[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 47, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 47CFR27.6] [Page 365-367] TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) PART 27--MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Information Sec. 27.6 Service areas. (a) WCS service areas are Major Economic Areas (MEAs) and Regional Economic Area Groupings (REAGs) as defined in the Table immediately following paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Both MEAs and REAGs are based on the U.S. Department of Commerce's 172 Economic Areas (Eas). See 60 FR 13114 (March 10, 1995). In addition, the Commission shall separately license Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Gulf of Mexico, which have been assigned Commission-created EA numbers 173-176, respectively. Maps of the EAs, MEAs, and REAGs and the Federal Register Notice that established the 172 EAs are available for public inspection and copying at the Reference Information Center, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. (1) The 52 MEAs are composed of one or more EAs and the 12 REAGs are composed of one or more MEAs, as defined in the table below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REAGs MEAs EAs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 (Northeast)............... 1 (Boston).......... 1-3. 2 (New York City)... 4-7, 10. 3 (Buffalo)......... 8. 4 (Philadelphia).... 11-12. 2 (Southeast)............... 5 (Washington)...... 13-14. 6 (Richmond)........ 15-17, 20. 7 (Charlotte- 18-19, 21-26, 41-42, Greensboro- 46. Greenville-Raleigh). 8 (Atlanta)......... 27-28, 37-40, 43. 9 (Jacksonville).... 29, 35. 10 (Tampa-St. 30, 33-34. Petersburg-Orlando). 11 (Miami).......... 31-32. 3 (Great Lakes)............. 12 (Pittsburgh)..... 9, 52-53. 13 (Cincinnati- 48-50. Dayton). 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. 106-107, 109-114, Paul). 116. 21 (Des Moines-Quad 100, 102-103, 117. Cities). 4 (Mississippi Valley)...... 22 (Knoxville)...... 44-45. 23 (Louisville- 47, 69-70, 72. Lexington- Evansville). 24 (Birmingham)..... 36, 74, 78-79. 25 (Nashville)...... 71. 26 (Memphis-Jackson) 73, 75-77. 27 (New Orleans- 80-85. Baton Rouge). 28 (Little Rock).... 90-92, 95. 29 (Kansas City).... 93, 99, 123. 30 (St. Louis)...... 94, 96, 98. 5 (Central)................. 31 (Houston)........ 86-87, 131. 32 (Dallas-Fort 88-89, 127-130, 135, Worth). 137-138. 33 (Denver)......... 115, 140-143. 34 (Omaha).......... 118-121. 35 (Wichita)........ 122. [[Page 366]] 36 (Tulsa).......... 124. 37 (Oklahoma City).. 125-126. 38 (San Antonio).... 132-134. 39 (El Paso- 136, 139, 155-157. Albuquerque). 40 (Phoenix)........ 154, 158-159. 6 (West).................... 41 (Spokane- 144-147, 168. Billings). 42 (Salt Lake City). 148-150, 152. 43 (San Francisco- 151, 162-165. Oakland-San Jose). 44 (Los Angeles-San 153, 160-161. Diego). 45 (Portland)....... 166-167. 46 (Seattle)........ 169-170. 7 (Alaska).................. 47 (Alaska)......... 171. 8 (Hawaii).................. 48 (Hawaii)......... 172. 9 (Guam and the Northern 49 (Guam and the 173. Mariana Islands). Northern Mariana Islands). 10 (Puerto Rico and U.S. 50 (Puerto Rico and 174. Virgin Islands). U.S. Virgin Islands). 11 (American Samoa)......... 51 (American Samoa). 175. 12 (Gulf of Mexico)......... 52 (Gulf of Mexico). 176. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) The Gulf of Mexico EA extends from 12 nautical miles off the U.S. Gulf coast outward into the Gulf. (b) 746-764 MHz and 776-794 MHz bands. WCS service areas for the 746-764 MHz and 776-794 MHz bands are as follows. (1) Service areas for Block A in the 746-747 and 776-777 MHz bands and Block B in the 762-764 and 792-794 MHz bands are based on Major Economic Areas (MEAs), as defined in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section. (2) Service areas for Blocks C and D in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands are based on Economic Area Groupings (EAGs) as defined by the Federal Communications Commission. See 62 FR 15978 (April 3, 1997) extended with the Gulf of Mexico. See also paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section and 62 FR 9636 (March 3, 1997), in which the Commission created an additional four economic area-like areas for a total of 176. Maps of the EAGs and the Federal Register Notice that established the 172 Economic Areas (EAs) are available for public inspection and copying at the Reference Center, Room CY A-257, 445 12th St., S.W., Washington, DC 20554. These maps and data are also available on the FCC website at www.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/areas/. (i) There are 6 EAGs, which are composed of multiple EAs as defined in the table below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Economic area groupings Name Economic areas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EAG001........................ Northeast........ 1-11, 54 EAG002........................ Mid-Atlantic..... 12-26, 41, 42, 44-53, 70 EAG003........................ Southeast........ 27-40, 43, 69, 71-86, 88-90, 95, 96, 174, 176(part) EAG004........................ Great Lakes...... 55-68, 97, 100-109 EAG005........................ Central/Mountain. 87, 91-94, 98, 99, 110-146, 148, 149, 152, 154-159, 176(part) EAG006........................ Pacific.......... 147, 150, 151, 153, 160-173, 175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note 1 to paragraph (b)(2)(i): Economic Area Groupings are defined by the Federal Communications Commission; see 62 FR 15978 (April 3, 1997) extended with the Gulf of Mexico. Note 2 to paragraph (b)(2)(i): Economic Areas are defined by the Regional Economic Analysis Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce February 1995 and extended by the Federal Communications Commission, see 62 FR 9636 (March 3, 1997). (ii) For purposes of paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section, EA 176 (the Gulf of Mexico) will be divided between EAG003 (the Southeast EAG) and EAG005 (the Central/Mountain EAG) in accordance with the configuration of the Eastern/ Central and Western Planning Area established by the Mineral Management Services Bureau of the Department of the Interior (MMS). That portion of EA 176 contained in the Eastern and Central Planning Areas as defined by MMS [[Page 367]] will be included in EAG003; that portion of EA 176 contained in the Western Planning Area as defined by MMS will be included in EAG005. Maps of these areas may be found on the following MMS website: www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/offshore.html. (c) 698-746 MHz band. WCS service areas for the 698-746 MHz band are as follows. (1) Service areas for Blocks A, B, D, and E in the 698-746 MHz band are based on Economic Area Groupings (EAGs) as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. (2) Service areas for Block C in the 698-746 MHz band are based on cellular markets comprising Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service Areas (RSAs) as defined by Public Notice Report No. CL-92- 40 ``Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Cellular MSA/RSA Markets and Counties,'' dated January 24, 1992, DA 92-109, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992), with the following modifications: (i) The service areas of cellular markets that border the U.S. coastline of the Gulf of Mexico extend 12 nautical miles from the U.S. Gulf coastline. (ii) The service area of cellular market 306 that comprises the water area of the Gulf of Mexico extends from 12 nautical miles off the U.S. Gulf coast outward into the Gulf. (d) 1390-1392 MHz band. Service areas for the 1390-1392 MHz band is based on Major Economic Areas (MEAs), as defined in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section. (e) The paired 1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz bands. Service areas for the paired 1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz bands are as follows. Service areas for Block A in the 1392-1393.5 MHz and 1432-1433.5 MHz bands and Block B in the 1393.5-1395 MHz and 1433.5-1435 MHz bands are based on Economic Area Groupings (EAGs) as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. (f) 1670-1675 MHz band. Service areas for the 1670-1675 MHz band are available on a nationwide basis. (g) 2385-2390 MHz band. Service areas for the 2385-2390 MHz band are available on a nationwide basis. [62 FR 9658, Mar. 3, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 60726, Nov. 8, 1999; 65 FR 3145, Jan. 20, 2000; 65 FR 17602, Apr. 4, 2000; 65 FR 60113, Oct. 10, 2000; 67 FR 13225, Mar. 21, 2002; 67 FR 5510, Feb. 6, 2002; 67 FR 41854, June 20, 2002]