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Service Rules for the 698–806 MHz
Band, Revision of the Commission’s
Rules Regarding Public Safety
Spectrum Requirements, and a
Declaratory Ruling on Reporting
Requirement Under the Commission’s
Anti-Collusion Rule; Corrections
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
AGENCY:
Communications equipment, Disaster
assistance, Radio, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements,
Telecommunications, Television.
47 CFR Part 27
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is a nationwide area as defined in
paragraph (a) of this section.
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I 5. Part 27, Subpart G is amended by
revising the subpart heading to read as
follows:
Subpart G—Guard Band A and B
Blocks (757–758/787–788 MHz and
775–776/805–806 MHz Bands).
6. Section 27.1333 is amended by
revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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§ 27.1333 Geographic partitioning,
spectrum disaggregation, license
assignment and transfer.
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Communications common carriers,
Radio, Wireless radio services.
Accordingly, 47 CFR parts 2, 27, and
90 are corrected by making the
following correcting amendments:
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PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS
AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS;
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and
336, unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 2.106 is amended by
revising footnote NG158 to read as
follows:
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§ 2.106
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) published in the
Federal Register of August 24, 2007, a
document concerning the adoption of
final rules governing wireless licenses
in the 698–806 MHz Band (i.e., the 700
MHz Band) (72 FR 48814). That
document inadvertently failed to update
sections 2.106, 27.6, 27.1333, 90.176,
90.545, 90.549, and 90.555. This
document corrects the final regulations
by revising these sections.
DATES: Effective November 29, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Moon at (202) 418–1793,
paul.moon@fcc.gov, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau;
Peter Trachtenberg at (202) 418–7369,
peter.trachtenberg@fcc.gov, Spectrum
and Competition Policy Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau;
Jeff Cohen at (202) 418–0799,
jeff.cohen@fcc.gov, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau.
SUMMARY:
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47 CFR Part 2
Civil defense, Common carriers,
Emergency medical services, Radio,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
47 CFR Parts 2, 27, and 90
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47 CFR Part 90
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This is a
partial summary of the Federal
Communications Commission’s
Erratum, FCC 07–132, released on
October 25, 2007. This document
augments another partial summary of
that Erratum published in the Federal
Register November 29, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Table of Frequency Allocations.
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(b) The 700 MHz Upper D Block
licensee will be permitted to assign or
transfer its license subject to
Commission review and prior approval.
The Upper 700 MHz D Block license
assignment or transfer applications are
precluded from the immediate approval
procedures as specified in § 1.948(j)(2).
PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE
RADIO SERVICES
7. The authority citation for part 90
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r),
and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
8. Section 90.176 is amended by
revising the section heading to read as
follows:
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§ 90.176 Coordinator notification
requirements on frequencies below 512
MHz, at 769–775/799–805 MHz, or at 1427–
1432 MHz.
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NG158. The frequency bands 763–775
MHz and 793–805 MHz are available for
assignment to the public safety services,
as described in Part 90 of this chapter.
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PART 27—MISCELLANEOUS
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES
Public safety base, control, and
mobile transmitters in the 769–775 MHz
and 799–805 MHz frequency bands
must be operated only in accordance
with the rules in this section, to reduce
the potential for interference to public
reception of the signals of existing TV
and DTV broadcast stations transmitting
on TV Channels 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68
or 69.
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I 10. Section 90.549 is revised to read
as follows:
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3. The authority citation for part 27
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303,
307, 309, 332, 336, and 337 unless otherwise
noted.
4. Section 27.6 is amended by revising
paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
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§ 27.6
Service Areas.
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(3) Service area for Block D in the
758–763 MHz and 788–793 MHz bands
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9. Section 90.545 is amended by
revising the introductory text to read as
follows:
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§ 90.545
criteria.
§ 90.549
TV/DTV interference protection
Transmitter certification.
Transmitters operated in the 763–775
MHz and 793–805 MHz frequency
bands must be of a type that have been
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authorized by the Commission under its
certification procedure as required by
§ 90.203.
11. Section 90.555 is amended by
revising paragraphs (a) introductory
text, (b)(1) and (2), and (c)(1) and (2) to
read as follows:
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§ 90.555
Information exchange.
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(a) Prior notification. Public safety
licensees authorized to operate in the
763–775 MHz and 793–805 MHz bands
may notify any licensee authorized to
operate in the 746–757, 758–763, 776–
787, or 788–793 MHz bands that they
wish to receive prior notification of the
activation or modification of the
licensee’s base or fixed stations in their
area. Thereafter, the 746–757, 758–763,
776–787, or 788–793 MHz band licensee
must provide the following information
to the public safety licensee at least 10
business days before a new base or fixed
station is activated or an existing base
or fixed station is modified:
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(b) * * *
(1) Allow a public safety licensee to
advise the 746–757, 758–763, 776–787,
or 788–793 MHz band licensee whether
it believes a proposed base or fixed
station will generate unacceptable
interference;
(2) Permit 746–757, 758–763, 776–
787, and 788–793 MHz band licensees
to make voluntary changes in base or
fixed station parameters when a public
safety licensee alerts them to possible
interference; and,
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(c) * * *
(1) Upon request by a 746–757, 758–
763, 776–787, or 788–793 MHz band
licensee, public safety licensees
authorized to operate radio systems in
the 763–775 and 793–805 MHz bands
shall provide the operating parameters
of their radio system to the 746–757,
758–763, 776–787, or 788–793 MHz
band licensee.
(2) Public safety licensees who
perform the information exchange
described in this section must notify the
appropriate 746–757, 758–763, 776–787,
or 788–793 MHz band licensees prior to
any technical changes to their radio
system.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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47 CFR Parts 27 and 90
[WT Docket No. 06–150; CC Docket No. 94–
102, WT Docket No. 01–309, WT Docket No.
03–264, WT Docket No. 06–169; PS Docket
No. 06–229; WT Docket No. 96–86; WT
Docket No. 07–166; FCC No. 07–132]
Service Rules for the 698–806 MHz
Band, Revision of the Commission’s
Rules Regarding Public Safety
Spectrum Requirements, and a
Declaratory Ruling on Reporting
Requirement Under the Commission’s
Anti-Collusion Rule; Correction
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) published in the
Federal Register of August 24, 2007, a
document concerning the adoption of
final rules governing wireless licenses
in the 698–806 MHz Band (i.e., the 700
MHz Band). (72 FR 48814) This
document corrects and amends portions
of that document.
DATES: Effective November 29, 2007,
except for the amendments to §§ 27.14,
27.15, and 27.50 which contain
information collection requirements that
have not been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget. The
Commission will publish a document in
the Federal Register announcing the
effective date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Moon at (202) 418–1793,
paul.moon@fcc.gov, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau;
Peter Trachtenberg at (202) 418–7369,
peter.trachtenberg@fcc.gov, Spectrum
and Competition Policy Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau;
Jeff Cohen at (202) 418–0799,
jeff.cohen@fcc.gov, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document is a partial summary of the
Federal Communications Commission’s
Erratum, FCC 07–132, released on
October 25, 2007. This document
augments another partial summary of
that Erratum published in the Federal
Register November 29, 2007. This
correction document changes the
paragraphs referenced on page 48842,
second column, line 2, and corrects
rules governing §§ 27.14, 27.15, 27.50,
and 90.531.
In FR doc. 07–4123 published in the
Federal Register of August 24, 2007, (72
FR 48814) the following corrections are
made:
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1. On page 48842, in the second
column, line 2 is corrected to read
‘‘specified in paragraphs 225 and 226,’’.
I 2. On page 48846, in the first column,
in § 27.14, the first sentence of
paragraph (a) is corrected to read as
follows:
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§ 27.14 Construction requirements;
Criteria for renewal.
(a) AWS and WCS licensees, with the
exception of WCS licensees holding
authorizations for Block A in the 698–
704 MHz and 728–734 MHz bands,
Block B in the 704–710 MHz and 734–
740 MHz bands, Block E in the 722–728
MHz band, Block C, C1, or C2 in the
746–757 MHz and 776–787 MHz bands,
or Block D in the 758–763 MHz and
788–793 MHz bands, must, as a
performance requirement, make a
showing of ‘‘substantial service’’ in their
license area within the prescribed
license term set forth in § 27.13. * * *
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I 3. On page 48846, in the first column,
§ 27.14(e) is corrected to read as follows:
§ 27.14 Construction requirements;
Criteria for renewal.
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(e) Comparative renewal proceedings
do not apply to WCS licensees holding
authorizations for Block A in the 698–
704 MHz, 728–734 MHz bands, Block B
in the 704–710 MHz and 734–740 MHz
bands, Block C in the 710–716 MHz and
740–746 MHz bands, Block D in the
716–722 MHz band, Block E in the 722–
728 MHz band, Block C, C1, or C2 in the
746–757 MHz and 776–787 MHz bands,
or Block D in the 758–763 MHz and
788–793 MHz bands. Each of these
licensees must file a renewal
application in accordance with the
provisions set forth in § 1.949, and must
make a showing of substantial service,
independent of its performance
requirements, as a condition for renewal
at the end of each license term.
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I 4. On page 48846, in the first column,
the sixth line of § 27.14(g) is corrected
to read ‘‘MHz bands, or EA
authorizations for’’.
I 5. On page 48846, in the second
column, the final sentence of
§ 27.14(g)(1) is corrected to read ‘‘In
addition, an EA or CMA licensee that
provides signal coverage and offers
service at a level that is below this
interim benchmark may lose authority
to operate in part of the remaining
unserved areas of the license.’’
I 6. On page 48846, in the second
column, the eighteenth line of
§ 27.14(g)(2) is corrected to read ‘‘this
end-of-term benchmark may be’’.
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47 CFR Parts 2, 27, and 90
[WT Docket No. 06-150; CC Docket No. 94-102, WT Docket No. 01-309, WT
Docket No. 03-264, WT Docket No. 06-169; PS Docket No. 06-229; WT
Docket No. 96-86; WT Docket No. 07-166; FCC No. 07-132]
Service Rules for the 698-806 MHz Band, Revision of the
Commission's Rules Regarding Public Safety Spectrum Requirements, and a
Declaratory Ruling on Reporting Requirement Under the Commission's
Anti-Collusion Rule; Corrections
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published in the
Federal Register of August 24, 2007, a document concerning the adoption
of final rules governing wireless licenses in the 698-806 MHz Band
(i.e., the 700 MHz Band) (72 FR 48814). That document inadvertently
failed to update sections 2.106, 27.6, 27.1333, 90.176, 90.545, 90.549,
and 90.555. This document corrects the final regulations by revising
these sections.
DATES: Effective November 29, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Moon at (202) 418-1793,
paul.moon@fcc.gov, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau; Peter Trachtenberg at (202) 418-7369,
peter.trachtenberg@fcc.gov, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; Jeff Cohen at (202) 418-0799,
jeff.cohen@fcc.gov, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a partial summary of the Federal
Communications Commission's Erratum, FCC 07-132, released on October
25, 2007. This document augments another partial summary of that
Erratum published in the Federal Register November 29, 2007.
List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 2
Communications equipment, Disaster assistance, Radio, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Telecommunications, Television.
47 CFR Part 27
Communications common carriers, Radio, Wireless radio services.
47 CFR Part 90
Civil defense, Common carriers, Emergency medical services, Radio,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Accordingly, 47 CFR parts 2, 27, and 90 are corrected by making the
following correcting amendments:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise
noted.
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2. Section 2.106 is amended by revising footnote NG158 to read as
follows:
Sec. 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations.
* * * * *
NG158. The frequency bands 763-775 MHz and 793-805 MHz are
available for assignment to the public safety services, as described in
Part 90 of this chapter.
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PART 27--MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
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3. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, and
337 unless otherwise noted.
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4. Section 27.6 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(3) to read as
follows:
Sec. 27.6 Service Areas.
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(b) * * *
(3) Service area for Block D in the 758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz
bands is a nationwide area as defined in paragraph (a) of this section.
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5. Part 27, Subpart G is amended by revising the subpart heading to
read as follows:
Subpart G--Guard Band A and B Blocks (757-758/787-788 MHz and 775-
776/805-806 MHz Bands).
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6. Section 27.1333 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 27.1333 Geographic partitioning, spectrum disaggregation,
license assignment and transfer.
* * * * *
(b) The 700 MHz Upper D Block licensee will be permitted to assign
or transfer its license subject to Commission review and prior
approval. The Upper 700 MHz D Block license assignment or transfer
applications are precluded from the immediate approval procedures as
specified in Sec. 1.948(j)(2).
PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
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7. The authority citation for part 90 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
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8. Section 90.176 is amended by revising the section heading to read as
follows:
Sec. 90.176 Coordinator notification requirements on frequencies
below 512 MHz, at 769-775/799-805 MHz, or at 1427-1432 MHz.
* * * * *
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9. Section 90.545 is amended by revising the introductory text to read
as follows:
Sec. 90.545 TV/DTV interference protection criteria.
Public safety base, control, and mobile transmitters in the 769-775
MHz and 799-805 MHz frequency bands must be operated only in accordance
with the rules in this section, to reduce the potential for
interference to public reception of the signals of existing TV and DTV
broadcast stations transmitting on TV Channels 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68
or 69.
* * * * *
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10. Section 90.549 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 90.549 Transmitter certification.
Transmitters operated in the 763-775 MHz and 793-805 MHz frequency
bands must be of a type that have been
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authorized by the Commission under its certification procedure as
required by Sec. 90.203.
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11. Section 90.555 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) introductory
text, (b)(1) and (2), and (c)(1) and (2) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.555 Information exchange.
(a) Prior notification. Public safety licensees authorized to
operate in the 763-775 MHz and 793-805 MHz bands may notify any
licensee authorized to operate in the 746-757, 758-763, 776-787, or
788-793 MHz bands that they wish to receive prior notification of the
activation or modification of the licensee's base or fixed stations in
their area. Thereafter, the 746-757, 758-763, 776-787, or 788-793 MHz
band licensee must provide the following information to the public
safety licensee at least 10 business days before a new base or fixed
station is activated or an existing base or fixed station is modified:
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) Allow a public safety licensee to advise the 746-757, 758-763,
776-787, or 788-793 MHz band licensee whether it believes a proposed
base or fixed station will generate unacceptable interference;
(2) Permit 746-757, 758-763, 776-787, and 788-793 MHz band
licensees to make voluntary changes in base or fixed station parameters
when a public safety licensee alerts them to possible interference;
and,
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(1) Upon request by a 746-757, 758-763, 776-787, or 788-793 MHz
band licensee, public safety licensees authorized to operate radio
systems in the 763-775 and 793-805 MHz bands shall provide the
operating parameters of their radio system to the 746-757, 758-763,
776-787, or 788-793 MHz band licensee.
(2) Public safety licensees who perform the information exchange
described in this section must notify the appropriate 746-757, 758-763,
776-787, or 788-793 MHz band licensees prior to any technical changes
to their radio system.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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