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47 CFR 24.129: Frequencies.

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  1. Title 47—Telecommunication
  2. CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  3. SUBCHAPTER B—COMMON CARRIER SERVICES
  4. PART 24—PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
  5. Subpart D—Narrowband PCS

The following frequencies are available for narrowband PCS:

(a) Eighteen frequencies are available for assignment on a nationwide basis as follows:

(1) Seven 50 kHz channels paired with 50 kHz channels:

Channel 1: 940.00-940.05 and 901.00-901.05 MHz;

Channel 2: 940.05-940.10 and 901.05-901.10 MHz;

Channel 3: 940.10-940.15 and 901.10-901.15 MHz;

Channel 4: 940.15-940.20 and 901.15-901.20 MHz;

Channel 5: 940.20-940.25 and 901.20-901.25 MHz;

Channel 19: 930.50-930.55 and 901.30-901.35 MHz; and

Channel 20: 930.75-930.80 and 901.90-901.95 MHz.

(2) Three 50 kHz channels paired with 12.5 kHz channels:

Channel 6: 930.40-930.45 and 901.7500-901.7625 MHz;

Channel 7: 930.45-930.50 and 901.7625-901.7750 MHz; and

Channel 8: 940.75-940.80 and 901.7750-901.7875 MHz;

(3) Two 50 kHz unpaired channels:

Channel 9: RESERVED;

Channel 10: 940.80-940.85 MHz; and

Channel 11: 940.85-940.90 MHz.

(4) One 100 kHz unpaired channel:

Channel 18: 940.65-940.75 MHz.

(5) Two 150 kHz channels paired with 50 kHz channels:

Channel 21: 930.00-930.15 and 901.50-901.55 MHz; and

Channel 22: 930.15-930.30 and 901.60-901.65 MHz.

(6) Three 100 kHz channels paired with 50 kHz channels:

Channel 23: 940.55-940.65 and 901.45-901.50 MHz;

Channel 24: 940.30-940.40 and 901.55-901.60 MHz; and

Channel 25: 940.45-940.55 and 901.85-901.90 MHz.

(b) Five frequencies are available for assignment on a regional basis as follows:

(1) One 50 kHz channel paired with 50 kHz channel:

Channel 12: 940.25-940.30 and 901.25-901.30 MHz.

Channel 13: RESERVED.

(2) Four 50 kHz channels paired with 12.5 kHz channels:

Channel 14: 930.55-930.60 and 901.7875-901.8000 MHz;

Channel 15: 930.60-930.65 and 901.8000-901.8125 MHz;

Channel 16: 930.65-930.70 and 901.8125-901.8250 MHz; and

Channel 17: 930.70-930.75 and 901.8250-901.8375 MHz.

(c) Seven frequencies are available for assignment on an MTA basis as follows:

(1) Three 50 kHz unpaired channels:

Channel 26: 901.35-901.40 MHz;

Channel 27: 901.40-901.45 MHz; and

Channel 28: 940.40-940.45 MHz.

(2) One 50 kHz channel paired with 50 kHz channel:

Channel 29: 930.80-930.85 and 901.95-902.00 MHz.

(3) One 100 kHz channel paired with 50 kHz channel:

Channel 30: 930.30-930.40 and 901.65-901.70 MHz.

(4) One 150 kHz channel paired with 50 kHz channel:

Channel 31: 930.85-931.00 and 901.7-901.75 MHz.

(5) One 100 kHz channel paired with 12.5 kHz channel:

Channel 32: 940.90-941 and 901.8375-901.85 MHz.

Note to § 24.129:

Operations in markets or portions of markets which border other countries, such as Canada and Mexico, will be subject to on-going coordination arrangements with neighboring countries.

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