[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 47CFR27.11]



[Page 297-298]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 27_MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Applications and Licenses

 

Sec. 27.11  Initial authorization.



    (a) An applicant must file a single application for an initial 

authorization for all markets won and frequency blocks desired. Initial 

authorizations shall be granted in accordance with Sec. 27.5. 

Applications for individual sites are not required and will not be 

accepted, except where required for environmental assessments, in 

accordance with Sec. Sec. 1.1301 through 1.1319 of this chapter.

    (b) 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz bands. Initial authorizations 

for the 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz bands shall be for 10 megahertz 

of spectrum in accordance with Sec. 27.5(a).

    (1) Authorizations for Blocks A and B will be based on Major 

Economic Areas (MEAs), as specified in Sec. 27.6(a)(1).

    (2) Authorizations for Blocks C and D will be based on Regional 

Economic Area Groupings (REAGs), as specified in Sec. 27.6(a)(2).

    (c) 746-764 MHz and 776-794 MHz bands. Initial authorizations for 

the 746-764 MHz and 776-794 MHz blocks shall be for 1, 2, 5, or 10 

megahertz of spectrum in accordance with Sec. 27.5(b).

    (1) Authorizations for Block A, consisting of two paired channels of 

1 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(b)(1).

    (2) Authorizations for Block B, consisting of two paired channels of 

2 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(b)(1).

    (3) Authorizations for Block C, consisting of two paired channels of 

5 megahertz each, will be based on Economic Area Groupings (EAGs), as 

specified in Sec. 27.6(b)(2).

    (4) Authorizations for Block D, consisting of two paired channels of 

10 megahertz each, will be based on EAGs, as specified in Sec. 

27.6(b)(2).

    (d) 698-746 MHz band. Initial authorizations for the 698-746 MHz 

band shall be for 6 or 12 megahertz of spectrum in accordance with Sec. 

27.5(c).

    (1) Authorizations for Blocks A and B, consisting of two paired 

channels of 6 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas 

specified in Sec. 27.6(c)(1).

    (2) Authorizations for Block C, consisting of two paired channels of 

6 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(c)(2).

    (3) Authorizations for Blocks D and E, consisting of an unpaired 

channel block of 6 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic 

areas specified in Sec. 27.6(c)(1).

    (e) 1390-1392 MHz band. Initial authorizations for the 1390-1392 MHz 

band shall be for 2 megahertz of spectrum in



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accordance with Sec. 27.5(d). Authorizations will be based on Major 

Economic Areas (MEAs), as specified in Sec. 27.6(d).

    (f) The paired 1392-1395 MHz and 1432-1435 MHz bands. Initial 

authorizations for the paired 1392-1395 MHz and 1432-1435 MHz bands 

shall be for 3 megahertz of paired spectrum in accordance with Sec. 

27.5(e). Authorization for Blocks A and B will be based on Economic 

Areas Groupings (EAGs), as specified in Sec. 27.6(e).

    (g) 1670-1675 MHz band. Initial authorizations for the 1670-1675 MHz 

band shall be for 5 megahertz of spectrum in accordance with Sec. 

27.5(f). Authorizations will be on a nationwide basis.

    (h) [Reserved]

    (i) 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands. Initial authorizations 

for the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands shall be for 5, 10 or 15 

megahertz of spectrum in each band in accordance with Sec. 27.5(h) of 

this part.

    (1) Authorizations for Block A, consisting of two paired channels of 

10 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(h)(1).

    (2) Authorizations for Block B, consisting of two paired channels of 

10 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(h)(2).

    (3) Authorizations for Block C, consisting of two paired channels of 

5 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(h)(2).

    (4) Authorizations for Block D, consisting of two paired channels of 

5 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(h)(3).

    (5) Authorizations for Block E, consisting of two paired channels of 

15 megahertz each, will be based on those geographic areas specified in 

Sec. 27.6(h)(2).



[62 FR 9658, Mar. 3, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 68954, Dec. 14, 1998; 65 

FR 3146, Jan. 20, 2000; 67 FR 5511, Feb. 6, 2002; 67 FR 41854, June 20, 

2002; 69 FR 5715, Feb. 6, 2004; 69 FR 39867, July 1, 2004; 69 FR 77950, 

Dec. 29, 2004]