[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 47, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 47CFR90.617] [Page 452-454] TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) PART 90_PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents Subpart S_Regulations Governing Licensing and Use of Frequencies in the 806-824, 851-869, 896-901, and 935-940 MHz Bands Sec. 90.617 Frequencies in the 809.750-824/854.750-869 MHz, and 896-901/935-940 MHz bands available for trunked or conventional system use in non-border areas. (a) The channels listed in table 1 and paragraph (a)(1) of this section are available to eligible applicants in the Public Safety Category which consists of licensees eligible in the Public Safety Pool of subpart B of this part. These frequencies are available in areas farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexican border, and 140 km (87 miles) from the U.S./Canadian border. Specialized Mobile Radio Systems will not be authorized in this category. These channels are available for intercategory sharing as indicated in Sec. 90.621(g). Public Safety Category Table 1--806-821/851-866 MHz Band Channels (70 Channels) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Group No. Channel Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 209............................................ 209-249-289-329-369 210............................................ 210-250-290-330-370 211............................................ 211-251-291-331-371 218............................................ 218-258-298-338-378 219............................................ 219-259-299-339-379 220............................................ 220-260-300-340-380 229............................................ 229-269-309-349-389 230............................................ 230-270-310-350-390 231............................................ 231-271-311-351-391 238............................................ 238-278-318-358-398 239............................................ 239-279-319-359-399 240............................................ 240-280-320-360-400 Single channels................................ 159, 169, 179, 189, 199, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Channels numbers 601-830 are also available to eligible applicants in the Public Safety Category in areas farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexican border, and 140 km (87 miles) from the U.S./Candian border. The assignment of these channels will be done in accordance with the policies defined in the Report and Order of Gen. Docket No. 87-112 (See Sec. 90.16). The following channels are available only for mutual aid purposes as defined in Gen. Docket No. 87- 112: channels 601, 639, 677, 715, 753. (b) The channels listed in Table 2A are available to eligible applicants in the Industrial/Land Transportation Category (consisting of Power, Petroleum, Forest Products, Film and Video Production, Relay Press, Special Industrial, Manufacturers, Telephone Maintenance, Motor Carrier, Railroad, Taxicab, and Automobile Emergency licensees, as defined in Sec. 90.7). These frequencies are available in areas farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and farther than 140 km (87.0 miles) from the U.S./Canada border. Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) systems will not be authorized on these frequencies. These channels are available for inter-category sharing as indicated in Sec. 90.621(g). Table 2A--Industrial/Land Transportation Category 806-821/851-866 MHz Band Channels (50 Channels): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Group No. Channel Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 212............................................ 212-252-292-332-372 213............................................ 213-253-293-333-373 214............................................ 214-254-294-334-374 215............................................ 215-255-295-335-375 216............................................ 216-256-296-336-376 217............................................ 217-257-297-337-377 Single channels................................ 155, 165, 175, 185, 195, 156, 166, 176, 186, 196, 157, 167, 177, 187, 197, 158, 168, 178, 188, 198 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 2B--Industrial/Land Transportation Category 896-901/935-940 MHz Band Channels (99 Channels): For multichannel systems channels may be grouped vertically or horizontally as they appear in the table. Channel Nos. 31-32-33-34-35 36-37-38-39-40 71-72-73-74-75 76-77-78-79-80 [[Page 453]] 111-112-113-114-115 116-117-118-119-120 151-152-153-154-155 156-157-158-159-160 191-192-193-194-195 196-197-198-199-200 231-232-233-234-235 236-237-238-239-240 271-272-273-274-275 276-277-278-279-280 311-312-313-314-315 316-317-318-319-320 351-352-353-354-355 356-357-358-359-360 391-392-393-394-395 396-397-398-399. (c) The channels listed in Table 3A are available to eligible applicants in the Business Radio Category. This category includes those entities eligible in the Industrial/Business Pool of subpart C of this part and does not include Special Mobilized Radio Systems as defined in Sec. 90.603(c). These frequencies are available in areas farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and farther than 140 km (87.0 miles) from the U.S./Canada border. Specialized Mobile Radio Systems will not be authorized on these frequencies. These channels are available for inter-category sharing as indicated in Sec. 90.621(g). Table 3A--Business Category 806-821/851-866 MHz Band Channels (50 Channels): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Group No. Channel Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 232............................................ 232-272-312-352-392 233............................................ 233-273-313-353-393 234............................................ 234-274-314-354-394 235............................................ 235-275-315-355-395 236............................................ 236-276-316-356-396 237............................................ 237-277-317-357-397 Single channels................................ 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 152, 162, 172, 182, 192, 153, 163, 173, 183, 193, 154, 164, 174, 184, 194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 3B--Business Category 896-901/935-940 MHz Band Channels (100 Channels): For multichannel systems, channels may be grouped vertically or horizontally as they appear in the table. 11-12-13-14-15 16-17-18-19-20 51-52-53-54-55 56-57-58-59-60 91-92-93-94-95 96-97-98-99-100 131-132-133-134-135 136-137-138-139-140 171-172-173-174-175 176-177-178-179-180 211-212-213-214-215 216-217-218-219-220 251-252-253-254-255 256-257-258-259-260 291-292-293-294-295 296-297-298-299-300 331-332-333-334-335 336-337-338-339-340 371-372-373-374-375 376-377-378-379-380. (d) The channels listed in Tables 4A and 4B are available only to eligibles in the SMR category which consists of Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) stations and eligible end users. The frequencies listed in Table 4A are available to SMR eligibles desiring to be authorized for EA-based service areas in accordance with Sec. 90.681. SMR licensees licensed on Channels 401-600 on or before March 3, 1996, may continue to utilize these frequencies within their existing service areas, subject to the mandatory relocation provisions of Sec. 90.699. This paragraph deals with the assignment of frequencies only in areas farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and farther than 140 km (87) miles from the U.S./Canada border. See Sec. 90.619 for the assignment of SMR frequencies in these border areas. For stations located within 113 km (70 miles) of Chicago, channels 401-600 will be assigned in blocks as outlined in Table 4C. Table 4A--SMR Category 806-821/851-866 MHz Band Channels (280 Channels) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectrum block Channel Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A......................................... 401 through 420 B......................................... 421 through 480 C......................................... 481 through 600 G......................................... 201-241-281-321-361 H......................................... 202-242-282-322-362 I......................................... 203-243-283-323-363 J......................................... 204-244-284-324-364 K......................................... 205-245-285-325-365 L......................................... 206-246-286-326-366 M......................................... 207-247-287-327-367 N......................................... 208-248-288-328-368 O......................................... 221-261-301-341-381 P......................................... 222-262-302-342-382 Q......................................... 223-263-303-343-383 R......................................... 224-264-304-344-384 S......................................... 225-265-305-345-385 T......................................... 226-266-306-346-386 U......................................... 227-267-307-347-387 V......................................... 228-268-308-348-388 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 4B--SMR Category 896-901/935-940 MHz Band-Channels (200 Channels) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Block Channel Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A.................................... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 B.................................... 21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30 C.................................... 41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50 D.................................... 61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70 E.................................... 81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90 F.................................... 101-102-103-104-105-106-107-108-1 09-110 G.................................... 121-122-123-124-125-126-127-128-1 29-130 H.................................... 141-142-143-144-145-146-147-148-1 49-150 I.................................... 161-162-163-164-165-166-167-168-1 69-170 J.................................... 181-182-183-184-185-186-187-188-1 89-190 K.................................... 201-202-203-204-205-206-207-208-2 09-210 L.................................... 221-222-223-224-225-226-227-228-2 29-230 M.................................... 241-242-243-244-245-246-247-248-2 49-250 N.................................... 261-262-263-264-265-266-267-268-2 69-270 O.................................... 281-282-283-284-285-286-287-288-2 89-290 [[Page 454]] P.................................... 301-302-303-304-305-306-307-308-3 09-310 Q.................................... 321-322-323-324-325-326-327-328-3 29-330 R.................................... 341-342-343-344-345-346-347-348-3 49-350 S.................................... 361-362-363-364-365-366-367-368-3 69-370 T.................................... 381-382-383-384-385-386-387-388-3 89-390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 4C-SMR Category--Chicago Plan 2, 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Group No. Channel Nos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 401 \1\................................... 401 through 410 411....................................... 411-447-483-519-555 412....................................... 412-448-484-520-556 413....................................... 413-449-485-521-557 414....................................... 414-450-486-522-558 415....................................... 415-451-487-523-559 416....................................... 416-452-488-524-560 417....................................... 417-453-489-525-561 418....................................... 418-454-490-526-562 419....................................... 419-455-491-527-563 420....................................... 420-456-492-528-564 421....................................... 421-457-493-529-565 422....................................... 422-458-494-530-566 423....................................... 423-459-495-531-567 424....................................... 424-460-496-532-568 425....................................... 425-461-497-533-569 426....................................... 426-462-498-534-570 427....................................... 427-463-499-535-571 428....................................... 428-464-500-536-572 429....................................... 429-465-501-537-573 430....................................... 430-466-502-538-574 431....................................... 431-467-503-539-575 432....................................... 432-468-504-540-576 433....................................... 433-469-505-541-577 434....................................... 434-470-506-542-578 435....................................... 435-471-507-543-579 436....................................... 436-472-508-544-580 437....................................... 437-473-509-545-581 438....................................... 438-474-510-546-582 439....................................... 439-475-511-547-583 440....................................... 440-476-512-548-584 441....................................... 441-477-513-549-585 442....................................... 442-478-514-550-586 443....................................... 443-479-515-551-587 444....................................... 444-480-516-552-588 445....................................... 445-481-517-553-589 446....................................... 446-482-518-554-590 591....................................... 591-592-593-594-595 596....................................... 596-597-598-599-600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Reserved for contiguous assignments or as a frequency pool for assignments to systems with odd number of chanels. \2\ These frequencies will be authorized only in the area encompassed by a 113 km (70 mile) radius centered at 41[deg]52[min]28[sec] N. 87[deg]38[min]22[sec] W. \3\ All stations located beyond the 113 km (70 mile) distance authorized on or before August 16, 1982 to use these frequencies may continue to do so. Stations beyond the 113 km (70 mile) distance authorized after August 16, 1982, shall employ frequencies listed in table 4A subject to the provisions of Sec. 90.621 (b) or (c) as applicable. [47 FR 41032, Sept. 16, 1982, as amended at 47 FR 51883, Nov. 18, 1982; 51 FR 37404, Oct. 22, 1986; 52 FR 3662, Feb. 5, 1987; 52 FR 29856, Aug. 12, 1987; 53 FR 1026, Jan. 15, 1988; 53 FR 12156, Apr. 13, 1988; 54 FR 38682, Sept. 20, 1989; 58 FR 31476, June 3, 1993; 58 FR 44962, Aug. 25, 1993; 60 FR 21990, May 4, 1995; 60 FR 48918, Sept. 21, 1995; 61 FR 6156, Feb. 16, 1996; 61 FR 6576, Feb. 21, 1996; 62 FR 18934, Apr. 17, 1997; 62 FR 41214, July 31, 1997]