[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2004]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR24.102]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                    CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 24_PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart D_Narrowband PCS

 

Sec. 24.102  Service areas.



    Narrowband PCS service areas are nationwide, regional, and Major 

Trading Areas (MTAs), as defined in this section. MTAs are based on the 

Rand



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McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 

38-39 (MTA Map). Rand McNally organizes the 50 States and the District 

of Columbia into 47 MTAs. The MTA Map is available for public inspection 

in the FCC's Library, Room TW-B505, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C.

    (a) The nationwide service area consists of the fifty states, the 

District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, 

Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands.

    (b) The regional service areas are defined as follows:

    (1) Region 1 (Northeast): The Northeast Region consists of the 

following MTAs: Boston-Providence, Buffalo-Rochester, New York, 

Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.

    (2) Region 2 (South): The South Region consists of the following 

MTAs: Atlanta, Charlotte-Greensboro-Greenville-Raleigh, Jacksonville, 

Knoxville, Louisville-Lexington-Evansville, Nashville, Miami-Fort 

Lauderdale, Richmond-Norfolk, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Orlando, and 

Washington-Baltimore; and, Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands.

    (3) Region 3 (Midwest): The Midwest Region consists of the following 

MTAs: Chicago, Cincinnati-Dayton, Cleveland, Columbus, Des Moines-Quad 

Cities, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and 

Omaha.

    (4) Region 4 (Central): The Central Region consists of the following 

MTAs: Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, El Paso-Albuquerque, 

Houston, Kansas City, Little Rock, Memphis-Jackson, New Orleans-Baton 

Rouge, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tulsa, and Wichita.

    (5) Region 5 (West): The West Region consists of the following MTAs: 

Honolulu, Los Angeles-San Diego, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San 

Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Seattle (including Alaska), and Spokane-

Billings; and, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

    (c) The MTA service areas are based on the Rand McNally 1992 

Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 38-39, with 

the following exceptions and additions:

    (1) Alaska is separated from the Seattle MTA and is licensed 

separately.

    (2) Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are licensed as a single 

MTA-like area.

    (3) Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands are licensed as 

a single MTA-like area.

    (4) American Samoa is licensed as a single MTA-like area.



[59 FR 14118, Mar. 25, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 46199, Sept. 7, 1994; 

65 FR 35852, June 6, 2000]