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Allocations

U.S. Non-Federal-Government Allocations

470 - 512 MHz
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
BROADCASTING

NG5 NG14 NG66 NG115 NG149

FCC Rule Parts:
Public Mobile (22)
Radio Broadcast (TV)(73)
LPTV, TV Translator/Booster (74G)
Low Power Auxiliary (74H)
Private Land Mobile (90)

Relevant FCC Auctions:
Auction 25 (Closed Broadcast), $57,820,350
Auction 28 (Broadcast), $1,210,000
Auction 54 (Closed Broadcast), $4,657,600
Auction 64 (Full Power Television Station Construction Permits), $23,367,850
Auction 81 (Low Power Television (LPTV)), $834,600
Auction 82 (New Analog Television Stations), $5,025,250
Auction 85 (Low Power Television (LPTV)), $134,725
Total net auction bids: $93,050,375

U.S. Federal Government Allocations

470 - 608 MHz

ITU Region 1 Allocations

470 - 790 MHz
BROADCASTING

5.149 5.291A 5.294 5.296 5.300 5.304 5.306 5.311A 5.312 5.312A

ITU Region 2 Allocations

470 - 512 MHz
BROADCASTING
Fixed
Mobile

5.292 5.293

ITU Region 3 Allocations

470 - 585 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING

5.291 5.298

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Television Broadcast

Upper 700 MHz D Block

Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS)

Radio Astronomy (608-614 MHz)

Standard LTE Bands

IEEE 802.15.4 HRP UWB

FCC Narrowbanding Mandate

2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) Agenda Item 1.3

2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) Agenda Item 1.2

TV White Space Devices

WRC Agenda Item 1.5, ITU Region 1

WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.3

Footnotes

5.149 In making assignments to stations of other services to which the bands:

13360-13410 kHz,	22.81-22.86 GHz,
25550-25670 kHz,	23.07-23.12 GHz,
37.5-38.25 MHz,	31.2-31.3 GHz,
73-74.6 MHz	31.5-31.8 GHz
in Regions 1 and 3,	in Regions 1 and 3,
150.05-153 MHz	36.43-36.5 GHz,
in Region 1,	42.5-43.5 GHz,
322-328.6 MHz,	48.94-49.04 GHz,
406.1-410 MHz,	76-86 GHz,
608-614 MHz in	92-94 GHz,
Regions 1 and 3,	94.1-100 GHz,
1330-1400 MHz,	102-109.5 GHz,
1610.6-1613.8 MHz,	111.8-114.25 GHz,
1660-1670 MHz,	128.33-128.59 GHz,
1718.8-1722.2 MHz,	129.23-129.49 GHz,
2655-2690 MHz,	130-134 GHz,
3260-3267 MHz,	136-148.5 GHz,
3332-3339 MHz,	151.5-158.5 GHz,
3345.8-3352.5 MHz,	168.59-168.93 GHz,
4825-4835 MHz,	171.11-171.45 GHz,
4950-4990 MHz,	172.31-172.65 GHz,
4990-5000 MHz,	173.52-173.85 GHz,
6650-6675.2 MHz,	195.75-196.15 GHz,
10.6-10.68 GHz,	209-226 GHz,
14.47-14.5 GHz,	241-250 GHz,
22.01-22.21 GHz,	252-275 GHz
22.21-22.5 GHz,

are allocated, administrations are urged to take all practicable steps to protect the radio astronomy service from harmful interference. Emissions from spaceborne or airborne stations can be particularly serious sources of interference to the radio astronomy service (see Nos. 4.5 and 4.6 and Article 29). (WRC-07)

5.291 Additional allocation: in China, the band 470-485 MHz is also allocated to the space research (space-to-Earth) and the space operation (space-to-Earth) services on a primary basis subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21 and subject to not causing harmful interference to existing and planned broadcasting stations.

5.291A Additional allocation: : in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Netherlands, the Czech Rep. and Switzerland, the band 470-494 MHz is also allocated to the radiolocation service on a secondary basis. This use is limited to the operation of wind profiler radars in accordance with Resolution 217 (WRC-97).

5.292 Different category of service: in Mexico, the allocation of the band 470-512 MHz to the fixed and mobile services, and in Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela to the mobile service, is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC-07)

5.293 Different category of service: in Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the United States, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Peru, the allocation of the bands 470-512 MHz and 614-806 MHz to the fixed service is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. In Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the United States, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Peru, the allocation of the bands 470-512 MHz and 614-698 MHz to the mobile service is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. In Argentina and Ecuador, the allocation of the band 470-512 MHz to the fixed and mobile services is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC-07)

5.294 Additional allocation: in Saudi Arabia, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Kenya, Malawi, the Syrian Arab Republic, Sudan, Chad and Yemen, the band 470-582 MHz is also allocated to the fixed service on a secondary basis. (WRC-07)

5.296 Additional allocation: in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Belgium, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Monaco, Norway, Oman, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Swaziland and Tunisia, the band 470-790 MHz is also allocated on a secondary basis to the land mobile service, intended for applications ancillary to broadcasting. Stations of the land mobile service in the countries listed in this footnote shall not cause harmful interference to existing or planned stations operating in accordance with the Table in countries other than those listed in this footnote. (WRC-07)

5.298 Additional allocation: in India, the band 549.75-550.25 MHz is also allocated to the space operation service (space-to-Earth) on a secondary basis.

5.300 Additional allocation: in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Jordan, Oman, the Syrian Arab Republic and Sudan, the band 582-790 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a secondary basis. (WRC-07)

5.304 Additional allocation: in the African Broadcasting Area (see Nos. 5.10 to 5.13), the band 606-614 MHz is also allocated to the radio astronomy service on a primary basis.

5.306 Additional allocation: in Region 1, except in the African Broadcasting Area (see Nos. 5.10 to 5.13), and in Region 3, the band 608-614 MHz is also allocated to the radio astronomy service on a secondary basis.

5.311A For the frequency band 620-790 MHz, see also Resolution 549 (WRC-07). (WRC-07)

5.312 Additional allocation: in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, the Czech Rep., Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 645-862 MHz is also allocated to the aeronautical radionavigation service on a primary basis.

Could not find 5.312A

NG5 In the band 535-1705 kHz, AM broadcast licensees and permittees may use their AM carrier on a secondary basis to transmit signals intended for both broadcast and non-broadcast purposes. In the band 88-108 MHz, FM broadcast licensees and permittees are permitted to use subcarriers on a secondary basis to transmit signals intended for both broadcast and non-broadcast purposes. In the bands 54-72, 76-88, 174-216, 470-608, and 614-698 MHz, TV broadcast licensees and permittees are permitted to use subcarriers on a secondary basis for both broadcast and non-broadcast purposes.

NG14 TV broadcast stations authorized to operate in the bands 54-72, 76-88, 174-216, 470-608, and 614-698 MHz may use a portion of the television vertical blanking interval for the transmission of telecommunications signals, on the condition that harmful interference will not be caused to the reception of primary services, and that such telecommunications services must accept any interference caused by primary services operating in these bands.

NG66 The band 470-512 MHz (TV channels 14-20) is allocated to the broadcasting service on an exclusive basis throughout the United States and its insular areas, except as described below:

(a) In the urbanized areas listed in the table below, the indicated frequency bands are allocated to the land mobile service on an exclusive basis for assignment to eligibles in the Public Mobile Services, the Public Safety Radio Pool, and the Industrial/Business Radio Pool, except that:

(1) Licensees in the land mobile service that are regulated as Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers may also use their assigned spectrum to provide fixed service on a primary basis.
(2) The use of the band 482-488 MHz (TV channel 16) is limited to eligibles in the Public Safety Radio Pool in or near (i) the Los Angeles urbanized area; and (ii) New York City; Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York State; and Bergen County, NJ.

Urbanized area	Bands (MHz)	TV channels
Boston, MA	470-476, 482-488	14, 16
Chicago, IL-Northwestern IN	470-476, 476-482	14, 15
Cleveland, OH	470-476, 476-482	14, 15
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	482-488	16
Detroit, MI	476-482, 482-488	15, 16
Houston, TX	488-494	17
Los Angeles, CA	470-476, 482-488, 506-512	14, 16, 20
Miami, FL	470-476	14
New York, NY-Northeastern NJ	470-476, 476-482, 482-488	14, 15, 16
Philadelphia, PA-NJ	500-506, 506-512	19, 20
Pittsburgh, PA	470-476, 494-500	14, 18
San Francisco-Oakland, CA	482-488, 488-494	16, 17
Washington, DC-MD-VA	488-494, 494-500	17, 18

(b) In the Gulf of Mexico offshore from the Louisiana-Texas coast, the band 476-494 MHz (TV channels 15-17) is allocated to the fixed and mobile services on a primary basis for assignment to eligibles in the Public Mobile and Private Land Mobile Radio Services.
(c) In Hawaii, the band 488-494 MHz (TV channel 17) is allocated exclusively to the fixed service for use by common carrier control and repeater stations for point-to-point inter-island communications only.
(d) The use of these allocations is further subject to the conditions set forth in 47 CFR parts 22 and 90.

NG115 In the bands 54-72 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470-608 MHz, and 614-698 MHz, wireless microphones and wireless assist video devices may be authorized on a non-interference basis, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in 47 CFR part 74, subpart H.

NG149 The bands 54-72 MHz, 76-88 MHz, 174-216 MHz, 470-512 MHz, 512-608 MHz, and 614-698 MHz are also allocated to the fixed service to permit subscription television operations in accordance with 47 CFR part 73.

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Television Broadcast

Over-the-air television broadcasting in the United States uses the following spectrum. Each TV channel is 6 MHz wide. Digital broadcasting is by the ATSC standard. Some Low Power Television (LPTV), TV translators, and Class A television stations continue to broadcast in analog mode using the NTSC standard, but are mandated to transition to digital by September 1, 2015; however, the FCC has proposed extending this deadline in document FCC 14-151 (available under the related documents section).

VHF TV
54-72 MHz:	Channels 2-4
76-88 MHz:	Channels 5-6
174-216 MHz:	Channels 7-13

UHF TV
470-512 MHz:	Channels 14-20 (may be used for land mobile in major cities; see below)
512-608 MHz:	Channels 21-36
608-614 MHz:	Channel 37 (not used for TV broadcasting)
614-698 MHz:	Channels 38-51

Portions of channels 14-20 (470-512 MHz) are used by the Private Land Mobile Radio Service (PLMRS) in the following metropolitan areas:

Boston MA	channels 14 & 16
Chicago IL	channels 14 & 15
Dallas/Ft. Worth TX	channel 16
Houston TX	channel 17
Los Angeles CA	channels 14, 16 & 20
Miami FL	channel 14
New York NY/NE New Jersey	channels 14-16
Philadelphia PA	channels 19 & 20
Pittsburgh PA	channels 14 & 18
San Francisco-Oakland CA	channels 16 & 17
Washington DC	channels 17 & 18

PLMRS service is allowed by the FCC's rules in Cleveland OH (14 & 15) and Detroit MI (15 & 16), but interference issues with Canada prevent PLMRS from being deployed there.

A useful characteristic of digital (ATSC) signals is the addition of a narrowband pilot tone on the RF carrier. The pilot tone is at a nominal frequency of 309.440559441 kHz above the bottom edge of the channel, although the FCC may require small frequency offsets on a station-by-station basis to avoid interference between pilot tones of co-channel TV stations. Ancillary uses of the pilot tones include, for example, monitoring for sudden enhanced propagation events, such as meteor burst or sporadic E.

Channelized Bands
Band	Channel	Use	Service	Table
54 - 60 MHz	2	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
60 - 66 MHz	3	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
66 - 72 MHz	4	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
76 - 82 MHz	5	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
82 - 88 MHz	6	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
174 - 180 MHz	7	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
180 - 186 MHz	8	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
186 - 192 MHz	9	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
192 - 198 MHz	10	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
198 - 204 MHz	11	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
204 - 210 MHz	12	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
210 - 216 MHz	13	Broadcast Television (VHF)	Broadcasting	N
470 - 476 MHz	14	Broadcast Television (UHF) (may be used for land mobile in major metro areas)	Broadcasting	N
476 - 482 MHz	15	Broadcast Television (UHF) (may be used for land mobile in major metro areas)	Broadcasting	N
482 - 488 MHz	16	Broadcast Television (UHF) (may be used for land mobile in major metro areas)	Broadcasting	N
488 - 494 MHz	17	Broadcast Television (UHF) (may be used for land mobile in major metro areas)	Broadcasting	N
494 - 500 MHz	18	Broadcast Television (UHF) (may be used for land mobile in major metro areas)	Broadcasting	N
500 - 506 MHz	19	Broadcast Television (UHF) (may be used for land mobile in major metro areas)	Broadcasting	N
506 - 512 MHz	20	Broadcast Television (UHF) (may be used for land mobile in major metro areas)	Broadcasting	N
512 - 518 MHz	21	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
518 - 524 MHz	22	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
524 - 530 MHz	23	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
530 - 536 MHz	24	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
536 - 542 MHz	25	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
542 - 548 MHz	26	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
548 - 554 MHz	27	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
554 - 560 MHz	28	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
560 - 566 MHz	29	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
566 - 572 MHz	30	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
572 - 578 MHz	31	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
578 - 584 MHz	32	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
584 - 590 MHz	33	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
590 - 596 MHz	34	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
596 - 602 MHz	35	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
602 - 608 MHz	36	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
614 - 620 MHz	38	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
620 - 626 MHz	39	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
626 - 632 MHz	40	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
632 - 638 MHz	41	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
638 - 644 MHz	42	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
644 - 650 MHz	43	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
650 - 656 MHz	44	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
656 - 662 MHz	45	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
662 - 668 MHz	46	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
668 - 674 MHz	47	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
674 - 680 MHz	48	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
680 - 686 MHz	49	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
686 - 692 MHz	50	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N
692 - 698 MHz	51	Broadcast Television (UHF)	Broadcasting	N

External Links:

ATSC Digital TV Standard

FCC TV station query

Spectrum Tour: U.S. Digital TV (551 MHz) (Prof. Steve Ellingson)

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Upper 700 MHz D Block

A brief background on the D block, courtesy of FCC's document DA 12-1462 (Sep 7, 2012):

The D Block and the existing public safety broadband spectrum are part of the Upper 700 MHz Band (746-806 MHz), which was made available for wireless services as a result of the digital television transition (DTV transition). Pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Commission designated twenty-four megahertz of Upper 700 MHz spectrum for public safety services and the remaining thirty-six megahertz for commercial services to be assigned through competitive bidding. The public safety segment included two six-megahertz narrowband segments (764-767 MHz/794-797 MHz and 773-776 MHz/803-806 MHz) that abutted a twelve megahertz wideband segment (767-773 MHz/797-803 MHz) on either side.

In the Second Report and Order, the Commission reconfigured the public safety segment of the Upper 700 MHz Band to eliminate the wideband segment, consolidate narrowband channels within a single band segment (769-775 MHz/799-805 MHz) at the upper end of the public safety spectrum, and establish at the lower end a ten megahertz broadband segment (763-768 MHz/793-798 MHz). Between the broadband and narrowband segments the Commission placed a two megahertz internal guard band (768-769 MHz/798-799 MHz). The Commission also reconfigured the commercial segment of the Upper 700 MHz band, in part by establishing a ten megahertz commercial "D Block" of spectrum directly adjacent to the public safety broadband spectrum (758-763 MHz/788-793 MHz).

These revisions to the Upper 700 MHz band plan were made to facilitate a public-private partnership for the development of a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network in the 700 MHz band. The Commission established rules creating a single nationwide license for the public safety broadband spectrum to be granted to a Public Safety Broadband Licensee (PSBL). The D Block was then designated for auction under the condition that its licensee enter into a Network Sharing Agreement (NSA) with the PSBL to construct and operate a nationwide, interoperable broadband network across both the D Block and the 700 MHz public safety broadband spectrum.

In order to effectuate this plan, the Commission established requirements concerning the nature of the shared wireless broadband network and the respective rights and obligations of the D Block licensee and the PSBL regarding their partnership and the network. The Commission adopted rules requiring the parties to execute the NSA prior to the award of the D Block license. In addition, the Commission placed certain other conditions on the D Block license "to protect services to the public safety community and facilitate the success of the 700 MHz Public/Private Partnership, including requirements relating to the organization and structure of the partnership, reporting requirements, and a prohibition on the discontinuance of public safety operations." The Commission also put in place "a means for public safety entities to: (1) obtain an earlier build-out of broadband networks than provided for in the NSA; (2) build their own broadband networks in areas not included in the NSA; and (3) conduct wideband operations via a limited and conditioned waiver process."

Soon after the release of the Second Report and Order, the Commission selected the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) to serve as PSBL. However, an auction of the D Block in early 2008 under the terms and conditions established in the Second Report and Order failed to produce a winning bid. Later in 2008 the Commission issued a Second and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that re-examined various options for achieving an interoperable nationwide public safety network. The D Block was never re-auctioned and remains unlicensed.

In January 2011, the Commission adopted a Third Report and Order, which codified the use of LTE technology for the public safety broadband spectrum and stayed certain Part 90 rules that were designed to implement the mandatory public-private partnership that never came to fruition. An accompanying Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking considered further technical rules for ensuring the operability and interoperability of the nationwide public safety broadband network.

In February 2012, the Public Safety Spectrum Act became law. It prescribes a detailed plan for the development of this long-awaited network, and fundamentally altered the regulatory landscape for the 700 MHz band by providing a Congressionally developed long-term vision for using this spectrum to deploy a nationwide public safety broadband network. Among its other provisions, the Act establishes FirstNet as an independent authority within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and requires the Commission to grant a license to FirstNet for the use of both the existing public safety broadband spectrum and the spectrally adjacent D Block, which the Commission must reallocate for public safety use. The Act charges FirstNet with the responsibility for establishing and overseeing "a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network," by taking "all actions necessary to ensure the building, deployment, and operation of the . . . network, in consultation with Federal, State, tribal, and local public safety entities, the Director of NIST, the Commission, and the public safety advisory committee [that section 6205 of the Act requires FirstNet to establish]." Among its more specific duties, FirstNet is responsible for issuing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and entering contracts for the construction, operation and management of the network on a nationwide basis, using funds allocated for these purposes under the Act.

On August 20, 2012, NTIA announced the appointment of the twelve non-Federal members to the Board of Directors of FirstNet. FirstNet’s Board is thus fully constituted.

Paired Frequency Bands
Paired Bands	Use	Service	Table
758 - 763 MHz	Upper 700 MHz D Block	Mobile	-
788 - 793 MHz	Upper 700 MHz D Block	Mobile	-

External Links:

FCC Report & Order (DA 12-1462)

Associated Files:

Upper 700 MHz band plan (U.S. FCC)

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Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS)

The 608-614, 1395-1400, and 1429-1432 MHz bands are used for the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS). WMTS devices operate in the land mobile service on a "licensed by rule" basis as one of the growing number of Citizens Band Radio Services.

The FCC defines WMTS as "a private, short distance data communication service for the transmission of patient medical information to a central monitoring location in a hospital or other medical facility. Voice and video communications are prohibited. Waveforms such as electrocardiograms (EKG) are not considered video."

The FCC intends for WMTS to be the modern replacement for conventional medical telemetry systems that operate on an unlicensed basis in FCC Part 15, or licensed and secondary under Part 90 rules. When it created WMTS, the Commission said that it does not anticipate making any more allocations to medical telemetry.

WMTS is unique among the CB Services as it is the first to require frequency coordination by FCC-selected entities. These coordinators record and monitor the locations and frequencies of WMTS equipment for interference control purposes. WMTS is co-primary with the radio astronomy service in this band, and WMTS operations must be coordinated with the National Science Foundation.

WMTS equipment is only permitted in health care facilities, and eligibility to operate the equipment is strictly limited to health care personnel. WMTS cannot legally be used in a moving vehicle, even an ambulance.

The 608-614 MHz spectrum is one of many restricted bands in which the FCC's Part 15 rules permit unlicensed devices to emit only very low level emissions.

(The original version of this entry was based upon text from Wireless Spectrum Finder, by Benn Kobb. Wireless Spectrum Finder is now owned and copyrighted by SpectrumWiki.com.)

Frequency Bands
Band	Use	Service	Table
608 - 614 MHz	WMTS	Land Mobile	-
1395 - 1400 MHz	WMTS	Land Mobile	-
1429 - 1432 MHz	WMTS	Land Mobile	-

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Radio Astronomy (608-614 MHz)

The band 608-614 MHz, which would otherwise be TV channel 37 in the United States, is reserved for radio astronomy and wireless medical telemetry devices (see separate entry on WMTS).

Radio astronomers use this band for continuum (wide bandwidth) observations of celestial radio sources. Its location in the radio spectrum is strategically located between the next lower and next higher radio astronomy bands, in order to best characterize frequency-dependent changes in cosmic emissions.

See the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society newsletter article for more information on the history and use of this band for radio astronomy.

Frequency Bands
Band	Use	Service	Table
608 - 614 MHz	Radio Astronomy (continuum observations)	Radio Astronomy	-

External Links:

What Ever Happened to TV Channel 37? (IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Newsletter article, p.22)

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Standard LTE Bands

The following bands have been defined by 3GPP as standard LTE bands for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD, where mobile and base stations transmit in separate bands) and Time Division Duplex (TDD, where mobiles and bases transmit and receive on the same frequency). These bands are defined in 3GPP TS 36.101 (link below).

Note that bands 15 & 16 and 30-32 are not defined, and the FDD band 29 is used for downlink-only for carrier aggregation, so it has no corresponding uplink band.

Uplinks refer to the frequencies used for handsets and other user devices to transmit to the base station, and downlinks refer to frequencies used by base stations to transmit to the user devices.

Paired Frequency Bands
Paired Bands	Use	Service	Table
452.5 - 457.5 MHz	LTE band 31 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
462.5 - 467.5 MHz	LTE band 31 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
699 - 716 MHz	LTE band 12 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
729 - 746 MHz	LTE band 12 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
703 - 748 MHz	LTE band 28 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
758 - 803 MHz	LTE band 28 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
704 - 716 MHz	LTE band 17 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
734 - 746 MHz	LTE band 17 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
746 - 756 MHz	LTE band 13 FDD downink	Mobile	-
777 - 787 MHz	LTE band 13 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
758 - 768 MHz	LTE band 14 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
788 - 798 MHz	LTE band 14 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
807 - 824 MHz	LTE band 27 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
852 - 869 MHz	LTE band 27 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
814 - 849 MHz	LTE band 26 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
859 - 894 MHz	LTE band 26 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
815 - 830 MHz	LTE band 18 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
860 - 875 MHz	LTE band 18 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
824 - 849 MHz	LTE band 5 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
869 - 894 MHz	LTE band 5 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
830 - 840 MHz	LTE band 6 FDD uplink ("band 6 is not applicable" according to the standard)	Mobile	-
875 - 885 MHz	LTE band 6 FDD downlink ("band 6 is not applicable" according to the standard)	Mobile	-
830 - 845 MHz	LTE band 19 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
875 - 890 MHz	LTE band 19 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
791 - 821 MHz	LTE band 20 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
832 - 862 MHz	LTE band 20 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
880 - 915 MHz	LTE band 8 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
925 - 960 MHz	LTE band 8 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1427.9 - 1447.9 MHz	LTE band 11 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
1475.9 - 1495.9 MHz	LTE band 11 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1447.9 - 1462.9 MHz	LTE band 21 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
1495.9 - 1510.9 MHz	LTE band 21 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1525 - 1559 MHz	LTE band 24 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1626.5 - 1660.5 MHz	LTE band 24 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
1710 - 1755 MHz	LTE band 4 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
2110 - 2155 MHz	LTE band 4 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1710 - 1785 MHz	LTE band 3 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
1805 - 1880 MHz	LTE band 3 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1710 - 1770 MHz	LTE band 10 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
2110 - 2170 MHz	LTE band 10 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1749.9 - 1784.9 MHz	LTE band 9 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
1844.9 - 1879.9 MHz	LTE band 9 FDD downlink	-	-
1850 - 1910 MHz	LTE band 2 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
1930 - 1990 MHz	LTE band 2 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1850 - 1915 MHz	LTE band 25 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
1930 - 1995 MHz	LTE band 25 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
1920 - 1980 MHz	LTE band 1 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
2110 - 2170 MHz	LTE band 1 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
2000 - 2020 MHz	LTE band 23 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
2180 - 2200 MHz	LTE band 23 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
2305 - 2315 MHz	LTE band 30 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
2350 - 2360 MHz	LTE band 30 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
2500 - 2570 MHz	LTE band 7 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
2620 - 2690 MHz	LTE band 7 FDD downlink	Mobile	-
3410 - 3490 MHz	LTE band 22 FDD uplink	Mobile	-
3510 - 3590 MHz	LTE band 22 FDD downlink	Mobile	-

Frequency Bands
Band	Use	Service	Table
703 - 803 MHz	LTE band 44 TDD	Mobile	-
717 - 728 MHz	LTE band 29 FDD unpaired downlink (carrier aggregation use only)	Mobile	-
1850 - 1910 MHz	LTE band 35 TDD	Mobile	-
1880 - 1920 MHz	LTE band 39 TDD	Mobile	-
1900 - 1920 MHz	LTE band 33 TDD	Mobile	-
1910 - 1930 MHz	LTE band 37 TDD	Mobile	-
1930 - 1990 MHz	LTE band 36 TDD	Mobile	-
2010 - 2025 MHz	LTE band 34 TDD	Mobile	-
2300 - 2400 MHz	LTE band 40 TDD	Mobile	-
2496 - 2690 MHz	LTE band 41 TDD	Mobile	-
2570 - 2620 MHz	LTE band 38 TDD	Mobile	-
3400 - 3600 MHz	LTE band 42 TDD	Mobile	-
3600 - 3800 MHz	LTE band 43 TDD	Mobile	-

External Links:

3GPP TS 36.101 specification

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IEEE 802.15.4 HRP UWB

High pulse repetition frequency ultra-wideband (HPR UWB) is one of the physical layers defined for low data rate personal area network (LR-WPAN) communications in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.

According to the FiRa Consortium:

"In challenging environments, such as parking structures, hospitals, airports and high density venues, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology outperforms other technologies in terms of accuracy, power consumption, robustness in wireless connectivity, and security, by a wide margin.

"UWB securely determines the relative position of peer devices with a very high degree of accuracy and can operate with line of sight at up to 200 meters. In contrast to narrow band wireless technologies, the use of wide bandwidth means UWB provides very stable connectivity, with little to no interference and offers highly precise positioning, even in congested multi-path signal environments.

"By calculating precise location, fine ranging based on UWB is a more secure approach to closing and opening locks, whether those locks are installed on a car door, a warehouse entryway, a conference room, or your front door."

Frequencies
Frequency	Bandwidth	Use	Service	Table
499.2 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 0	-	-
3494.4 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 1	-	-
3993.6 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 2	-	-
3993.6 MHz	1.3312 GHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 4	-	-
4492.8 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 3	-	-
6489.6 MHz	1.0816 GHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 7	-	-
6489.6 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 5	-	-
6988.8 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 6	-	-
7488 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 8	-	-
7987.2 MHz	1.3312 GHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 11	-	-
7987.2 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 9	-	-
8486.4 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 10	-	-
8985.6 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 12	-	-
9484.8 MHz	1.35497 GHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 15	-	-
9484.8 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 13	-	-
9984 MHz	499.2 MHz	802.15.4 HRP UWB Channel 14	-	-

External Links:

IEEE 802.15.4 standard (IEEE)

IEEE 802.15.4 (Wikipedia)

Associated Files:

802.15.4 HRP UWB PHY band allocation

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FCC Narrowbanding Mandate

The FCC has mandated that all Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) and Industrial/Business Radio Pool systems operating in the 150-174 and 421-512 MHz bands must operate using a channel bandwidth of no more than 12.5 kHz, or "a technology that achieves the narrowband equivalent of one channel per 12.5 kHz of channel bandwidth (voice) or 4800 bits per second per 6.25 kHz (data) if the bandwidth for transmissions specified in the modification application is greater than 12.5 kHz."

The deadline for narrowbanding is January 1, 2013. Prior to this date, systems in these bands were allowed up to 25 kHz channel bandwidth.

Narrowbanding of the 470-512 MHz portion ("T-band") has been put on hold by the FCC. Congressional action in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Creation Act mandated that this sub-band be cleared of all mobile systems in light of the TV band incentive auction and the eventual creation of the nationwide public safety broadband network.

Frequency Bands
Band	Use	Service	Table
150 - 174 MHz	FCC Narrowband Mandate for PLMR and Industrial/Business Radio Pool systems	-	N
421 - 512 MHz	FCC Narrowband Mandate for PLMR and Industrial/Business Radio Pool systems	-	N

External Links:

FCC Narrowbanding Mandate Order

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2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) Agenda Item 1.3

1.3 to consider possible upgrading of the secondary allocation to the meteorological-satellite service (space-to-Earth) to primary status and a possible primary allocation to the Earth exploration-satellite service (space-to-Earth) in the frequency band 460-470 MHz, in accordance with Resolution 766 [COM6/8] (WRC-15);

Frequency Bands
Band	Use	Service	Table
460 - 470 MHz	WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.3	-	-

External Links:

WRC-19 (International Telecommunication Union)

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2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) Agenda Item 1.2

TV White Space Devices

TV white space devices are unlicensed intentional radiators that operate on available TV channels in the broadcast television frequency bands. Channel availability is determined from geospatial information and a TV bands database.

White space devices in the U.S. are governed by Part 15(H) of the FCC's rules. They operate on available TV channels in the broadcast television frequency bands, the 600 MHz band (including the guard bands and duplex gap), and in 608-614 MHz (channel 37).

TV white spaces has not been a commercial success and very few devices are in operation.

Frequency Bands
Band	Use	Service	Table
54 - 72 MHz	Restricted to mobile/fixed white space devices that communicate with other fixed/mobile white space devices	-	N
76 - 88 MHz	Restricted to mobile/fixed white space devices that communicate with other fixed/mobile white space devices	-	N
174 - 216 MHz	Restricted to mobile/fixed white space devices that communicate with other fixed/mobile white space devices	-	N
470 - 614 MHz	Fixed and personal/portable white space devices	-	N
617 - 652 MHz	Fixed and personal/portable white space devices in areas where 600 MHz licensees are not operating	-	N
657 - 663 MHz	Fixed and personal/portable white space devices in the 600 MHz duplex gap	-	N
663 - 698 MHz	Fixed and personal/portable white space devices in areas where 600 MHz licensees are not operating	-	N

External Links:

FCC White Space Database Administration

RED Technologies White Space Database

47 CFR 15H (FCC rules for TV White Space Devices)

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WRC Agenda Item 1.5, ITU Region 1

"to review the spectrum use and spectrum needs of existing services in the frequency band 470-960 MHz in Region 1 and consider possible regulatory actions in the frequency band 470-694 MHz in Region 1 on the basis of the review in accordance with Resolution 235 (WRC-15)"

Frequency Bands
Band	Use	Service	Table
470 - 960 MHz	Review spectrum use and needs in Region 1	-	-
470 - 694 MHz	Possible regulatory actions in Region 1	-	-

External Links:

WRC-23 Agenda

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WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.3

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FCC Proceeding (6)

FCC Order waiving the Jan 1, 2013, deadline for narrowbanding 470-512 MHz (DA 12-642)

FCC Report and Order on TV Channel Sharing Arrangements (FCC 12-45)

FCC Rules for Low Power, Translator, and Class A Television Stations Digital Transition (FCC 11-110)

To ensure a timely and successful completion to the low power television digital transition, we take the following steps:

(1) adopt a hard deadline of September 1, 2015 for the termination of all analog low power television facilities;

(2) establish rules permitting those stations needing additional time to complete their digital transition to obtain a “last minute” extension;

(3) require existing analog and digital low power television stations in the 700 MHz band (channels 52-69) to submit displacement applications by September 1, 2011, and to cease operations in the 700 MHz band by December 31, 2011;

(4) increase the power limits for VHF low power television channels to 3 kilowatts (the current analog power limit);

(5) delegate to the Media Bureau the authority to establish timeframes and procedures for stations that have not already converted to notify the Commission of their conversion plans;

(6) widen the class of low power television broadcasters subject to the Commission’s ancillary and supplementary fee rules;

(7) modify the Commission’s minor change rule so that it covers a proposed change in a low power television station’s transmitter site of up to 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the reference coordinates of the station’s transmitting antenna;

(8) revise the vertical antenna patterns used in the prediction methodology for the low power television services; and

(9) allow low power television stations to use the emission mask used by full power television stations.

Frequencies/Bands

54 - 72 MHz

76 - 88 MHz

174 - 216 MHz

470 - 608 MHz

614 - 806 MHz

Services

Broadcasting

Document type and status: FCC proceeding (Current)
Document date or date of hyperlink query: May 01, 2012
Fcc Docket(s): MB 03-185

FCC Rules for Low Power, Translator, and Class A Television Stations Digital Transition (FCC 11-110)

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FCC Public Notice Soliciting Comments on 470-512 MHz (T-band) Spectrum

FCC Third NPRM on Digital LPTV and Translator Stations

In this Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Third Notice”), we seek comment on a number of issues involving low power television (“LPTV”) and TV translator stations (referred to collectively as “LPTV and TV translator stations”). These stations are a source of diverse and local programming for viewers, especially in rural and remote locations. Through this proceeding, we seek comment on measures to facilitate the final conversion of LPTV and TV translator stations to digital service and consider additional means to mitigate the potential impact of the incentive auction and the repacking process on LPTV and TV translator stations to help preserve the important services they provide.

Frequencies/Bands

54 - 72 MHz

76 - 88 MHz

174 - 216 MHz

470 - 608 MHz

614 - 698 MHz

Services

Broadcasting

Document type and status: FCC proceeding (Current)
Document date or date of hyperlink query: January 12, 2015
Fcc Docket(s): MB 03-185 GN 12-268 ET 14-175

FCC Third NPRM on Digital LPTV and Translator Stations

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Supplemental Coverage from Space -- FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

The FCC proposes to add a footnote to several bands traditionally used for commercial wireless services to allow direct-to-handset satellite communications. The proposed footnote reads:

"NG33A The bands 614-652 MHz and 663-758 MHz, 775 MHz-788 MHz, and 805-806 MHz, 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz, 1850-1920 MHz and 1930-2000 MHz, and 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz are allocated to the mobile-satellite service (MSS) on a co-primary basis. MSS operations in these frequency bands are subject to the Commission’s rules for Supplemental Coverage from Space set forth in part 25 of this chapter."

Frequencies/Bands

614 - 652 MHz

663 - 758 MHz

775 - 788 MHz

805 - 806 MHz

824 - 849 MHz

869 - 894 MHz

1850 - 1920 MHz

1930 - 2000 MHz

2305 - 2320 MHz

2345 - 2360 MHz

Services

Mobile-satellite

Document type and status: FCC proceeding (Current)
Document date or date of hyperlink query: May 15, 2023
Fcc Docket(s): GN Docket No. 23-65; IB Docket No. 22-271

Supplemental Coverage from Space -- FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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Spectrum Plot (1)

Timelapse of 700 MHz Band Spectrum in Chicago, 2009-2011

Occupancy Measurements (10)

Band Plan (2)

Legislation (1)

Engineering Data

	Lower Frequency	Center Frequency	Upper Frequency
Frequency	470 MHz	630 MHz	790 MHz
Wavelength	63.8 cm	47.6 cm	37.9 cm
Band designator(s)	UHF	UHF	UHF
Isotropic collecting area	323.8 cm²	180.2 cm²	114.6 cm²
Free space loss (1 m)	25.9 dB	28.4 dB	27.8 dB
Free space loss (1 km)	85.9 dB	88.4 dB	87.8 dB
Free space loss (10 km)	105.9 dB	108.4 dB	107.8 dB
Free space loss (100 km)	125.9 dB	128.4 dB	127.8 dB
Free space loss (1000 km)	145.9 dB	148.4 dB	147.8 dB
Free space loss (35,786 km = GEO orbit)	177.0 dB	179.5 dB	178.9 dB
Free space loss (378,370 km = Moon)	197.5 dB	200.0 dB	199.4 dB