by public paging receivers of signals from base transmitters, within the service area of such base transmitters, is protected from interference caused by the operation of independent co-channel base transmitters.

(a) Contour overlap. The FCC may grant an application requesting assignment of a channel to a proposed base transmitter only if:

(1) The interfering contour of the proposed transmitter does not overlap the service contour of any protected co-channel transmitter controlled by a carrier other than the applicant, unless that carrier has agreed in writing to accept any interference that may result from operation of the proposed transmitter; and,

(2) The service contour of the proposed transmitter does not overlap the interfering contour of any protected co-channel transmitter controlled by a carrier other than the applicant, unless the applicant agrees to accept any interference that may result from operation of the protected co-channel transmitter; and,

(3) The area and/or population to which service would be provided by the proposed transmitter is substantial, and service gained would exceed that lost as a result of agreements to accept interference.

(b) Protected transmitter. For the purposes of this section, protected transmitters are authorized transmitters for which there is a current FCC public record and transmitters proposed in prior-filed pending applications.

(c) VHF service contour. For paging stations transmitting on the VHF channels, the distance from the transmitting antenna to the service contour along each cardinal radial is calculated as follows:

d = 1.243 × h 0.40 × p 0.20 where d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

(1) Whenever the actual HAAT is less than 30 meters (98 feet), 30 must be used as the value for h in the above formula.

(2) The value used for p in the above formula must not be less than 27 dB less than the maximum ERP in any direction or 0.1 Watt, whichever is more.

(3) The distance from the transmitting antenna to the service contour along any radial other than the eight cardinal radials is routinely calculated by linear interpolation of distance as a function of angle. However, in resolving petitions to deny, the FCC may calculate the distance to the service contour using the formula in paragraph (c) of this section with actual HAAT and ERP data for the inter-station radial and additional radials above and below the inter-station radial at 2.5° intervals.

(d) VHF interfering contour. For paging stations transmitting on the VHF channels, the distance from the transmitting antenna to the interfering contour along each cardinal radial is calculated as follows:

d = 6.509 × h 0.28 × p 0.17 where d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

(1) Whenever the actual HAAT is less than 30 meters (98 feet), 30 must be used as the value for h in the above formula.

(2) The value used for p in the above formula must not be less than 27 dB less than the maximum ERP in any direction or 0.1 Watt, whichever is more.

(3) The distance from the transmitting antenna to the interfering contour along any radial other than the eight cardinal radials is routinely calculated by linear interpolation of distance as a function of angle. In resolving petitions to deny, however, the FCC may calculate the distance to the interfering contour using the formula in paragraph (d) of this section with actual HAAT and ERP data for the inter-station radial and additional radials above and below the inter-station radial at 2.5° intervals.

(e) 931 MHz service contour. For paging stations transmitting on the 931 MHz channels, the service contour is a circle, centered on the transmitting antenna, with a radius determined from Table E-1 of this section.

Table E—1-931 MHz Paging Service Radii

Service radius km (miles) Effective radiated power (Watts) Antenna HAAT meters (feet) 0-125 126-250 251-500 501-1000 1001-1860 1861-3500 0-17732.2 (20)32.2 (20)32.2 (20)32.2 (20)32.2 (20)32.2 (20) (0-581) 178-30532.2 (20)32.2 (20)32.2 (20)32.2 (20)37.0 (23)41.8 (26) (582-1001) 306-42732.2 (20)32.2 (20)37.0 (23)41.8 (26)56.3 (35)56.3 (35) (1002-1401) 428-61032.2 (20)37.0 (23)41.8 (26)56.3 (35)56.3 (35)56.3 (35) (1402-2001) 611-86137.0 (23)41.8 (26)41.8 (26)56.3 (35)83.7 (52)83.7 (52) (2002-2825) 862-121941.8 (26)56.3 (35)56.3 (35)83.7 (52)83.7 (52)83.7 (52) (2826-3999) 1220 + 56.3 (35)56.3 (35)83.7 (52)83.7 (52)83.7 (52)83.7 (52) (4000 + )

(f) 931 MHz interfering contour. For paging stations transmitting on the 931 MHz channels, the interfering contour is a circle, centered on the transmitting antenna, with a radius determined from Table E-2 of this section.

Table E—2-931 MHz Paging Interfering Radii

Interfering radius km (miles) Effective radiated power (Watts) Antenna HAAT meters (feet) 0-125 126-250 251-500 501-1000 1001-1860 1861-3500 0-17780.5 (50)80.5 (50)80.5 (50)80.5 (50)80.5 (50)80.5 (50) (0-581) 178-30580.5 (50)80.5 (50)80.5 (50)80.5 (50)88.5 (55)96.6 (60) (582-1001) 306-42780.5 (50)80.5 (50)88.5 (55)96.6 (60)130.4 (81)130.4 (81) (1002-1401) 428-61080.5 (50)88.5 (55)96.6 (60)130.4 (81)130.4 (81)130.4 (81) (1402-2001) 611-86188.5 (55)96.6 (60)96.6 (60)130.4 (81)191.5 (119)191.5 (119) (2002-2825) 862-121996.6 (60)130.4 (81)130.4 (81)191.5 (119)191.5 (119)191.5 (119) (2826-3999) 1220 + (4000 + )130.4 (81)130.4 (81)191.5 (119)191.5 (119)191.5 (119)191.5 (119)

(g) In-building radiation systems. The locations of in-building radiation systems must be within the service contour(s) of the licensee's authorized transmitter(s) on the same channel. In-building radiation systems are not protected facilities, and therefore do not have service or interfering contours.

(h) Signal boosters on 931 MHz channels. For the purpose of compliance with § 22.165 and notwithstanding paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section, signal boosters operating on the 931 MHz channels with an antenna HAAT not exceeding 30 meters (98 feet) are deemed to have as a service contour a circle with a radius of 1.0 kilometer (0.6 mile) and as an interfering contour a circle with a radius of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 31051, June 19, 1996]

§ 22.559 - Paging application requirements.

In addition to information required by subparts B and D and § 22.529, applications for authorization to operate a paging transmitter on the channels listed in § 22.531, other than applications for a paging geographic area authorization, must contain the applicable supplementary information described in this section.

(a) Interference exhibit. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an exhibit demonstrating compliance with § 22.537 with regard to protected transmitters is required for applications to operate a transmitter on the VHF channels. This exhibit must:

(1) Identify each protected transmitter located within 109 kilometers (68 miles) of the proposed transmitter in directions in which the distance to the interfering contour is 76.5 kilometers (47.5 miles) or less, and within 178 kilometers (111 miles) of the proposed transmitter in directions in which the distance to the interfering contour exceeds 76.5 kilometers (47.5 miles).

(2) For each protected transmitter identified, show the results of distance calculations indicating that there would be no overlap of service and interfering contours, or alternatively, indicate that the licensee of or applicant for the protected transmitter and/or the applicant, as required, have agreed in writing to accept any interference resulting from operation of the proposed transmitter.

(b) Encompassment exhibit. An exhibit showing that the area within the interfering contour of the proposed transmitter would be totally encompassed by interfering contours of operating co-channel base transmitters controlled by the applicant is required for applications to operate a transmitter with ERP exceeding the basic power and height-power limits of § 22.535. For VHF transmitters, this encompassment exhibit may substitute for the interference exhibit required in paragraph (a) of this section.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 62 FR 11636, Mar. 12, 1997]

§ 22.501 - Scope.

The rules in this subpart govern the licensing and operation of public mobile paging and radiotelephone stations. The licensing and operation of these stations are also subject to rules elsewhere in this part that apply generally to the Public Mobile Services. However, in case of conflict, the rules in this subpart govern.

§ 22.503 - Paging geographic area authorizations.

The FCC considers applications for and issues paging geographic area authorizations in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service in accordance with the rules in this section. Each paging geographic area authorization contains conditions requiring compliance with paragraphs (h) and (i) of this section.

(a) Channels. The FCC may issue a paging geographic area authorization for any channel listed in § 22.531 of this part or for any channel pair listed in § 22.561 of this part.

(b) Paging geographic areas. The paging geographic areas are as follows:

(1) The Nationwide paging geographic area comprises the District of Columbia and all States, Territories and possessions of the United States of America.

(2) Major Economic Areas (MEAs) and Economic Areas (EAs) are defined below. EAs are defined by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. See Final Redefinition of the MEA Economic Areas, 60 FR 13114 (March 10, 1995). MEAs are based on EAs. In addition to the Department of Commerce's 172 EAs, the FCC shall separately license Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, which have been assigned FCC-created EA numbers 173-175, respectively, and MEA numbers 49-51, respectively.

(3) The 51 MEAs are composed of one or more EAs as defined in the following table:

MEAs EAs 1 (Boston)1-3. 2 (New York City)4-7, 10. 3 (Buffalo)8. 4 (Philadelphia)11-12. 5 (Washington)13-14. 6 (Richmond)15-17, 20. 7 (Charlotte-Greensboro-Greenville-Raleigh)18-19, 21-26, 41-42, 46. 8 (Atlanta)27-28, 37-40, 43. 9 (Jacksonville)29, 35. 10 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Orlando)30, 33-34. 11 (Miami)31-32. 12 (Pittsburgh)9, 52-53. 13 (Cincinnati-Dayton)48-50. 14 (Columbus)51. 15 (Cleveland)54-55. 16 (Detroit)56-58, 61-62. 17 (Milwaukee)59-60, 63, 104-105, 108. 18 (Chicago)64-66, 68, 97, 101. 19 (Indianapolis)67. 20 (Minneapolis-St. Paul)106-107, 109-114, 116. 21 (Des Moines-Quad Cities)100, 102-103, 117. 22 (Knoxville)44-45. 23 (Louisville-Lexington-Evansville)47, 69-70, 72. 24 (Birmingham)36, 74, 78-79. 25 (Nashville)71. 26 (Memphis-Jackson)73, 75-77. 27 (New Orleans-Baton Rouge)80-85. 28 (Little Rock)90-92, 95. 29 (Kansas City)93, 99, 123. 30 (St. Louis)94, 96, 98. 31 (Houston)86-87, 131. 32 (Dallas-Fort Worth)88-89, 127-130, 135, 137-138. 33 (Denver)115, 140-143. 34 (Omaha)118-121. 35 (Wichita)122. 36 (Tulsa)124. 37 (Oklahoma City)125-126. 38 (San Antonio)132-134. 39 (El Paso-Albuquerque)136, 139, 155-157. 40 (Phoenix)154, 158-159. 41 (Spokane-Billings)144-147, 168. 42 (Salt Lake City)148-150, 152. 43 (San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose)151, 162-165. 44 (Los Angeles-San Diego)153, 160-161. 45 (Portland)166-167. 46 (Seattle)169-170. 47 (Alaska)171. 48 (Hawaii)172. 49 (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands)173. 50 (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)174. 51 (American Samoa)175.

(c) Availability. The FCC may determine whether to issue a paging geographic area authorization for any specific channel or channel pair in any specific paging geographic area. The FCC may replace existing site specific authorizations for facilities on a channel or channel pair located in a paging geographic area with a paging geographic area authorization for that channel or channel pair, if in its sole discretion, the FCC determines that the public interest would be served by such replacement.

(d) Filing windows. The FCC accepts applications for paging geographic area authorizations only during filing windows. The FCC issues Public Notices announcing in advance the dates of the filing windows, and the specific paging geographic areas and channels for which applications may be accepted.

(e) One grant per geographic area. The FCC may grant one and only one application for a paging geographic area authorization for any specific channel or channel pair in any specific paging geographic area defined in paragraph (b) of this section. Selection from among mutually exclusive applications for a paging geographic area authorization will be made in accordance with the procedures in §§ 22.131 and 22.200 through 22.299. If after the selection process but prior to filing a “long form” application, a successful bidder decides to partition the paging geographic area, the FCC may require and accept multiple “long form” applications from the consortium members.

(f) Exclusive right to expand. During the term of a paging geographic area authorization, the FCC does not accept, from anyone other than the paging geographic area licensee, any major application for authorization to operate a facility that would serve unserved area within the paging geographic area specified in that paging geographic area authorization, on the channel specified in that paging geographic area authorization, unless any extension of the interfering contour of the proposed facility falls:

(1) Within the composite interfering contour of another licensee; or,

(2) Into unserved area and the paging geographic area licensee consents to such extension.

(g) Subsequent applications not accepted. During the term of a paging geographic area authorization, the FCC does not accept any application for authorization relating to a facility that is or would be located within the paging geographic area specified in that paging geographic area authorization, on the channel specified in that paging geographic area authorization, except in the following situations:

(1) FCC grant of an application authorizing the construction of the facility could have a significant environmental effect as defined by § 1.1307 of this chapter. See § 22.115(a)(5).

(2) Specific international coordination procedures are required, prior to assignment of a channel to the facility, pursuant to a treaty or other agreement between the United States government and the government of Canada or Mexico. See § 22.169.

(3) The paging geographic area licensee or another licensee of a system within the paging geographic area applies to assign its authorization or for FCC consent to a transfer of control.

(h) Adjacent geographic area coordination required. Before constructing a facility for which the interfering contour (as defined in § 22.537 or § 22.567 of this part, as appropriate for the channel involved) would extend into another paging geographic area, a paging geographic area licensee must obtain the consent of the relevant co-channel paging geographic area licensee, if any, into whose area the interfering contour would extend. Licensees are expected to cooperate fully and in good faith attempt to resolve potential interference problems before bringing matters to the FCC. In the event that there is no co-channel paging geographic area licensee from whom to obtain consent in the area into which the interfering contour would extend, the facility may be constructed and operated subject to the condition that, at such time as the FCC issues a paging geographic area authorization for that adjacent geographic area, either consent must be obtained or the facility modified or eliminated such that the interfering contour no longer extends into the adjacent geographic area.

(i) Protection of existing service. All facilities constructed and operated pursuant to a paging geographic area authorization must provide co-channel interference protection in accordance with § 22.537 or § 22.567, as appropriate for the channel involved, to all authorized co-channel facilities of exclusive licensees within the paging geographic area. Non-exclusive licensees on the thirty-five exclusive 929 MHz channels are not entitled to exclusive status, and will continue to operate under the sharing arrangements established with the exclusive licensees and other non-exclusive licensees that were in effect prior to February 19, 1997. MEA, EA, and nationwide geographic area licensees have the right to share with non-exclusive licensees on the thirty-five exclusive 929 MHz channels on a non-interfering basis.

(j) Site location restriction. The transmitting antenna of each facility constructed and operated pursuant to a paging geographic area authorization must be located within the paging geographic area specified in the authorization.

(k) Coverage requirements. Failure by an MEA or EA licensee to meet either the coverage requirements in paragraphs (k)(1) and (k)(2) of this section, or alternatively, the substantial service requirement in paragraph (k)(3) of this section, will result in automatic termination of authorizations for those facilities that were not authorized, constructed, and operating at the time the geographic area authorization was granted. MEA and EA licensees have the burden of showing when their facilities were authorized, constructed, and operating, and should retain necessary records of these sites until coverage requirements are fulfilled. For the purpose of this paragraph, to “cover” area means to include geographic area within the composite of the service contour(s) determined by the methods of § 22.537 or § 22.567 as appropriate for the particular channel involved. Licensees may determine the population of geographic areas included within their service contours using either the 1990 census or the 2000 census, but not both.

(1) No later than three years after the initial grant of an MEA or EA geographic area authorization, the licensee must construct or otherwise acquire and operate sufficient facilities to cover one third of the population in the paging geographic area. The licensee must notify the FCC at the end of the three-year period pursuant to § 1.946 of this chapter, either that it has satisfied this requirement or that it plans to satisfy the alternative requirement to provide substantial service in accordance with paragraph (k)(3) of this section.

(2) No later than five years after the initial grant of an MEA or EA geographic area authorization, the licensee must construct or otherwise acquire and operate sufficient facilities to cover two thirds of the population in the paging geographic area. The licensee must notify the FCC at the end of the five year period pursuant to § 1.946 of this chapter, either that it has satisfied this requirement or that it has satisfied the alternative requirement to provide substantial service in accordance with paragraph (k)(3) of this section.

(3) As an alternative to the coverage requirements of paragraphs (k)(1) and (k)(2) of this section, the paging geographic area licensee may demonstrate that, no later than five years after the initial grant of its paging geographic area authorization, it provides substantial service to the paging geographic area. “Substantial service” means service that is sound, favorable, and substantially above a level of mediocre service that would barely warrant renewal.

[62 FR 11633, Mar. 12, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 68945, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR 33782, June 24, 1999]

§ 22.507 - Number of transmitters per station.

This section concerns the number of transmitters licensed under each station authorization in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service, other than paging geographic area authorizations.

(a) Operationally related transmitters. Each station must have at least one transmitter. There is no limit to the number of transmitters that a station may comprise. However, transmitters within a station should be operationally related and/or should serve the same general geographical area. Operationally related transmitters are those that operate together as a system (e.g., trunked systems, simulcast systems), rather than independently.

(b) Split of large systems. The FCC may split wide-area systems into two or more stations for administrative convenience. Except for nationwide paging and other operationally related transmitters, transmitters that are widely separated geographically are not licensed under a single authorization.

(c) Consolidation of separate stations. The FCC may consolidate site-specific contiguous authorizations upon request (FCC Form 601) of the licensee, if appropriate under paragraph (a) of this section. Paging licensees may include remote, stand-alone transmitters under the single system-wide authorization, if the remote, stand-alone transmitter is linked to the system via a control/repeater facility or by satellite. Including a remote, stand-alone transmitter in a system-wide authorization does not alter the limitations provided under § 22.503(f) on entities other than the paging geographic area licensee. In the alternative, paging licensees may maintain separate site-specific authorizations for stand-alone or remote transmitters. The earliest expiration date of the authorizations that make up the single system-wide authorization will determine the expiration date for the system-wide authorization. Licensees must file timely renewal applications for site-specific authorizations included in a single system-wide authorization request until the request is approved. Renewal of the system-wide authorization will be subject to § 1.949 of this chapter.

(d) Replacement of site-by-site authorizations with single authorization. After a paging geographic area authorization for a channel has been issued, the FCC may, on its own motion, replace the authorization(s) of any other licensee (for facilities located within that paging geographic area on that channel) with a single replacement authorization.

[62 FR 11634, Mar. 12, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 68945, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR 33784, June 24, 1999]

§ 22.509 - Procedures for mutually exclusive applications in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.

Mutually exclusive applications in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service, including those that are mutually exclusive with applications in the Rural Radiotelephone Service, are processed in accordance with § 22.131 and with this section.

(a) Applications in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service may be mutually exclusive with applications in the Rural Radiotelephone Service if they seek authorization to operate facilities on the same channel in the same area, or the technical proposals are otherwise in conflict. See § 22.567.

(b) A modification application in either service filed on the earliest filing date may cause all later-filed mutually exclusive applications of any type in either service to be “cut off” (excluded from a same-day filing group) and dismissed, pursuant to § 22.131(c)(3)(ii) and § 22.131(c)(4).

[59 FR 59956, Nov. 21, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 54099, Oct. 17, 1996; 64 FR 33784, June 24, 1999]

§ 22.511 - Construction period for the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.

The construction period for stations in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service is one year.

§ 22.513 - Partitioning and disaggregation.

MEA and EA licensees may apply to partition their authorized geographic service area or disaggregate their authorized spectrum at any time following grant of their geographic area authorizations. Nationwide geographic area licensees may apply to partition their authorized geographic service area or disaggregate their authorized spectrum at any time as of August 23, 1999.

(a) Application required. Parties seeking approval for partitioning and/or disaggregation shall apply for partial assignment of a license pursuant to § 1.948 of this chapter.

(b) Partitioning. In the case of partitioning, requests for authorization for partial assignment of a license must include, as attachments, a description of the partitioned service area and a calculation of the population of the partitioned service area and the authorized geographic service area. The partitioned service area shall be defined by 120 sets of geographic coordinates at points at every 3 degrees azimuth from a point within the partitioned service area along the partitioned service area boundary unless either an FCC-recognized service area is used (e.g., MEA or EA) or county lines are followed. The geographical coordinates must be specified in degrees, minutes, and seconds to the nearest second latitude and longitude, and must be based upon the 1983 North American Datum (NAD83). In the case where FCC-recognized service areas or county lines are used, applicants need only list the specific area(s) through use of FCC designations or county names that constitute the partitioned area.

(c) Disaggregation. Spectrum may be disaggregated in any amount.

(d) Combined partitioning and disaggregation. Licensees may apply for partial assignment of authorizations that propose combinations of partitioning and disaggregation.

(e) License term. The license term for a partitioned license area and for disaggregated spectrum shall be the remainder of the original licensee's license term as provided for in § 1.955 of this chapter.

[64 FR 33784, June 24, 1999, as amended at 82 FR 41547, Sept. 1, 2017]

§ 22.515 - Permissible communications paths.

Mobile stations may communicate only with and through base stations. Base stations may communicate only with mobile stations and receivers on land or surface vessels.

§ 22.527 - Signal boosters.

Licensees may install and operate signal boosters on channels listed in § 22.531 only in accordance with the provisions of § 22.165 governing additional transmitters for existing systems. Licensees must not allow any signal booster that they operate to cause interference to the service or operation of any other authorized stations or systems.

[61 FR 31051, June 19, 1996]

§ 22.529 - Application requirements for the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.

In addition to information required by subparts B and D of this part, applications for authorization in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service contain required information as described in the instructions to the form. Site coordinates must be referenced to NAD83 and be correct to + −1 second.

(a) Administrative information. The following information, associated with Form 601, is required as indicated. Each application of any type, including applications for paging geographic area authorizations, must contain one and only one Schedule A.

(1) The purpose of the filing is required for each application of any type.

(2) The geographic area designator, channel and geographic area name are required only for each application for a paging geographic area authorization.

(3) The FCC control point number, if any, the location (street address, city or town, state), the telephone number and an indication of the desired database action are required only for each application proposing to add or delete a control point.

(4) The FCC location number, file number and location (street address, city or town, state) of authorized facilities that have not been constructed are required only for each application requesting an extension of time to construct those facilities.

(b) Technical data. The following data, associated with FCC Form 601, are required as indicated for each application. Applications for a paging geographic area authorization must not contain Schedule B. Other type of applications may contain as many Schedule Bs as are necessary for the intended purpose.

(1) For each transmitting antenna site to be added, deleted or modified, the following are required: an indication of the desired database action, the Commission location number, if any, the street address or other description of the transmitting antenna site, the city, county and state, the geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude), correct to ±1 second, of the transmitting antenna site (NAD83), and in the case of a proposed relocation of a transmitting antenna, the Commission location number and geographic coordinates, correct to ±1 second, of the transmitting antenna site (NAD83) to which the geographic coordinates of the current location are referenced.

(2) For each transmitting antenna site to be added, deleted or modified, the following supplementary information is required: An indication as to whether or not the transmitting antenna site is within 200 kilometers (124 miles) of the U.S.-Mexico border, and an indication as to whether or not the transmitting antenna site is North of Line A or East of Line C. Line A and Line C are defined in § 2.1 of this chapter. For each adjacent geographic area within 200 kilometers (124 miles) of each transmitting antenna site to be added, deleted or modified, the geographic area designator and name, and the shortest distance (in kilometers) to the boundary of that geographic area.

(3) The height (in meters) above average terrain of the center of radiation of the antenna, the beamwidth of the main lobe of the horizontal radiation pattern of the electric field of the antenna, the height (in meters) to the tip of the antenna above ground level, a polar plot of the horizontal gain pattern of the antenna, the antenna gain in the maximum lobe and the electric field polarization of the wave emitted by the antenna when installed as proposed.

(i) The center frequency of the requested channel, the transmitter classification (e.g. base, fixed mobile), the designator for any non-standard emission type to be used, including bandwidth and modulation type, and the maximum effective radiated power.

(ii) For each of the eight cardinal radials, the antenna height above the average elevation along the radial, and the effective radiated power of each transmitter in the direction of the radial.

(iii) For each transmitter proposed to transmit on a channel reserved for point-to-multipoint operation involving transmission to four or more points of communications (i.e. base transmitters), the following is required for each point of communication: an indication of the desired database action, the location (city or town, state), and the geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude, NAD 83).

(c) Upon request by an applicant, licensee, or the Commission, a part 22 applicant or licensee of whom the request is made shall furnish the antenna type, model, and the name of the antenna manufacturer to the requesting party within ten (10) days of receiving written notification.

[62 FR 11635, Mar. 12, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 68945, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR 53240, Oct. 1, 1999]

One-way or Two-way Mobile Operation

§ 22.561 - Channels for one-way or two-way mobile operation.

The following channels are allocated for paired assignment to transmitters that provide (or support other transmitters that provide) one-way or two-way public land mobile service, either individually or collectively under a paging geographic area authorization. The paging geographic areas used for these channels are the EAs (see § 22.503(b)(3)). These channels may be assigned for use by mobile or base transmitters as indicated, and or by fixed transmitters (including control, repeater or other fixed transmitters). The mobile channels may also be assigned for use by base or fixed transmitters under certain circumstances (see § 22.567(h)). Unless otherwise indicated, all channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz.

Base Mobile Base Mobile VHF Channels152.03158.49152.57157.83 152.06158.52152.60157.86 152.09158.55152.63157.89 152.12158.58152.66157.92 152.15158.61152.69157.95 152.18158.64152.72157.98 152.21158.67152.75158.01 152.51157.77152.78158.04 152.54157.80152.81158.07 UHF Channels454.025459.025454.350459.350 454.050459.050454.375459.375 454.075459.075454.400459.400 454.100459.100454.425459.425 454.125459.125454.450459.450 454.150459.150454.475459.475 454.175459.175454.500459.500 454.200459.200454.525459.525 454.225459.225454.550459.550 454.250459.250454.575459.575 454.275459.275454.600459.600 454.300459.300454.625459.625 454.325459.325454.650459.650
[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994; 60 FR 9889, Feb. 22, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 11636, Mar. 12, 1997]

§ 22.565 - Transmitting power limits.

The transmitting power of base, mobile and fixed transmitters operating on the channels listed in § 22.561 must not exceed the limits in this section.

(a) Maximum ERP. The effective radiated power (ERP) of base and fixed transmitters must not exceed the applicable limits in this paragraph under any circumstances.

Frequency range (MHz) Maximum ERP (watts) 152-1531400 157-159150 454-4553500 459-460150

(b) Basic power limit. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the ERP of base transmitters must not exceed 500 Watts.

(c) Height-power limits. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the ERP of base transmitters must not exceed the amount that would result in an average distance to the service contour of 41.6 kilometers (26 miles) for VHF channels or 30.7 kilometers (19 miles) for UHF channels. The average distance to the service contour is calculated by taking the arithmetic mean of the distances determined using the procedures specified in § 22.567 for the eight cardinal radial directions, excluding cardinal radial directions for which 90% or more of the distance so calculated is over water.

(d) Encompassed interfering contour areas. Base transmitters are exempt from the basic power and height-power limits of this section if the area within their interfering contours is totally encompassed by the interfering contours of operating co-channel based transmitters controlled by the same licensee. For the purpose of this paragraph, operating transmitters are authorized transmitters that are providing service to subscribers.

(e) Adjacent channel protection. The ERP of base and fixed transmitters must not exceed 500 Watts if they transmit on channel 454.025 MHz and are located less than 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) from any Private Radio Services station receiving on adjacent channel 454.0000 MHz.

(f) Mobile transmitters. The transmitter output power of mobile transmitters must not exceed 60 watts.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005]

§ 22.567 - Technical channel assignment criteria.

The rules in this section establish technical assignment criteria for the channels listed in § 22.561. The criteria in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this section permit channel assignments to be made in a manner such that reception by public mobile receivers of signals from base transmitters, within the service area of such base transmitters, is protected from interference caused by the operation of independent co-channel base and fixed transmitters in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service and central office stations, including Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Systems (BETRS), in the Rural Radiotelephone Service. Additional criteria in paragraph (g) of this section permit channel assignments to be made in a manner such that BETRS communications are protected from interference caused by the operation of independent co-channel base and fixed transmitters in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service and other central office stations in the Rural Radiotelephone Service. Separate criteria in paragraph (h) of this section apply only to assignment of the channels designated in § 22.561 as mobile channels to base and fixed transmitters, and permit these channel assignments to be made in a manner such that reception by public base and fixed receivers of signals from associated mobile and fixed transmitters is protected from interference caused by the operation of independent co-channel base and fixed transmitters.

(a) Contour overlap. The FCC may grant an application requesting assignment of a channel to a proposed base, fixed or central office station transmitter only if:

(1) The interfering contour of the proposed transmitter does not overlap the service contour of any protected co-channel transmitter controlled by a carrier other than the applicant, unless that carrier has agreed in writing to accept any interference that may result from operation of the proposed transmitter; and

(2) The service contour of the proposed transmitter does not overlap the interfering contour of any protected co-channel transmitter controlled by a carrier other than the applicant, unless the application contains a statement that the applicant agrees to accept any interference that may result from operation of the protected co-channel transmitter; and

(3) The area and/or population to which service would be provided by the proposed transmitter is substantial, and service gained would exceed that lost as a result of agreements to accept interference.

(b) Protected transmitter. For the purposes of this section, protected transmitters are authorized transmitters for which there is a current FCC public record and transmitters proposed in prior-filed pending applications, in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service and the Rural Radiotelephone Service.

(c) VHF service contour. For base stations transmitting on the VHF channels, the radial distance from the transmitting antenna to the service contour along each cardinal radial is calculated as follows:

d = 1.609 × h 0.40 × p 0.20 where: d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

(1) Whenever the actual HAAT is less than 30 meters (98 feet), 30 must be used as the value for h in the above formula.

(2) The value used for p in the above formula must not be less than 27 dB less than the maximum ERP in any direction, or 0.1 Watt, whichever is more.

(3) The distance from the transmitting antenna to the service contour along any radial other than the eight cardinal radials is routinely calculated by linear interpolation of distance as a function of angle. However, in resolving petitions to deny, the FCC may calculate the distance to the service contour using the formula in paragraph (c) of this section with actual HAAT and ERP data for the inter-station radial and additional radials above and below the inter-station radial at 2.5° intervals.

(d) VHF interfering contour. For base and fixed stations transmitting on the VHF channels, the radial distance from the transmitting antenna to the interfering contour along each cardinal radial is calculated as follows:

(1) If the radial antenna HAAT is less than 150 meters:

d = 8.577 × h 0.24 × p 0.19 where: d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

Whenever the actual HAAT is less than 30 meters (98 feet), 30 must be used as the value for h in the above formula.

(2) If the radial antenna HAAT is 150 meters or more:

d = 12.306 × h 0.23 × p 0.14 where: d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

(3) The value used for p in the above formulas must not be less than 27 dB less than the maximum ERP in any direction, or 0.1 Watt, whichever is more.

(4) The distance from the transmitting antenna to the interfering contour along any radial other than the eight cardinal radials is routinely calculated by linear interpolation of distance as a function of angle. However, in resolving petitions to deny, the FCC may calculate the distance to the interfering contour using the appropriate formula in paragraph (d) of this section with actual HAAT and ERP data for the inter-station radial and additional radials above and below the inter-station radial at 2.5° intervals.

(e) UHF service contour. For base stations transmitting on the UHF channels, the radial distance from the transmitting antenna to the service contour along each cardinal radial is calculated as follows:

d = 1.726 × h 0.35 × p 0.18 where: d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

(1) Whenever the actual HAAT is less than 30 meters (98 feet), 30 must be used as the value for h in the above formula.

(2) The value used for p in the above formula must not be less than 27 dB less than the maximum ERP in any direction, or 0.1 Watt, whichever is more.

(3) The distance from the transmitting antenna to the service contour along any radial other than the eight cardinal radials is routinely calculated by linear interpolation of distance as a function of angle. However, in resolving petitions to deny, the FCC may calculate the distance to the service contour using the formula in paragraph (e) of this section with actual HAAT and ERP data for the inter-station radial and addition radials above and below the below the inter-station radial at 2.5° intervals.

(f) UHF interfering contour. For base and fixed stations transmitting on the UHF channels, the radial distance from the transmitting antenna to the interfering contour along each cardinal radial is calculated as follows:

(1) If the radial antenna HAAT is less than 150 meters:

d = 9.471 × h 0.23 × p 0.15 where: d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

Whenever the actual HAAT is less than 30 meters (98 feet), 30 must be used as the value for h in the above formula.

(2) If the radial antenna HAAT is 150 meters or more:

d = 6.336 × h 0.31 × p 0.15 where: d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

(3) The value used for p in the above formula must not be less than 27 dB less than the maximum ERP in any direction, or 0.1 Watt, whichever is more.

(4) The distance from the transmitting antenna to the interfering contour along any radial other than the eight cardinal radials is routinely calculated by linear interpolation of distance as a function of angle. However, in resolving petitions to deny, the FCC may calculate the distance to the interfering contour using the appropriate formula in paragraph (f) of this section with actual HAAT and ERP data for the inter-station radial and additional radials above and below the inter-station radial at 2.5° intervals.

(g) Protection for BETRS. In applying the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, if either or both of the transmitters involved is a BETRS central office station, the following contour substitutions must be used:

(1) The service contour of the BETRS central office station(s) is a circle, centered on the central office station antenna, with a radius of 40 kilometers (25 miles).

(2) The interfering contour of any station of any type, when determining whether it would overlap the service contour of a BETRS central office station, is calculated as follows:

d = 36.364 × h 0.2 × p 0.1 where: d is the radial distance in kilometers h is the radial antenna HAAT in meters p is the radial ERP in Watts

Whenever the actual HAAT is less than 30 meters (98 feet), 30 must be used as the value for h in the above formula. The value used for p in the above formula must not be less than 27 dB less than the maximum ERP in any direction, or 0.1 Watt, whichever is more.

(h) Assignment of mobile channels to base or fixed transmitters. Mobile channels may be assigned to base or fixed transmitters if the following criteria are met:

(1) The paired base channel, as designated in § 22.561, is assigned to base transmitters in the same geographical area operated by the same licensee.

(2) The authorization is granted subject to the condition that no interference be caused to fixed receivers in use on or prior to the date of the grant.

§ 22.571 - Responsibility for mobile stations.

Mobile stations that are subscribers in good standing to a two-way service in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service, when receiving service from that station, are considered to be operating under the authorization of that station. Licensees are responsible for exercising effective operational control over mobile stations receiving service through their stations. Mobile stations that are subscribers in good standing to a two-way service in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service, while receiving service from a different station, are considered to be operating under the authorization of such different station. The licensee of such different station is responsible, during such temporary period, for exercising effective operational control over such mobile stations as if they were subscribers to it.

§ 22.573 - Use of base transmitters as repeaters.

As an additional function, base transmitters may be used as repeaters. Licensees must be able to turn the base transmitter on or off from the control point regardless of whether a subscriber-operated transmitter is transmitting.

§ 22.575 - Use of mobile channel for remote control of station functions.

Carriers may remotely control station functions (e.g. shut down or reactivate base transmitters, turn aviation obstruction warning lights on or off, etc.) using a control transmitter operating on a mobile channel, subject to the conditions in this section and in § 22.567(h).

(a) The control transmitter must be capable of overriding transmissions from subscriber-operated transmitters if necessary. Subscriber-operated transmitters must not be capable of being used to deliberately or accidentally prevent the licensee from controlling the station.

(b) The licensee must implement measures designed to prevent station functions from being controlled by persons not authorized by the licensee to control the station.

(c) The control transmitter location must be within the composite service contour of the licensee's authorized station on the paired base channel.

§ 22.579 - Operation of mobile transmitters across U.S.-Canada border.

Mobile stations licensed by Canada may receive two-way service while in the United States from stations licensed under this part, after authorization has been granted by the FCC. Mobile stations that normally operate under the authority of base stations licensed under this part may receive two-way service while in Canada from stations licensed under this part or by Canada, upon authorization by Canada.

§ 22.589 - One-way or two-way application requirements.

In addition to information required by subparts B and D and § 22.529, applications for authorization to operate a paging transmitter on the channels listed in § 22.531, other than applications for a paging geographic area authorization, must contain the applicable supplementary information described in this section.

(a) Interference exhibit. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an exhibit demonstrating compliance with § 22.567 with regard to protected transmitters is required. This exhibit must:

(1) For UHF channels, identify each protected transmitter located within 108 kilometers (67 miles) of the proposed transmitter in directions in which the distance to the interfering contour is 76.4 kilometers (47.5 miles) or less, and within 178 kilometers (111 miles) of the proposed transmitter in directions in which the distance to the interfering contour exceeds 76.4 kilometers (47.5 miles); and identify each protected Basic Exchange Telephone Radio System central office transmitter in the Rural Radiotelephone Service within 231 kilometers (144 miles),

(2) For VHF channels, identify each protected transmitter located within 135 kilometers (84 miles) of the proposed transmitter in directions in which the distance to the interfering contour is 93.3 kilometers (58 miles) or less, and within 178 kilometers (111 miles) of the proposed transmitter in directions in which the distance to the interfering contour exceeds 93.3 kilometers (58 miles).

(3) For each protected transmitter identified, show the results of distance calculations indicating that there would be no overlap of service and interfering contours, or alternatively, indicate that the licensee of or applicant for the protected transmitter and/or the applicant, as required, have agreed in writing to accept any interference resulting from operation of the proposed transmitter.

(b) Encompassment exhibit. An exhibit showing that the area within the interfering contour of the proposed transmitter would be totally encompassed by interfering contours of operating co-channel base transmitters controlled by the applicant is required for applications to operate a transmitter with ERP exceeding the basic power and height-power limits of § 22.565. This encompassment exhibit may substitute for the interference exhibit required in paragraph (a) of this section.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 62 FR 11636, Mar. 12, 1997]

Point-to-Point Operation

§ 22.591 - Channels for point-to-point operation.

The following channels are allocated for assignment to fixed transmitters that support other transmitters that provide public mobile service. Unless otherwise indicated, all channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz.

VHF Channels 72.0272.3672.8075.66 72.0472.3872.8275.68 72.0672.4072.8475.70 72.0872.4272.8675.72 72.1072.4672.8875.74 72.1272.5072.9075.76 72.1472.5472.9275.78 72.1672.5872.9475.80 72.1872.6272.9675.82 72.2072.6472.9875.84 72.2272.6675.4275.86 72.2472.6875.4675.88 72.2672.7075.5075.90 72.2872.7275.5475.92 72.3072.7475.5875.94 72.3272.7675.6275.96 72.3472.7875.6475.98 72.1072.4672.8875.74 72.1272.5072.9075.76 72.1472.5472.9275.78 72.1672.5872.9475.80 72.1872.6272.9675.82 72.2072.6472.9875.84 72.2272.6675.4275.86 72.2472.6875.4675.88 72.2672.7075.5075.90 72.2872.7275.5475.92 72.3072.7475.5875.94 72.3272.7675.6275.96 72.3472.7875.6475.98 UHF Channels—State of Hawaii
488.250491.250489.750492.750 488.750491.750490.250493.250 489.250492.250490.750493.750

(a) The 72-76 MHz channels may be used in point-to-multipoint configurations. The 72-76 MHz channels are also allocated for assignment in the Private Radio Services (see part 90 of this chapter).

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Channels in the frequency ranges 488.250-490.750 and 491.250-493.750 MHz may be assigned only to inter-island fixed stations located in the State of Hawaii.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994; 60 FR 9889, Feb. 22, 1995, as amended at 70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005; 78 FR 25174, Apr. 29, 2013]

§ 22.593 - Effective radiated power limits.

The effective radiated power of fixed stations operating on the channels listed in § 22.591 must not exceed 150 Watts. The equivalent isotropically radiated power of existing fixed microwave stations (2110-2130 and 2160-2180 MHz) licensed under this part (pursuant to former rules) must not exceed the applicable limits set forth in § 101.113 of this chapter.

[70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005]

§ 22.601 - Existing microwave stations licensed under this part.

Existing microwave stations (2110-2130 and 2160-2180 MHz) licensed under this part (pursuant to former rules) are subject to the transition rules in § 22.602. No new microwave systems will be authorized under this part.

(a) Coordination required. Before filing applications for authority to modify existing stations on these channels or major amendments to such applications, carriers must coordinate the planned channel usage, using the procedure outlined in § 22.150, with affected parties in this radio service and the Point-to-Point Microwave Service and the Multipoint Distribution Service. Affected parties are licensees and other applicants with previously filed pending applications whose stations could affect or be affected by the proposed modification of the existing station in terms of interference.

(b) System parameters. In designing a system modification, the applicant must select sites, equipment and channels that will avoid harmful interference to other users. All parties must cooperate fully and make reasonable efforts to resolve technical problems and conflicts that may inhibit the most effective and efficient use of the radio spectrum; however, a party receiving notification is not obligated to suggest changes or re-design a proposal in cases involving conflicts. The applicant must identify in the application all parties with which the technical proposal was coordinated. In the event that technical problems are not resolved or if an affected party does not respond to coordination efforts within 30 days after notification, an explanation must be contained in the application. Where technical conflicts are resolved by an agreement between the parties that requires special procedures to reduce the likelihood of harmful interference (such as the use of artificial site shielding), or would result in a reduction of quality or capacity of either system, the details thereof must be contained in the application.

(c) Bandwidth. Applicants must request the minimum emission bandwidth necessary. The FCC does not authorize bandwidths larger than 800 kHz under this part.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005]

§ 22.602 - Transition of the 2110-2130 and 2160-2180 MHz channels to emerging technologies.

The 2110-2130 and 2160-2180 MHz microwave channels formerly listed in § 22.591 have been re-allocated for use by emerging technologies (ET) services. No new systems will be authorized under this part. The rules in this section provide for a transition period during which existing Paging and Radiotelephone Service (PARS) licensees using these channels may relocate operations to other media or to other fixed channels, including those in other microwave bands. For PARS licensees relocating operations to other microwave bands, authorization must be obtained under part 101 of this chapter.

(a) Licensees proposing to implement ET services may negotiate with PARS licensees authorized to use these channels, for the purpose of agreeing to terms under which the PARS licensees would—

(1) Relocate their operations to other fixed microwave bands or other media, or alternatively,

(2) Accept a sharing arrangement with the ET licensee that may result in an otherwise impermissible level of interference to the PARS operations.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Relocation of fixed microwave licensees in the 2110-2130 MHz and 2160-2180 MHz bands will be subject to mandatory negotiations only. A separate mandatory negotiation period will commence for each fixed microwave licensee when an ET licensee informs that fixed microwave licensee in writing of its desire to negotiate. Mandatory negotiation periods are defined as follows:

(1) Non-public safety incumbents will have a two-year mandatory negotiation period; and

(2) Public safety incumbents will have a three-year mandatory negotiation period.

(d) The mandatory negotiation period is triggered at the option of the ET licensee. Once mandatory negotiations have begun, a PARS licensee may not refuse to negotiate and all parties are required to negotiate in good faith. Good faith requires each party to provide information to the other that is reasonably necessary to facilitate the relocation process. In evaluating claims that a party has not negotiated in good faith, the FCC will consider, inter alia, the following factors:

(1) Whether the ET licensee has made a bona fide offer to relocate the PARS licensee to comparable facilities in accordance with Section 101.75(b) of this chapter;

(2) If the PARS licensee has demanded a premium, the type of premium requested (e.g., whether the premium is directly related to relocation, such as system-wide relocations and analog-to-digital conversions, versus other types of premiums), and whether the value of the premium as compared to the cost of providing comparable facilities is disproportionate (i.e., whether there is a lack of proportion or relation between the two);

(3) What steps the parties have taken to determine the actual cost of relocation to comparable facilities;

(4) Whether either party has withheld information requested by the other party that is necessary to estimate relocation costs or to facilitate the relocation process. Any party alleging a violation of our good faith requirement must attach an independent estimate of the relocation costs in question to any documentation filed with the Commission in support of its claim. An independent cost estimate must include a specification for the comparable facility and a statement of the costs associated with providing that facility to the incumbent licensee.

(e) Involuntary period. After the end of the mandatory negotiation period, ET licensees may initiate involuntary relocation procedures under the Commission's rules. ET licensees are obligated to pay to relocate only the specific microwave links to which their systems pose an interference problem. Under involuntary relocation, a PARS licensee is required to relocate, provided that:

(1) The ET applicant, provider, licensee or representative guarantees payment of relocation costs, including all engineering, equipment, site and FCC fees, as well as any legitimate and prudent transaction expenses incurred by the PARS licensee that are directly attributable to an involuntary relocation, subject to a cap of two percent of the hard costs involved. Hard costs are defined as the actual costs associated with providing a replacement system, such as equipment and engineering expenses. ET licensees are not required to pay PARS licensees for internal resources devoted to the relocation process. ET licensees are not required to pay for transaction costs incurred by PARS licensees during the voluntary or mandatory periods once the involuntary period is initiated or for fees that cannot be legitimately tied to the provision of comparable facilities;

(2) The ET applicant, provider, licensee or representative completes all activities necessary for implementing the replacement facilities, including engineering and cost analysis of the relocation procedure and, if radio facilities are involved, identifying and obtaining, on the incumbents behalf, new channels and frequency coordination; and,

(3) The ET applicant, provider, licensee or representative builds the replacement system and tests it for comparability with the existing 2 GHz system.

(f) Comparable Facilities. The replacement system provided to an incumbent during an involuntary relocation must be at least equivalent to the existing PARS system with respect to the following three factors:

(1) Throughput. Communications throughput is the amount of information transferred within a system in a given amount of time. If analog facilities are being replaced with analog, the ET licensee is required to provide the PARS licensee with an equivalent number of 4 kHz voice channels. If digital facilities are being replaced with digital, the ET licensee must provide the PARS licensee with equivalent data loading bits per second (bps). ET licensees must provide PARS licensees with enough throughput to satisfy the PARS licensee's system use at the time of relocation, not match the total capacity of the PARS system.

(2) Reliability. System reliability is the degree to which information is transferred accurately within a system. ET licensees must provide PARS licensees with reliability equal to the overall reliability of their system. For digital data systems, reliability is measured by the percent of time the bit error rate (BER) exceeds a desired value, and for analog or digital voice transmissions, it is measured by the percent of time that audio signal quality meets an established threshold. If an analog voice system is replaced with a digital voice system, only the resulting frequency response, harmonic distortion, signal-to-noise ratio and its reliability will be considered in determining comparable reliability.

(3) Operating Costs. Operating costs are the cost to operate and maintain the PARS system. ET licensees must compensate PARS licensees for any increased recurring costs associated with the replacement facilities (e.g. additional rental payments, increased utility fees) for five years after relocation. ET licensees may satisfy this obligation by making a lump-sum payment based on present value using current interest rates. Additionally, the maintenance costs to the PARS licensee must be equivalent to the 2 GHz system in order for the replacement system to be considered comparable.

(g) The PARS licensee is not required to relocate until the alternative facilities are available to it for a reasonable time to make adjustments, determine comparability, and ensure a seamless handoff.

(h) [Reserved]

(i) After April 25, 1996, all major modifications and extensions to existing PARS systems operating on channels in the 2110-2130 and 2160-2180 MHz bands will be authorized on a secondary basis to future ET operations. All other modifications will render the modified PARS license secondary to future ET operations unless the incumbent affirmatively justifies primary status and the incumbent PARS licensee establishes that the modification would not add to the relocation costs of ET licensees. Incumbent PARS licensees will maintain primary status for the following technical changes:

(1) Decreases in power;

(2) Minor changes (increases or decreases) in antenna height;

(3) Minor location changes (up to two seconds);

(4) Any data correction which does not involve a change in the location of an existing facility;

(5) Reductions in authorized bandwidth;

(6) Minor changes (increases or decreases) in structure height;

(7) Changes (increases or decreases) in ground elevation that do not affect centerline height;

(8) Minor equipment changes.

(j) Sunset. PARS licensees will maintain primary status in the 2110-2130 MHz and 2160-2180 MHz bands unless and until an ET licensee requires use of the spectrum. ET licensees are not required to pay relocation costs after the relocation rules sunset (i.e., for the 2110-2130 MHz and 2160-2180 MHz bands, ten years after the first ET license is issued in the respective band). Once the relocation rules sunset, an ET licensee may require the incumbent to cease operations, provided that the ET licensee intends to turn on a system within interference range of the incumbent, as determined by TIA TSB 10-F or any standard successor. ET licensee notification to the affected PARS licensee must be in writing and must provide the incumbent with no less than six months to vacate the spectrum. After the six-month notice period has expired, the PARS licensee must turn its license back into the Commission, unless the parties have entered into an agreement which allows the PARS licensee to continue to operate on a mutually agreed upon basis. If the parties cannot agree on a schedule or an alternative arrangement, requests for extension will be accepted and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The Commission will grant such extensions only if the incumbent can demonstrate that:

(1) It cannot relocate within the six-month period (e.g., because no alternative spectrum or other reasonable option is available), and;

(2) The public interest would be harmed if the incumbent is forced to terminate operations (e.g., if public safety communications services would be disrupted).

(k) Reimbursement and relocation expenses in the 2110-2130 MHz and 2160-2180 MHz bands. Whenever an ET licensee in the 2110-2130 MHz and 2160-2180 MHz band relocates a paired PARS link with one path in the 2110-2130 MHz band and the paired path in the 2160-2180 MHz band, the ET license will be entitled to reimbursement pursuant to the procedures described in §§ 27.1160 through 27.1174 of this chapter.

[61 FR 29689, June 12, 1996, as amended at 70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005; 71 FR 29834, May 24, 2006]

§ 22.603 - 488-494 MHz fixed service in Hawaii.

Before filing applications for authorization of inter-island control and/or repeater stations, applicants must coordinate the planned channel usage with existing licensees and other applicants with previously filed applications, using the procedure outlined in § 22.150. Applicants and licensees shall cooperate fully and make reasonable efforts to resolve any channel usage conflicts. In situations where technical solutions to such conflicts cannot be devised, the FCC may select a channel or channels to assign or may designate the application(s) for hearing. To be acceptable for filing, applications and major technical amendments must contain a certification that coordination has been completed and an exhibit listing the name(s) of the licensees and applicants with which the planned channel usage has been coordinated.

Point-to-Multipoint Operation

§ 22.621 - Channels for point-to-multipoint operation.

The following channels are allocated for assignment to transmitters utilized within point-to-multipoint systems that support transmitters that provide public mobile service. Unless otherwise indicated, all channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz. No new licenses will be issued for any 900 MHz frequencies in this section. See part 101, subpart O of this chapter for treatment of incumbents and for new licensing procedures. Incumbents under part 22 are subject to the restrictions of part 101, subpart O of this chapter but may make permissible modifications, transfers, assignments, or renew their licenses using procedures, forms, fees, and filing requirements of part 22.

Public Mobile Pool (25 kHz bandwidth) 928.8625959.8625928.9375959.9375 928.8875959.8875928.9625959.9625 928.9125959.9125928.9875959.9875 (12.5 kHz bandwidth) 928.85625959.85625928.93125959.93125 928.86875959.86875928.94375959.94375 928.88125959.88125928.95625959.95625 928.89375959.89375928.96875959.96875 928.90625959.90625928.98125959.98125 928.91875959.91875928.99375959.99375 Private Radio General Access Pool (25 kHz bandwidth) 956.2625956.3125956.3625956.4125 956.2875956.3375956.3875956.4375 928.0125952.0125928.1875952.1875 928.0375952.0375928.2125952.2125 928.0625952.0625928.2375952.2375 928.0875952.0875928.2625952.2625 928.1125952.1125928.2875952.2875 928.1375952.1375928.3125952.3125 928.1625952.1625928.3375952.3375 (12.5 kHz bandwidth) 956.25625956.30625956.35625956.40625 956.26875956.31875956.36875956.41875 956.28125956.33125956.38125956.43125 956.29375956.34375956.39375956.44375 928.00625952.00625928.18125952.18125 928.01875952.01875928.19375952.19375 928.03125952.03125928.20625952.20625 928.04375952.04375928.21875952.21875 928.05625952.05625928.23125952.23125 928.06875952.06875928.24375952.24375 928.08125952.08125928.25625952.25625 928.09375952.09375928.26875952.26875 928.10625952.10625928.28125952.28125 928.11875952.11875928.29375952.29375 928.13125952.13125928.30625952.30625 928.14375952.14375928.31875952.31875 928.15625952.15625928.33125952.33125 928.16875952.16875928.34375952.34375 Private Radio Power Pool (25 kHz bandwidth) 928.3625952.3625928.6125952.6125 928.3875952.3875928.6375952.6375 928.4125952.4125928.6625952.6625 928.4375952.4375928.6875952.6875 928.4625952.4625928.7125952.7125 928.4875952.4875928.7375952.7375 928.5125952.5125928.7625952.7625 928.5375952.5375928.7875952.7875 928.5625952.5625928.8125952.8125 928.5875952.5875928.8375952.8375 (12.5 kHz bandwidth) 928.35625952.35625928.60625952.60625 928.36875952.36875928.61875952.61875 928.38125952.38125928.63125952.63125 928.39375952.39375928.64375952.64375 928.40625952.40625928.65625952.65625 928.41875952.41875928.66875952.66875 928.43125952.43125928.68125952.68125 928.44375952.44375928.69375952.69375 928.45625952.45625928.70625952.70625 928.46875952.46875928.71875952.71875 928.48125952.48125928.73125952.73125 928.49375952.49375928.74375952.74375 928.50625952.50625928.75625952.75625 928.51875952.51875928.76875952.76875 928.53125952.53125928.78125952.78125 928.54375952.54375928.79375952.79375 928.55625952.55625928.80625952.80625 928.56875952.56875928.81875952.81875 928.58125952.58125928.83125952.83125 928.59375952.59375928.84375952.84375 Public, Private, Government Shared Pool (12.5 kHz bandwidth) 932.00625941.00625932.25625941.25625 932.01875941.01875932.26875941.26875 932.03125941.03125932.28125941.28125 932.04375941.04375932.29375941.29375 932.05625941.05625932.30625941.30625 932.06875941.06875932.31875941.31875 932.08125941.08125932.33125941.33125 932.09375941.09375932.34375941.34375 932.10625941.10625932.35625941.35625 932.11875941.11875932.36875941.36875 932.13125941.13125932.38125941.38125 932.14375941.14375932.39375941.39375 932.15625941.15625932.40625941.40625 932.16875941.16875932.41875941.41875 932.18125941.18125932.43125941.43125 932.19375941.19375932.44375941.44375 932.20625941.20625932.45625941.45625 932.21875941.21875932.46875941.46875 932.23125941.23125932.48125941.48125 932.24375941.24375932.49375941.49375 UHF Channels in Specified Urban Areas Boston 470.0125473.0125482.0125485.0125 470.0375473.0375482.0375485.0375 470.0625473.0625482.0625485.0625 470.0875473.0875482.0875485.0875 470.1125473.1125482.1125485.1125 470.1375473.1375482.1375485.1375 470.1625473.1625482.1625485.1625 470.1875473.1875482.1875485.1875 470.2125473.2125482.2125485.2125 470.2375473.2375482.2375485.2375 470.2625473.2625482.2625485.2625 470.2875473.2875482.2875485.2875 Chicago, Cleveland 470.0125473.0125476.0125479.0125 470.0375473.0375476.0375479.0375 470.0625473.0625476.0625479.0625 470.0875473.0875476.0875479.0875 470.1125473.1125476.1125479.1125 470.1375473.1375476.1375479.1375 470.1625473.1625476.1625479.1625 470.1875473.1875476.1875479.1875 470.2125473.2125476.2125479.2125 470.2375473.2375476.2375479.2375 470.2625473.2625476.2625479.2625 470.2875473.2875476.2875479.2875 New York-Northeastern New Jersey 470.0125470.1625476.0125476.1625 470.0375470.1875476.0375476.1875 470.0625470.2125476.0625476.2125 470.0875470.2375476.0875476.2375 470.1125470.2625476.1125476.2625 470.1375470.2875476.1375476.2875 Dallas-Forth Worth 482.0125482.1625485.0125485.1625 482.0375482.1875485.0375485.1875 482.0625482.2125485.0625485.2125 482.0875482.2375485.0875485.2375 482.1125482.2625485.1125485.2625 482.1375482.2875485.1375485.2875 Detroit 476.0125479.0125482.0125485.0125 476.0375479.0375482.0375485.0375 476.0625479.0625482.0625485.0625 476.0875479.0875482.0875485.0875 476.1125479.1125482.1125485.1125 476.1375479.1375482.1375485.1375 476.1625479.1625482.1625485.1625 476.1875479.1875482.1875485.1875 476.2125479.2125482.2125485.2125 476.2375479.2375482.2375485.2375 476.2625479.2625482.2625485.2625 476.2875479.2875482.2875485.2875 Houston 488.1625491.1625488.2375491.2375 488.1875491.1875488.2625491.2625 488.2125491.2125488.2875491.2875 Los Angeles 470.0125473.0125506.0625509.0625 470.0375473.0375506.0875509.0875 506.0125509.0125506.1125509.1125 506.0375509.0375 Miami 470.0125470.1625473.0125473.1625 470.0375470.1875473.0375473.1875 470.0625470.2125473.0625473.2125 470.0875470.2375473.0875473.2375 470.1125470.2625473.1125473.2625 470.1375470.2875473.1375473.2875 Philadelphia 500.0125503.0125506.0125509.0125 500.0375503.0375506.0375509.0375 500.0625503.0625506.0625509.0625 500.0875503.0875506.0875509.0875 500.1125503.1125506.1125509.1125 500.1375503.1375506.1375509.1375 500.1625503.1625506.1625509.1625 500.1875503.1875506.1875509.1875 500.2125503.2125506.2125509.2125 500.2375503.2375506.2375509.2375 500.2625503.2625506.2625509.2625 500.2875503.2875506.2875509.2875 Pittsburgh 470.0125470.1625473.0125473.1625 470.0375470.1875473.0375473.1875 470.0625470.2125473.0625473.2125 470.0875470.2375473.0875473.2375 470.1125470.2625473.1125473.2625 470.1375470.2875473.1375473.2875 San Francisco 482.0125485.0125488.0125491.0125 482.0375485.0375488.0375491.0375 482.0625485.0625488.0625491.0625 482.0875485.0875488.0875491.0875 482.1125485.1125488.1125491.1125 482.1375485.1375488.1375491.1375 482.1625485.1625488.1625491.1625 482.1875485.1875488.1875491.1875 482.2125485.2125488.2125491.2125 482.2375485.2375488.2375491.2375 482.2625485.2625488.2625491.2625 482.2875485.2875488.2875491.2875 Washington, DC 488.0125491.0125494.0125497.0125 488.0375491.0375494.0375497.0375 488.0625491.0625494.0625497.0625 488.0875491.0875494.0875497.0875 488.1125491.1125494.1125497.1125 488.1375491.1375494.1375497.1375 488.1625491.1625494.1625497.1625 488.1875491.1875494.1875497.1875 488.2125491.2125494.2125497.2125 488.2375491.2375494.2375497.2375 488.2625491.2625494.2625497.2625 488.2875491.2875494.2875497.2875
[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994; 60 FR 9890, Feb. 22, 1995, as amended at 61 FR 54099, Oct. 17, 1996; 65 FR 17448, Apr. 3, 2000]

§ 22.623 - System configuration.

This section requires a minimum configuration for point-to-multipoint systems using the channels listed in § 22.621.

(a) 928-960 MHz. The channels may be assigned, individually or paired, only to fixed transmitters in a system that controls at least four public mobile base transmitters that transmit on the same channel. If a 932-933 MHz channel and a 941-942 MHz channel are assigned as a pair, the 941-942 MHz channel must be assigned only to control transmitters; the 932-933 MHz channel may be assigned to control or fixed relay transmitters.

(b) 470-512 MHz. These channels may be assigned only individually (unpaired), to control transmitters that directly control at least four public mobile base transmitters that transmit on the same channel. Fixed relay transmitters are not authorized.

(c) Selection and assignment. The FCC selects and assigns a channel when granting applications for authorization to operate a new station to transmit in the 470-512, 932-933 and 941-942 MHz frequency ranges. Applicants having a preference may request the assignment of a specific channel or channel pair, but the FCC may in some cases be unable to satisfy such requests.

§ 22.625 - Transmitter locations.

This section governs where point-to-multipoint transmitters on the channels listed in § 22.621 may be located.

(a) 928-960 MHz. In this frequency range, the required minimum distance separation between co-channel fixed transmitters is 113 kilometers (70 miles).

(b) 470-512 MHz. The purpose of the rule in paragraph (b)(1) of this section is to define the areas in which the 470-512 MHz channels are allocated for public mobile use. The purpose of the rules in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section is to reduce the likelihood that interference to television reception from public mobile operations on these channels will occur.

(1) Control transmitter locations. Control transmitter locations must be within 80 kilometers (50 miles) of the designated locations in this paragraph.

Urban area N. latitude W. longitude Boston, MA42°21′24.4″71°03′22.2″ Chicago, IL41°52′28.1″87°38′22.2″ Cleveland, OH41°29′51.2″81°41′49.5″ Dallas, TX32°47′09.5″96°47′38.0″ Detroit, MI42°19′48.1″83°02′56.7″ Houston, TX29°45′26.8″95°21′37.8″ Los Angeles, CA34°03′15.0″18°14′31.3″ Miami, FL25°46′38.6″80°11′31.2″ New York, NY40°45′6.4″73°59′37.5″ Philadelphia, PA39°56′58.4″75°09′19.6″ Pittsburgh, PA40°26′19.2″79°59′59.2″ San Francisco-Oakland, CA37°46′38.7″122°24′43.9″ Washington, DC38°53′51.4″77°00′31.9″

Note: Coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83).

(2) Protection from intermodulation interference. Control transmitter locations must be at least 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from the main transmitter locations of all TV stations transmitting on TV channels separated by 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, or 8 TV channels from the TV channel containing the frequencies on which the control station will transmit. This requirement is intended to reduce the likelihood of intermodulation interference.

(3) Co-channel protection from control transmitters with high antennas. This paragraph applies only to control transmitters that utilize an antenna height of more than 152 meters (500 feet) above average terrain. The distance between the location of such a control transmitter and the applicable protected TV station location specified in this paragraph must equal or exceed the sum of the distance from the control transmitter location to the radio horizon in the direction of the specified location and 89 kilometers (55 miles—representing the distance from the main transmitter location of the TV station to its Grade B contour in the direction of the control transmitter). The protected TV station locations in this paragraph are the locations of record as of September 1974, and these do not change even though the TV stations may have been subsequently relocated.

(i) The protected TV station locations are as follows:

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location 470-476 MHzWashington, DC 38°57′17″ 77°00′17″ 476-482 MHzLancaster, PA 40°15′45″ 76°27′49″

(ii) The distance to the radio horizon is calculated using the following formula:

where d is the distance to the radio horizon in kilometers h is the height of the antenna center of radiation above ground level in meters [59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 63 FR 68946, Dec. 14, 1998, 70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005]

§ 22.627 - Effective radiated power limits.

The effective radiated power (ERP) of transmitters operating on the channels listed in § 22.621 must not exceed the limits in this section.

(a) Maximum ERP. The ERP must not exceed the applicable limits in this paragraph under any circumstances.

Frequency range (MHz) Maximum ERP (watts) 470-5121000 928-92950 932-93330 941-942600 952-960150

(b) 470-512 MHz limits. The purpose of the rules in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this section is to reduce the likelihood that interference to television receiption from public mobile operations on these channels will occur. The protected TV station locations specified in this section are the locations of record as of September 1974, and these do not change even though the TV stations may have been subsequently relocated.

(1) Co-channel protection. The ERP of control transmitters must not exceed the limits in the tables in paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii) of this section. The limits depend upon the height above average terrain of the control transmitter antenna and the distance between the control transmitter and the nearest protected TV station location in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section.

(i) The protected TV station locations are as follows (all coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83)):

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location 470-476 MHzJacksonville, IL, 39°45′52.2″ N. Lat. 90°30′29.5″ W. Long. Mt. Pleasant, MI, 43°34′24.1″ N. Lat. 84°46′21.1″ W. Long. 476-482 MHz
482-488 MHz
488-494 MHz
494-500 MHz
500-506 MHz
506-512 MHz
Oxford, OH, 39°30′26.2″ N. Lat. 84°44′8.8″ W. Long.
Washington, DC, 38°57′17.4″ N. Lat. 77°00′15.9″ W. Long.
Champaign, IL, 40°04′11.1″ N. Lat. 87°54′45.1″ W. Long.
Madison, WI, 43°03′01.0″ N. Lat. 89°29′15.4″ W. Long.
Parkersburg, WV, 39°20′50.3″ N. Lat. 81°33′55.5″ W. Long.
Fort Wayne, IN, 41°05′35.2″ N. Lat. 85°10′41.9″ W. Long.
Lancaster, PA, 40°15′45.3″ N. Lat. 76°27′47.9″ W. Long.
South Bend, IN, 41°36′26.2″ N. Lat. 86°27′48.1″ W. Long.
Philadelphia, PA, 40°02′30.4″ N. Lat. 75°14′22.6″ W. Long.
None.
Johnstown, PA, 40°19′47.3″ N. Lat. 78°53′44.1″ W. Long.
Washington, DC, 38°57′49.4″ N. Lat. 77°06′16.9″ W. Long.
Waterbury, CT, 41°31′2.3″ N. Lat. 73°00′58.4″ W. Long.

(ii) Table E-3 and E-4 apply to control transmitters in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey and Cleveland urban areas that transmit on channels in the 476-482 MHz range and to control transmitters in the Detroit urban area that transmit on channels in the 482-488 MHz range.

(iii) Tables E-5 and E-6 apply to all control transmitters except those to which Tables E-3 and E-4 apply.

(2) Adjacent channel protection. The ERP of control transmitters must not exceed the limits in Table E-7. The limits depend upon the height above average terrain of the control transmitter antenna and the distance between the control transmitter and the nearest protected TV station location listed in this paragraph. The protected TV station locations are as follows (all coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83)):

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location TV channel 470-476 MHzHanover, NH, 43°42′30.3″ N. Lat. 72°09′14.3″ W. Long.(15) Madison, WI, 43°03′01.0″ N. Lat. 89°29′15.4″ W. Long.(15) Champaign, IL, 40°04′11.1″ N. Lat. 87°54′45.1″ W. Long.(15) San Diego, CA, 32°41′48.2″ N. Lat. 116°56′13.1″ W. Long.(15) Lancaster, PA, 40°15′45.3″ N. Lat. 76°27′47.9″ W. Long.(15) Parkersburg, WV, 39°20′50.3″ N. Lat. 81°33′55.5″ W. Long.(15) 476-482 MHzSouth Bend, IN, 41°36′26.2″ N. Lat. 86°27′48.1″ W. Long.(16) Pittsburgh, PA, 40°26′46.2″ N. Lat. 79°57′50.2″ W. Long.(16) Mt. Pleasant, MI, 43°34′24.1″ N. Lat. 84°46′21.1″ W. Long.(14) Scranton, PA, 41°10′58.3″ N. Lat. 75°52′19.7″ W. Long.(16) 482-488 MHzHanover, NH, 43°42′30.3″ N. Lat. 72°09′14.3″ W. Long.(15) Fort Wayne, IN, 41°05′35.2″ N. Lat. 85°10′41.9″ W. Long.(15) 488-494 MHzSalisbury, MD, 38°24′15.4″ N. Lat. 75°34′43.7″ W. Long.(16) 494-500 MHzPhiladelphia, PA, 40°02′30.4″ N. Lat. 75°14′22.6″ W. Long.(17) 500-506 MHzWashington, DC, 38°57′17.4″ N. Lat. 77°00′15.9″ W. Long.(20) 506-512 MHzHarrisburg, PA, 40°20′44.3″ N. Lat. 76°52′07.9″ W. Long.(21)

(c) Los Angeles area. This paragraph applies only to control transmitters in the Los Angeles urban area that utilize an antenna height of 457 or more meters (1500 or more feet) above mean sea level. The ERP of such transmitters must not exceed the following limits:

Antenna height ERP AMSL in meters (feet) (Watts) 457 (1500) to 610 (2000)155 611 (2001) to 762 (2500)100 763 (2501) to 914 (3000)70 915 (3001) to 1067 (3500)50 1068 (3501) to 1219 (4000)40 1220 (4001) to 1372 (4500)30 1373 (4501) and above25

Table E-3—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Control Transmitters (HAAT 152 Meters or Less)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 15
(50)
30
(100)
46
(150)
61
(200)
76
(250)
91
(300)
107
(350)
122
(400)
137
(450)
152
(500)
209 (130)1000100010001000100010001000100010001000 201 (125)1000100010001000100010001000850750725 193 (120)1000100010001000900750675600550500 185 (115)10001000800725600525475425375350 177 (110)850700600500425375325300275225 169 (105)600475400325275250225200175150 161 (100)400325275225175150140125110100 153 (95)2752251751251109580706050 145 (90)1751251007550

See § 22.627(b)(1)(ii). This table is for antenna heights of 152 meters (500 feet) or less above average terrain. For antenna heights between those in the table, use the next higher antenna height. For distances between those in the table, use the next lower distance.

Table E-4—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Control Transmitters (HAAT More Than 152 Meters)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 152 (500) 305 (1000) 457 (1500) 610 (2000) 762 (2500) 914 (3000) 209 (130)10004472191177146 193 (120)50020995503019 177 (110)225913519118 161 (100)1003010532 153 (95)50135321

See § 22.627(b)(1)(ii). This table is for antenna heights of more than 152 meters (500 feet) above average terrain. For intermediate values of height and/or distance, use linear interpolation to obtain the maximum permitted ERP.

Table E-5—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Control Transmitters (HAAT 152 Meters or Less)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna Height Above Average Terrain in meters (feet) 15
(50)
30
(100)
46
(150)
61
(200)
76
(250)
91
(300)
107
(350)
122
(400)
137
(450)
152
(500)
261 (162)1000100010001000100010001000100010001000 257 (160)100010001000100010001000100010001000800 249 (155)10001000100010001000875775700625575 241 (150)10001000950775725625550500450400 233 (145)850750650575500440400350320300 225 (140)600575465400350300275250230225 217 (135)450400335300255240200185165150 209 (130)350300245200185160145125120100 201 (125)225200170150125110100908075 193 (120)175150125105908070605550

See § 22.627(b)(1)(iii). This table applies for antenna heights of 152 meters (500 feet) or less above average terrain. For antenna heights between those in the table, use the next higher antenna height. For distances between those in the table, use the next lower distance.

Table E-6—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Control Transmitters (HAAT More Than 152 Meters)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 152 (500) 305 (1000) 457 (1500) 610 (2000) 762 (2500) 914 (3000) 261 (162)100050128217011071 241 (150)400209110603623 225 (140)22510250281610 209 (130)10048211175 193 (120)50199532

See § 22.627(b)(1)(iii). This table is for antenna heights of more than 152 meters (500 feet) above average terrain. For intermediate values of height and/or distance, use linear interpolation to obtain the maximum permitted ERP.

Table E-7—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Control Transmitters

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 30
(100)
46
(150)
61
(200)
76
(250)
91
(300)
107
(350)
122
(400)
137
(450)
152
(500)
108 (67)100010001000100010001000100010001000 106 (66)10001000100010001000100010001000750 105 (65)100010001000100010001000825650600 103 (64)10001000100010001000775625500400 101 (63)1000100010001000440400350320300 100 (62)100010001000525375250200150125 98 (61)10007004502502001251007550 97 (60)10004252251251007550

See § 22.627(b)(2). This table applies to control transmitters in the Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York-Northeastern New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC urban areas. This table is for antenna heights of 152 meters (500 feet) or less above average terrain. For antenna heights between those in the table, use the next higher antenna height. For distances between those in the table, use the next lower distance.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994; 60 FR 9890, Feb. 22, 1995, as amended at 63 FR 68946, Dec. 14, 1998]

470-512 MHz Trunked Mobile Operation

§ 22.651 - 470-512 MHz channels for trunked mobile operation.

The following channels are allocated for assignment to transmitters providing trunked public mobile service within the specified urban areas. All channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz.

Houston 488.0125491.0125488.0875491.0875 488.0375491.0375488.1125491.1125 488.0625491.0625488.1375491.1375 New York-Northern New Jersey 473.0125479.0125473.1625479.1625 473.0375479.0375473.1875479.1875 473.0625479.0625473.2125479.2125 473.0875479.0875473.2375479.2375 473.1125479.1125473.2625479.2625 473.1375479.1375473.2875479.2875
[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994; 60 FR 9891, Feb. 22, 1995]

§ 22.653 - Eligibility.

Only licensees already authorized to provide trunked mobile service or their successors in interest are eligible to apply for additional use of these channels for trunked mobile service, and then only in the urban areas already authorized.

§ 22.657 - Transmitter locations.

The purpose of the rules in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section is to define the areas in which the 470-512 MHz channels are allocated for public mobile use. The purpose of the rules in paragraphs (c) through (f) of this section is to reduce the likelihood that interference to television reception from public mobile operations on these channels will occur. The protected TV station locations specified in paragraphs (d), (e)(1) and (f) of this section are the locations of record as of September 1974, and these do not change even though the TV stations may have been subsequently relocated.

(a) Base transmitter locations. Base transmitter locations must be within 80 kilometers (50 miles) of the designated locations in this paragraph. Mobile transmitters must not be operated at locations more than 129 kilometers (80 miles) from the designated locations in this paragraph. Note: All coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83).

Urban area N. latitude W. longitude Houston, TX29°45′26.8″95°21′37.8″ New York, NY-NE NJ40°45′06.4″73°59′37.5″

(b) Mobile area of operation. Mobile transmitters must not be operated at locations more than 48 kilometers (30 miles) from all associated base stations.

(c) Protection from intermodulation interference. Base transmitter locations must be at least 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from the current main transmitter locations of all TV stations transmitting on TV channels separated by 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, or 8 TV channels from the TV channel containing the frequencies on which the base station will transmit. This requirement is intended to reduce the likelihood of intermodulation interference.

(d) Adjacent channel protection from mobile transmitters. Base transmitter locations must be at least 145 kilometers (90 miles) from the applicable protected TV station locations specified in this paragraph. This requirement is intended to provide a 0 dB minimum desired to undesired signal strength ratio at the Grade B contour of an adjacent channel TV station. Note: All coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83).

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location TV channel 470-476 MHzLancaster, PA, 40°15′45.3″ N. Lat. 76°27′47.9″ W. Long.(15) 476-482 MHzScranton, PA, 41°10′58.3″ N. Lat. 75°52′19.7″ W. Long.(16)

(e) Co-channel protection from mobile transmitters. Base transmitter locations must be at least the distance specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section from the applicable protected TV station locations specified in paragraph (e)(1) of this section. This requirement is intended to provide a 40 dB minimum desired to undesired signal strength ratio at the Grade B contour of a co-channel TV station.

(1) The protected TV station locations are as follows (all coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83)):

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location 470-476 MHzWashington, DC, 38°57′17.4″ N. Lat. 77°00′15.9″ W. Long. 476-482 MHzLancaster, PA, 40°15′45.3″ N. Lat. 76°27′47.9″ W. Long.

(2) The required minimum distance depends upon the effective radiated power (ERP) of the most powerful mobile transmitter(s) in the system:

Mobile unit ERP (watts) Minimum distance Kilometers Miles 60193(120) 50185(115) 25177(110) 10169(105) 5161(100)

(f) Co-channel protection from base transmitters with high antennas. This paragraph applies only to base transmitter locations in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey urban area that utilize an antenna height of more than 152 meters (500 feet) above average terrain. The distance between the location of such a base transmitter and the applicable protected TV station location specified in this paragraph must equal or exceed the sum of the distance from the base transmitter location to the radio horizon in the direction of the specified location and 89 kilometers (55 miles—representing the distance from the main transmitter location of the TV station to its Grade B contour in the direction of the base transmitter). The distance to the radio horizon is calculated as follows:

Where d is the distance to the radio horizon in kilometers h is the height of the antenna center of radiation above ground level in meters Note:

All coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83)):

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location 470-476 MHzWashington, DC, 38°57′17.4″ N. Lat. 77°00′15.9″ W. Long. 476-482 MHzLancaster, PA, 40°15′45.3″ N. Lat. 76°27′47.9″ W. Long.

(g) The FCC may waive specific distance separation requirements of paragraphs (d) through (f) of this section if the applicant submits an engineering analysis which demonstrates that terrain effects and/or operation with less effective radiated power would satisfy the applicable minimum desired to undesired signal strength ratios at the Grade B contours of the protected TV stations. For this purpose, the Grade B contour of a TV station is deemed to be a circle with a 89 kilometer (55 mile) radius, centered on the protected TV station location, and along which the median TV signal field strength is 64 dBµV/m. In any showing intended to demonstrate compliance with the minimum desired to undesired signal ratio requirements of this section, all predicted field strengths must have been determined using the UHF TV propagation curves contained in part 73 of this chapter.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 63 FR 68947, Dec. 14, 1998]

§ 22.659 - Effective radiated power limits.

The purpose of the rules in this section, which limit effective radiated power (ERP), is to reduce the likelihood that interference to television reception from public mobile operations on these channels will occur. The protected TV station locations specified in this section are the locations of record as of September 1974, and these do not change even though the TV stations may have been subsequently relocated.

(a) Maximum ERP. The ERP of base transmitters must not exceed 100 Watts under any circumstances. The ERP of mobile transmitters must not exceed 60 Watts under any circumstances.

(b) Co-channel protection from base transmitters. The ERP of base transmitters in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey urban area must not exceed the limits in the tables referenced in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section. The limits depend upon the height above average terrain of the base transmitter antenna and the distance between the base transmitter and the nearest protected TV station location in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

(1) The protected TV station locations are as follows (all coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83)):

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location 470-476 MHzWashington, DC, 38°57′17.4″ N. Lat. 77°00′15.9″ W. Long. 476-482 MHzLancaster, PA, 40°15′45.3″ N. Lat. 76°27′47.9″ W. Long.

(2) Tables E-8 and E-9 of this section apply to base transmitters in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey urban area that transmit on channels in the 476-482 MHz range.

(3) Tables E-10 and E-11 of this section apply to base transmitters in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey urban area that transmit on channels in the 470-476 MHz range.

(c) Adjacent channel protection from base transmitters. The ERP of base transmitters must not exceed the limits in Table E-12 of this section. The limits depend upon the height above average terrain of the base transmitter antenna and the distance between the base transmitter and the nearest protected TV station location specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.

(1) The protected TV station locations are as follows (all coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83)):

Control transmitter frequency range Protected TV station location TV channel 470-476 MHzHanover, NH, 43°42′30.3″ N. Lat. 72°09′14.3″ W. Long(15) 476-482 MHz
482-488 MHz
Lancaster, PA, 40°15′45.3″ N. Lat. 76°27′47.9″ W. Long(15) Scranton, PA, 41°10′58.3″ N. Lat. 75°52′19.7″ W. Long(16) Hanover, NH, 43°42′30.3″ N. Lat. 72°09′14.3″ W. Long(15)

Note: Coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83).

(2) Table E-12 of this section applies to base transmitters in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey urban area.

Table E-8—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Base Transmitters (HAAT 152 Meters or Less)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 15
(50)
30
(100)
46
(150)
61
(200)
76
(250)
91
(300)
107
(350)
122
(400)
137
(450)
152
(500)
209 (130)1000100010001000100010001000100010001000 201 (125)1000100010001000100010001000850750725 193 (120)1000100010001000900750675600550500 185 (115)10001000800725600525475425375350 177 (110)850700600500425375325300275225 169 (105)600475400325275250225200175150 161 (100)400325275225175150140125110100 153 (95)2752251751251109580706050 145 (90)1751251007550

See § 22.659(b)(2). This table is for antenna heights of 152 meters (500 feet) or less above average terrain. For antenna heights between those in the table, use the next higher antenna height. For distances between those in the table, use the next lower distance.

Table E-9—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Base Transmitters (HAAT More Than 152 Meters)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 152 (500) 305 (1000) 457 (1500) 610 (2000) 762 (2500) 914 (3000) 209 (130)10004472191177146 193 (120)50020995503019 177 (110)225913519118 161 (100)1003010532 153 (95)50135321

See § 22.659(b)(2). This table is for antenna heights of more than 152 meters (500 feet) above average terrain. For intermediate values of height and/or distance, use linear interpolation to obtain the maximum permitted ERP.

Table E-10—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Base Transmitters (HAAT 152 Meters or Less)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 15
(50)
30
(100)
46
(150)
61
(200)
76
(250)
91
(300)
107
(350)
122
(400)
137
(450)
152
(500)
261 (162)1000100010001000100010001000100010001000 257 (160)100010001000100010001000100010001000800 249 (155)10001000100010001000875775700625575 241 (150)10001000950775725625550500450400 233 (145)850750650575500440400350320300 225 (140)600575465400350300275250230225 217 (135)450400335300255240200185165150 209 (130)350300245200185160145125120100 201 (125)225200170150125110100908075 193 (120)175150125105908070605550

See § 22.659(b)(3). This table applies for antenna heights of 152 meters (500 feet) or less above average terrain. For antenna heights between those in the table, use the next higher antenna height. For distances between those in the table, use the next lower distance.

Table E-11—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Base Transmitters (HAAT More Than 152 Meters)

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 152 (500) 305 (1000) 457 (1500) 610 (2000) 762 (2500) 914 (3000) 261 (162)100050128217011071 241 (150)400209110603623 225 (140)22510250281610 209 (130)10048211175 193 (120)50199532

See § 22.659(b)(3). This table is for antenna heights of more than 152 meters (500 feet) above average terrain. For intermediate values of height and/or distance, use linear interpolation to obtain the maximum permitted ERP.

Table E-12—Maximum ERP (Watts) for Base Transmitters

Distance to protected TV station in kilometers (miles) Antenna height above average terrain in meters (feet) 30
(100)
46
(150)
61
(200)
76
(250)
91
(300)
107
(350)
122
(400)
137
(450)
152
(500)
108 (67)100010001000100010001000100010001000 106 (66)10001000100010001000100010001000750 105 (65)100010001000100010001000825650600 103 (64)10001000100010001000775625500400 101 (63)1000100010001000440400350320300 100 (62)100010001000525375250200150125 98 (61)10007004502502001251007550 97 (60)10004252251251007550

See § 22.659(c)(2). This table applies to base transmitters in the New York-Northeastern New Jersey urban areas. This table is for antenna heights of 152 meters (500 feet) or less above average terrain. For antenna heights between those in the table, use the next higher antenna height. For distances between those in the table, use the next lower distance.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 63 FR 68947, Dec. 14, 1998]