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960 - 1215 MHz
  • Air traffic control radar
  • Aeronautical radionavigation - Distance measuring equipment (DME) [Part 87 Subpart Q]
  • Joint Tactical Information Distribution Systems (JTIDS) - Military and Government system utilizing spread spectrum techniques for terrestrial communication, navigation and identification
    1215 - 1240 MHz
  • Government radiolocation [2.106 footnote G56]
    1240 - 1300 MHz
  • Government radiolocation [2.106 footnote G56]
  • Amateur (23 centimeter band)
    1300 - 1350 MHz
  • Aeronautical surveillance radar and associated airborne transponders [Part 87 Subpart Q]
  • Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]
    1350 - 1400 MHz
  • Military [2.106 footnote G27]
  • Fixed and mobile satellite services (space-to-earth) for the relay of nuclear burst data, 1381.05 MHz with emissions limited to 12 MHz [2.106 footnote G114]
  • Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]
  • 1390 - 1395 MHz - 1.4 GHz Bands - Auction 69
  • 1395 - 1400 MHz - Wireless Medical Telemetry Service [FCC News Release - June 8, 2000]
    1400 MHz - 1427 MHz
  • Radio Astronomy - Hydrogen line at 1420.406 MHz
    1427 - 1429 MHz
  • Military [2.106 footnote G30]
  • Space operation service (earth-to-space)
  • Telemetry [90.259]
    1429 - 1435 MHz
  • Military [2.106 footnote G30]
  • Telemetry [90.259]
  • 1429 - 1432 MHz - Wireless Medical Telemetry Service [FCC News Release - June 8, 2000]
  • 1432 - 1435 MHz - 1.4 GHz Bands - Auction 69
    1435 - 1530 MHz
  • Flight testing of aircraft and missles - telemetry and telecommand [Part 87 Subpart J] (coordinated by AFTRCC)
    1530 - 1535 MHz
  • Flight testing of aircraft and missles - telemetry and telecommand [Part 87 Subpart J] (coordinated by AFTRCC)
  • Inmarsat satellite-to-Earth
    1535 - 1544 MHz
  • Inmarsat satellite-to-Earth
    1544 - 1546 MHz
  • Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service
  • Inmarsat satellite-to-Earth
    1546 - 1559 MHz
  • Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service
    1559 - 1610 MHz
  • Airborne electronic aids to navigation and associated land stations [Part 87 Subpart Q]
    1610 - 1621.35 MHz
  • Airborne electronic aids to navigation and associated land stations [Part 87 Subpart Q]
  • Radiodetermination User-to-Satellite [Part 25]
  • Radioastronomy (on a secondary basis) [2.106 footnote 734]
  • Mobile Satellite Service - up to four Big LEO licensees using CDMA architecture for Earth-to-space [Part 25]
    1621.35 - 1626.5 MHz
  • Airborne electronic aids to navigation and associated land stations [Part 87 Subpart Q]
  • Radiodetermination User-to-Satellite [Part 25]
  • Radioastronomy (on a secondary basis) [2.106 footnote 734]
  • Mobile Satellite Service - a single Big LEO licensee using TDMA/FDMA architecture, for service links in both directions (Earth-to-space and space-to-Earth) [Part 25]
    1626.5-1646.5
  • Maritime Satellite (Earth-to-Space) (Inmarsat)
    1646.5-1647.5
  • Inmarsat
  • Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service (Earth-to-Space)
    1647.5-1660.5
  • Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service (Earth-to-Space)
    1660.5-1668.4
  • Radioastronomy (hydroxyl spectral lines in the region of 1665 MHz and 1667 MHz) [2.106 footnote 739]
    1668.4-1670
  • Meteorological aids (radiosonde)
    1670-1675
  • Meteorological aids (radiosonde)
  • Meteorological satellite (space-to-earth)
    1675-1690
  • Meteorological aids (radiosonde)
  • Meteorological satellite (space-to-earth)
  • candidate for future MSS
    1690-1710
  • Meteorological satellite (space-to-earth)
  • candidate for future MSS
    1710-1755
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) - mobile stations [Allocated in ET Docket No. 00-258, Second Report and Order, released November 15, 2002]
  • Government fixed microwave stations, tactical radio relay and aeronautical mobile stations
  • Reallocated from Government to non-Government for commercial use. The FCC shall assign licenses by competitive bidding commenced after January 1, 2001 [Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HR 2015, became law 08/05/97]
  • Radioastronomy (1718.8 - 1722.2 MHz on a secondary basis for spectral line observations) [2.106 footnote 744]
    1755-1761
  • Federal Government "guard band"
  • 1755-1850 MHz - Candidate for Third Generation Wireless Systems
    • 1761-1842
  • Federal Government Earth-to-space transmissions (less than 10 locations)
  • Space command, control, range and range rate systems for earth station transmission only (including installations on certain Navy ships) [2.106 footnote G42]
  • 1755-1850 MHz - Candidate for Third Generation Wireless Systems
    • 1842-1850
  • Federal Government "guard band"
  • 1755-1850 MHz - Candidate for Third Generation Wireless Systems
    • 1850-1910
  • Broadband Personal Communications Service [24.229]
    • 1850 - 1865 MHz Block A
    • 1865 - 1870 MHz Block D
    • 1870 - 1885 MHz Block B
    • 1885 - 1890 MHz Block E
    • 1890 - 1895 MHz Block F
    • 1895 - 1910 MHz Block C
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Servicee [101.147(c)] - 10 MHz max BW - (Stations in this band to be displaced by PCS [101.69])
    1910-1915
  • Nextel [F.C.C. News Release, July 8, 2004]
  • Personal Communications Service - unlicensed [Part 15 Subpart D]
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(c)] - 10 MHz max BW - (Stations in this band to be displaced by PCS [101.69])
    1915-1920
  • Redesignated to advanced wireless services (AWS) [F.C.C. News Release - September 9, 2004] from Personal Communications Service - unlicensed [Part 15 Subpart D]
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(c)] - 10 MHz max BW - (Stations in this band to be displaced by PCS [101.69])
    1920-1930
  • Personal Communications Service - unlicensed [Part 15 Subpart D]
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(c)] - 10 MHz max BW - (Stations in this band to be displaced by PCS [101.69])
    1930-1990
  • Broadband Personal Communications Service [24.229]
    • 1930 - 1945 MHz Block A
    • 1945 - 1950 MHz Block D
    • 1950 - 1965 MHz Block B
    • 1965 - 1970 MHz Block E
    • 1970 - 1975 MHz Block F
    • 1975 - 1990 MHz Block C
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(c)] - 10 MHz max BW - (Stations in this band to be displaced by PCS [101.69])
    1990-1995
  • Nextel [F.C.C. News Release, July 8, 2004]
  • 15 megahertz from within the bands of frequencies at 1,990-2,110 megahertz to be auctioned for assignment by September 30, 2002 [Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HR 2015, became law 08/05/97]
  • FCC reallocated bottom 35 MHz of 1990 - 2110 MHz ENG band to Mobile Satellite uplinks, effective Jan. 1, 2000. [FCC 00-233, published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2000]. Phase I of the mandatory negotiations between the first MSS entrant and the BAS licensees begins on September 6, 2000 and can last for up to 2 years.
  • TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Cable Television Relay Service, until January 1, 2000 [Licencees eligible under 101.803(b), 74.600, 78.13]
  • Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS), Earth-to-space, effective January 1, 2000 [FCC 97-93, Released: March 14, 1997]
    1995-2000
  • TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Cable Television Relay Service, until January 1, 2000 [Licencees eligible under 101.803(b), 74.600, 78.13]
  • Redesignated to advanced wireless services (AWS) [F.C.C. News Release - September 9, 2004] from Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS), Earth-to-space, effective January 1, 2000 [FCC 97-93, Released: March 14, 1997]
    2000-2020
  • 15 megahertz from within the bands of frequencies at 1,990-2,110 megahertz to be auctioned for assignment by September 30, 2002 [Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HR 2015, became law 08/05/97]
  • FCC reallocated bottom 35 MHz of 1990 - 2110 MHz ENG band to Mobile Satellite uplinks, effective Jan. 1, 2000. [FCC 00-233, published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2000]. Phase I of the mandatory negotiations between the first MSS entrant and the BAS licensees begins on September 6, 2000 and can last for up to 2 years.
  • TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Cable Television Relay Service, until January 1, 2000 [Licencees eligible under 101.803(b), 74.600, 78.13]
    2020-2025
  • 15 megahertz from within the bands of frequencies at 1,990-2,110 megahertz to be auctioned for assignment by September 30, 2002 [Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HR 2015, became law 08/05/97]
  • FCC reallocated bottom 35 MHz of 1990 - 2110 MHz ENG band to Mobile Satellite uplinks, effective Jan. 1, 2000. [FCC 00-233, published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2000]. Phase I of the mandatory negotiations between the first MSS entrant and the BAS licensees begins on September 6, 2000 and can last for up to 2 years.
  • TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Cable Television Relay Service, until January 1, 2000 [Licencees eligible under 101.803(b), 74.600, 78.13]
  • Redesignated to advanced wireless services (AWS) [F.C.C. News Release - September 9, 2004] from Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS), Earth-to-space, effective January 1, 2000 [FCC 97-93, Released: March 14, 1997]
    2025-2110
  • TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Cable Television Relay Service [Licencees eligible under 101.803(b), 74.600, 78.13]
    2110-2130
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) - Base stations [Allocated in ET Docket No. 00-258, Second Report and Order, released November 15, 2002]
  • To be auctioned for assignment by September 30, 2002 [Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HR 2015, became law 08/05/97]
  • Common carrier fixed microwave [101.147(a)] - 1.6 MHz max BW and public mobile [part 22], no television [101.147(a) note 3] (Stations in this band to be displaced [101.69])
  • Public land mobile control and repeater stations, 2110.1, 2110.2, 2110.3, 2129.9 MHz only [22.591] (No new stations [22.602]
  • 2110-2120 MHz Earth-to-space transmissions in the space research service, limited to deep space communications at Goldstone, California. [2.106 FOOTNOTE US252]
    2130-2145
  • To be auctioned for assignment by September 30, 2002 [Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HR 2015, became law 08/05/97]
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(d)] - 1.6 MHz max BW (Stations in this band to be displaced by PCS [101.69])
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) [Allocated in ET Docket No. 00-258, Second Report and Order, released November 15, 2002]
    2145-2150
  • To be auctioned for assignment by September 30, 2002 [Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HR 2015, became law 08/05/97]
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(d)] - 1.6 MHz max BW (Stations in this band to be displaced by PCS [101.69])
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) [Allocated in ET Docket No. 00-258, Second Report and Order, released November 15, 2002]
    2150-2155
  • Broadband Radio Service (BRS), formerly Multipoint Distribution Service [21.901]
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(e)] - omnidirectional only
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) [Allocated in ET Docket No. 00-258, Second Report and Order, released November 15, 2002]
    2155-2160
  • Broadband Radio Service (BRS), formerly Multipoint Distribution Service [21.901]
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(e)] - omnidirectional only
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) [FCC Order allocating spectrum, released September 29, 2005]
    2160-2162
  • Broadband Radio Service (BRS), formerly Multipoint Distribution Service [21.901] (only within 10 miles of specified metropolitan areas)
  • Public land mobile control and repeater stations, 2160.1, 2160.2, 2160.3 MHz only, [22.591] (No new stations [22.602]
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) [FCC Order allocating spectrum, released September 29, 2005]
    2162-2165
  • Fixed service microwave
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) [FCC Order allocating spectrum, released September 29, 2005]
    2165-2175
  • Mobile-Satellite Service (space-to-Earth), effective January 1, 2000 [FCC 97-93, Released: March 14, 1997]
  • Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) [FCC Order allocating spectrum, released September 29, 2005]
    2175-2180
  • Redesignated to advanced wireless services (AWS) [F.C.C. News Release - September 9, 2004] from Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS), Earth-to-space, effective January 1, 2000 [FCC 97-93, Released: March 14, 1997]
  • Public land mobile control and repeater stations, 2179.9 MHz only, [22.591] (No new stations [22.602]
    2180-2200
  • Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(d)] - 1.6 MHz max BW (Stations in this band to be displaced [101.69])
  • Mobile-Satellite Service (space-to-Earth), effective January 1, 2000 [FCC 97-93, Released: March 14, 1997]
    2200-2285
  • Government (fixed, mobile and space)
    2285-2290
  • Government (fixed, mobile and space), (space stations transmit to Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System)
    2290-2300
  • Government Deep Space Network, space to earth, deep space only, no aeronautical mobile. (NASA receive site at Goldstone, 35° 20' North Latitude and 116° 53' West Longitude.)
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