[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR22.165]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 22_PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B_Licensing Requirements and Procedures
 
Sec.  22.165  Additional transmitters for existing systems.

    A licensee may operate additional transmitters at additional 
locations on the same channel or channel block as its existing system 
without obtaining prior Commission approval provided:
    (a) International coordination. The locations and/or technical 
parameters of the additional transmitters are such that individual 
coordination of the channel assignment(s) with a foreign

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administration, under applicable international agreements and rules in 
this part, is not required.
    (b) Antenna structure registration. Certain antenna structures must 
be registered with the Commission prior to construction or alteration. 
Registration requirements are contained in part 17 of this chapter.
    (c) Environmental. The additional transmitters must not have a 
significant environmental effect as defined by Sec. Sec.  1.1301 through 
1.1319 of this chapter.
    (d) Paging and Radiotelephone Service. The provisions in this 
paragraph apply for stations in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.
    (1) The interfering contours of the additional transmitter(s) must 
be totally encompassed by the composite interfering contour of the 
existing station (or stations under common control of the applicant) on 
the same channel, except that this limitation does not apply to 
nationwide network paging stations or in-building radiation systems.
    (2) Additional transmitters in the 43 MHz frequency range operate 
under developmental authority, subject to the conditions set forth in 
Sec.  22.411.
    (3) The additional transmitters must not operate on control channels 
in the 72-76 MHz, 470-512 MHz, 928 MHz, 932 MHz, 941 MHz or 959 MHz 
frequency ranges.
    (e) Cellular radiotelephone service. During the five-year build-out 
period, the service area boundaries of the additional transmitters, as 
calculated by the method set forth in Sec.  22.911(a), must remain 
within the market, except that the service area boundaries may extend 
beyond the market boundary into the area that is part of the CGSA or is 
already encompassed by the service area boundaries of previously 
authorized facilities. After the five-year build-out period, the service 
area boundaries of the additional transmitters, as calculated by the 
method set forth in Sec.  22.911(a), must remain within the CGSA. 
Licensees must notify the Commission (FCC Form 601) of any transmitters 
added under this section that cause a change in the CGSA boundary. The 
notification must include full size and reduced maps, and supporting 
engineering, as described in Sec.  22.953(a)(1) through (3). If the 
addition of transmitters involves a contract service area boundary (SAB) 
extension (see Sec.  22.912), the notification must include a statement 
as to whether the five-year build-out period for the system on the 
relevant channel block in the market into which the SAB extends has 
elapsed and whether the SAB extends into any unserved area in the 
market. The notification must be made electronically via the ULS, or 
delivered to the filing place (see Sec.  1.913 of this chapter) once 
yearly during the five-year build-out on the anniversary of the license 
grant date.
    (f) Air-ground Radiotelephone Service. Ground stations may be added 
to Commercial Aviation air-ground systems at previously established 
ground station locations, pursuant to Sec.  22.859, subject to 
compliance with the applicable technical rules. This section does not 
apply to General Aviation air-ground stations.
    (g) Rural Radiotelephone Service. A ``service area'' and 
``interfering contours'' must be determined using the same method as for 
stations in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service. The service area and 
interfering contours so determined for the additional transmitter(s) 
must be totally encompassed by the similarly determined composite 
service area contour and predicted interfering contour, respectively, of 
the existing station on the same channel. This section does not apply to 
Basic Exchange Telecommunications Radio Systems.
    (h) Offshore Radiotelephone Service. This section does not apply to 
stations in the Offshore Radiotelephone Service.
    (i) Provision of information upon request. Upon request by the FCC, 
licensees must supply administrative or technical information concerning 
the additional transmitters. At the time transmitters are added pursuant 
to this section, licensees must make a record of the pertinent technical 
and administrative information so that such information is readily 
available. See Sec.  22.303.

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994; 59 FR 64856, Dec. 16, 1994; as amended at 
62 FR 11629, Mar. 12, 1997; 63 FR 68944, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR 53240, 
Oct. 1, 1999; 67 FR 77190, Dec. 17, 2002]

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