47 C.F.R. § 101.101

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 101.101 - Frequency availability

Frequency band (MHz)	Radio service
	Common carrier (Part 101)	Private radio (Part 101)	Broadcast auxiliary (Part 74)	Other (parts 15, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 74, 78 & 100)	Notes
928-929	MAS	MAS		PRS
932.0-932.5	MAS	MAS		PRS
932.5-935.0	CC	OFS			(1).
941.0-941.5	MAS	MAS		PRS
941.5-944.0	CC	OFS	Aural BAS		(1).
952-958		OFS/MAS		PRS
958-960	MAS	OFS
1850-1990		OFS		PCS
2110-2130	CC			PET
2130-2150		OFS		PET
2160-2180	CC			ET
2180-2200		OFS		PET
2450-2500	CC	OFS	TV BAS	ISM	F/M/TF
2650-2690		OFS		MDS/ITFS
3700-4200	CC LTTS	OFS		SAT, ET	(2).
5925-6425	CC LTTS	OFS		SAT
6425-6525	LTTS	OFS	TV BAS	CARS	M.
6525-6875	CC	OFS
6875-7125	CC	OFS	TV BAS	CARS
10,550-10,680	CC	OFS DEMS
10,700-11,700	CC	OFS		SAT
12,200-12,700	MVDDS	MVDDS, POFS		DBS, NGSO FSS
12,700-13,250	CC LTTS	OFS	TV BAS	CARS	F/M/TF.
17,700-18,580	CC	OFS	TV BAS	SAT CARS
17,700-18,300	CC	OFS	TV BAS	CARS
18,300-18,580	CC	OFS	TV BAS	CARS SAT
18,580-18,820	CC	OFS	Aural BAS	SAT
18,820-18,920	CC	OFS		SAT
18,920-19,160	CC	OFS	Aural BAS	SAT
19,160-19,260	CC	OFS		SAT
19,260-19,700	CC	OFS	TV BAS	CARS SAT
21,200-23,600	CC LTTS	OFS			TF.
24,250-25,250	CC	OFS
29,100-29,250	LMDS	LMDS		SAT
31,000-31,300	CC LMDS LTTS	OFS LMDS			F/M/TF.
71,000-76,000	CC	OFS		25	F/M/TF
81,000-86,000	CC	OFS		25	F/M/TF
92,000-95,000	CC	OFS		15	F/M/TF.

BAS: Broadcast Auxiliary Service-(Part 74)

CARS: Cable Television Relay Service-(Part 78)

CC: Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service-(Part 101, Subparts C & I)

DBS: Direct Broadcast Satellite-(Part 100)

DEMS: Digital Electronic Message Service-(Part 101, Subpart G)

ISM: Industrial, Scientific & Medical-(Part 18)

ITFS: Instructional Television Fixed Service-(Part 74)

LTTS: Local Television Transmission Service-(Part 101, Subpart J)

MAS: Multiple Address System-(Part 101)

MDS: Multipoint Distribution Service-(Part 21)

OFS: Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service-(Part 101, Subparts C & H)

PCS: Personal Communications Service-(Part 24)

PET: Emerging Technologies (per ET Dkt. No. 92-9, not yet assigned)

PRS: Paging and Radiotelephone Service-(Part 22, Subpart E)

SAT: Fixed Satellite Service-(Part 25)

Notes:

F-Fixed

M-Mobile

TF-Temporary Fixed

(1) -Applications for frequencies in the 932.5-935/941.5-944 MHz bands may be filed initially during a one-week period to be announced by public notice. After these applications have been processed, the Commission will announce by public notice a filing date for remaining frequencies. From this filing date forward, applications will be processed on a daily first-come, first-served basis.

(2) Frequencies in this band are shared with stations in the fixed satellite service outside the contiguous United States. Applications for new permanent or temporary facilities in these bands will not be accepted for locations in the contiguous United States. Licensees, as of April 19, 2018, of existing permanent and temporary point-to-point Fixed Service links in the contiguous United States have until December 5, 2023, to self-relocate their point-to-point links out of the 3,700-4,200 MHz band. Such licensees may seek reimbursement of their reasonable costs based on the "comparable facilities" standard used for the transition of microwave links out of other bands, see§ 101.73(d) of this chapter (defining comparable facilities as facilities possessing certain characteristics in terms of throughput, reliability and operating costs) subject to the demonstration requirements and reimbursement administrative provisions administrative provisions in part 27, subpart O, of this chapter.

47 C.F.R. §101.101

61 FR 26677, May 28, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 23165, Apr. 29, 1997; 62 FR 24582, May 6, 1997; 65 FR 38327, June 20, 2000; 65 FR 54175, Sept. 7, 2000; 65 FR 59357, Oct. 5, 2000; 67 FR 43037, June 28, 2002; 69 FR 3266, Jan. 23, 2004; 69 FR 72047, Dec. 10, 2004; 70 FR 4787, Jan. 31, 2005; 76 FR 59571, Sept. 27, 2011; 81 FR 79944, Nov. 14, 2016; 85 FR 22889, Apr. 23, 2020

81 FR 79944, 12/14/2016; 85 FR 22889, 6/22/2020