Sec. 90.617  Frequencies in the 809.750-824/854.750-869 MHz, and 896-
          901/935-940 MHz bands available for trunked or conventional 
          system use in non-border areas.

    (a) The channels listed in table 1 and paragraph (a)(1) of this 
section are available to eligible applicants in the Public Safety 
Category which consists of licensees eligible in the Public Safety Pool 
of subpart B of this part. These frequencies are available in areas 
farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexican border, and 140 
km (87 miles) from the U.S./Canadian border. Specialized Mobile Radio 
Systems will not be authorized in this category. These channels are 
available for intercategory sharing as indicated in Sec. 90.621(g).

                         Public Safety Category

        Table 1--806-821/851-866 MHz Band Channels (70 Channels)        
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                   Group No.                           Channel Nos.     
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209............................................      209-249-289-329-369
210............................................      210-250-290-330-370
211............................................      211-251-291-331-371
218............................................      218-258-298-338-378
219............................................      219-259-299-339-379
220............................................      220-260-300-340-380
229............................................      229-269-309-349-389
230............................................      230-270-310-350-390
231............................................      231-271-311-351-391
238............................................      238-278-318-358-398
239............................................      239-279-319-359-399
240............................................      240-280-320-360-400
Single channels................................      159, 169, 179, 189,
                                                     199, 160, 170, 180,
                                                                190, 200
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    (1) Channels numbers 601-830 are also available to eligible 
applicants in the Public Safety Category in areas farther than 110 km 
(68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexican border, and 140 km (87 miles) from 
the U.S./Candian border. The assignment of these channels will be done 
in accordance with the policies defined in the Report and Order of Gen. 
Docket No. 87-112 (See Sec. 90.16). The following channels are available 
only for mutual aid purposes as defined in Gen. Docket No. 87-112: 
channels 601, 639, 677, 715, 753.
    (b) The channels listed in Table 2A are available to eligible 
applicants in the Industrial/Land Transportation Category (consisting of 
Power, Petroleum, Forest Products, Film and Video Production, Relay 
Press, Special Industrial, Manufacturers, Telephone Maintenance, Motor 
Carrier, Railroad, Taxicab, and Automobile Emergency licensees, as 
defined in Sec. 90.7). These frequencies are available in areas farther 
than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and farther than 
140 km (87.0 miles) from the U.S./Canada border. Specialized Mobile 
Radio (SMR) systems will not be authorized on these frequencies. These 
channels are available for inter-category sharing as indicated in 
Sec. 90.621(g).

  Table 2A--Industrial/Land Transportation Category 806-821/851-866 MHz 
                      Band Channels (50 Channels):                      
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                   Group No.                           Channel Nos.     
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212............................................      212-252-292-332-372
213............................................      213-253-293-333-373
214............................................      214-254-294-334-374

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215............................................      215-255-295-335-375
216............................................      216-256-296-336-376
217............................................      217-257-297-337-377
Single channels................................      155, 165, 175, 185,
                                                                    195,
                                                     156, 166, 176, 186,
                                                                    196,
                                                     157, 167, 177, 187,
                                                                    197,
                                                 158, 168, 178, 188, 198
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Table 2B--Industrial/Land Transportation Category 896-901/935-940 MHz 
                      Band Channels (99 Channels):

    For multichannel systems channels may be grouped vertically or 
horizontally as they appear in the table.

                              Channel Nos.

31-32-33-34-35
36-37-38-39-40
71-72-73-74-75
76-77-78-79-80
111-112-113-114-115
116-117-118-119-120
151-152-153-154-155
156-157-158-159-160
191-192-193-194-195
196-197-198-199-200
231-232-233-234-235
236-237-238-239-240
271-272-273-274-275
276-277-278-279-280
311-312-313-314-315
316-317-318-319-320
351-352-353-354-355
356-357-358-359-360
391-392-393-394-395
396-397-398-399.

    (c) The channels listed in Table 3A are available to eligible 
applicants in the Business Radio Category. This category includes those 
entities eligible in the Industrial/Business Pool of subpart C of this 
part and does not include Special Mobilized Radio Systems as defined in 
Sec. 90.603(c). These frequencies are available in areas farther than 
110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and farther than 140 km 
(87.0 miles) from the U.S./Canada border. Specialized Mobile Radio 
Systems will not be authorized on these frequencies. These channels are 
available for inter-category sharing as indicated in Sec. 90.621(g).

    Table 3A--Business Category 806-821/851-866 MHz Band Channels (50   
                               Channels):                               
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                   Group No.                           Channel Nos.     
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232............................................      232-272-312-352-392
233............................................      233-273-313-353-393
234............................................      234-274-314-354-394
235............................................      235-275-315-355-395
236............................................      236-276-316-356-396
237............................................      237-277-317-357-397
Single channels................................      151, 161, 171, 181,
                                                                    191,
                                                     152, 162, 172, 182,
                                                                    192,
                                                     153, 163, 173, 183,
                                                                    193,
                                                 154, 164, 174, 184, 194
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   Table 3B--Business Category 896-901/935-940 MHz Band Channels (100 
                               Channels):

    For multichannel systems, channels may be grouped vertically or 
horizontally as they appear in the table.

11-12-13-14-15
16-17-18-19-20
51-52-53-54-55
56-57-58-59-60
91-92-93-94-95
96-97-98-99-100
131-132-133-134-135
136-137-138-139-140
171-172-173-174-175
176-177-178-179-180
211-212-213-214-215
216-217-218-219-220
251-252-253-254-255
256-257-258-259-260
291-292-293-294-295
296-297-298-299-300
331-332-333-334-335
336-337-338-339-340
371-372-373-374-375
376-377-378-379-380.

    (d) The channels listed in Tables 4A and 4B are available only to 
eligibles in the SMR category which consists of Specialized Mobile Radio 
(SMR) stations and eligible end users. The frequencies listed in Table 
4A are available to SMR eligibles desiring to be authorized for EA-based 
service areas in accordance with Sec. 90.681. SMR licensees licensed on 
Channels 401-600 on or before March 3, 1996, may continue to utilize 
these frequencies within their existing service areas, subject to the 
mandatory relocation provisions of Sec. 90.699. This paragraph deals 
with the assignment of frequencies only in areas farther than 110 km 
(68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and farther than 140 km (87) 
miles from the U.S./Canada border. See Sec. 90.619 for the assignment of 
SMR frequencies in these border areas. For stations located within 113 
km (70 miles) of Chicago, channels 401-600 will be assigned in blocks as 
outlined in Table 4C.


 Table 4A--SMR Category 806-821/851-866 MHz Band Channels (280 Channels)
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              Spectrum block                        Channel Nos.        
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A.........................................  401 through 420             
B.........................................  421 through 480             
C.........................................  481 through 600             
G.........................................  201-241-281-321-361         
H.........................................  202-242-282-322-362         
I.........................................  203-243-283-323-363         

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J.........................................  204-244-284-324-364         
K.........................................  205-245-285-325-365         
L.........................................  206-246-286-326-366         
M.........................................  207-247-287-327-367         
N.........................................  208-248-288-328-368         
O.........................................  221-261-301-341-381         
P.........................................  222-262-302-342-382         
Q.........................................  223-263-303-343-383         
R.........................................  224-264-304-344-384         
S.........................................  225-265-305-345-385         
T.........................................  226-266-306-346-386         
U.........................................  227-267-307-347-387         
V.........................................  228-268-308-348-388         
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 Table 4B--SMR Category 896-901/935-940 MHz Band-Channels (200 Channels)
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                Block                             Channel Nos.          
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A....................................  1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10             
B....................................  21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30    
C....................................  41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50    
D....................................  61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70    
E....................................  81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90    
F....................................  101-102-103-104-105-106-107-108-1
                                        09-110                          
G....................................  121-122-123-124-125-126-127-128-1
                                        29-130                          
H....................................  141-142-143-144-145-146-147-148-1
                                        49-150                          
I....................................  161-162-163-164-165-166-167-168-1
                                        69-170                          
J....................................  181-182-183-184-185-186-187-188-1
                                        89-190                          
K....................................  201-202-203-204-205-206-207-208-2
                                        09-210                          
L....................................  221-222-223-224-225-226-227-228-2
                                        29-230                          
M....................................  241-242-243-244-245-246-247-248-2
                                        49-250                          
N....................................  261-262-263-264-265-266-267-268-2
                                        69-270                          
O....................................  281-282-283-284-285-286-287-288-2
                                        89-290                          
P....................................  301-302-303-304-305-306-307-308-3
                                        09-310                          
Q....................................  321-322-323-324-325-326-327-328-3
                                        29-330                          
R....................................  341-342-343-344-345-346-347-348-3
                                        49-350                          
S....................................  361-362-363-364-365-366-367-368-3
                                        69-370                          
T....................................  381-382-383-384-385-386-387-388-3
                                        89-390                          
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                Table 4C-SMR Category--Chicago Plan 2, 3                
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                 Group No.                          Channel Nos.        
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401 \1\...................................  401 through 410             
411.......................................  411-447-483-519-555         
412.......................................  412-448-484-520-556         
413.......................................  413-449-485-521-557         
414.......................................  414-450-486-522-558         
415.......................................  415-451-487-523-559         
416.......................................  416-452-488-524-560         
417.......................................  417-453-489-525-561         
418.......................................  418-454-490-526-562         
419.......................................  419-455-491-527-563         
420.......................................  420-456-492-528-564         
421.......................................  421-457-493-529-565         
422.......................................  422-458-494-530-566         
423.......................................  423-459-495-531-567         
424.......................................  424-460-496-532-568         
425.......................................  425-461-497-533-569         
426.......................................  426-462-498-534-570         
427.......................................  427-463-499-535-571         
428.......................................  428-464-500-536-572         
429.......................................  429-465-501-537-573         
430.......................................  430-466-502-538-574         
431.......................................  431-467-503-539-575         
432.......................................  432-468-504-540-576         
433.......................................  433-469-505-541-577         
434.......................................  434-470-506-542-578         
435.......................................  435-471-507-543-579         
436.......................................  436-472-508-544-580         
437.......................................  437-473-509-545-581         
438.......................................  438-474-510-546-582         
439.......................................  439-475-511-547-583         
440.......................................  440-476-512-548-584         
441.......................................  441-477-513-549-585         
442.......................................  442-478-514-550-586         
443.......................................  443-479-515-551-587         
444.......................................  444-480-516-552-588         
445.......................................  445-481-517-553-589         
446.......................................  446-482-518-554-590         
591.......................................  591-592-593-594-595         
596.......................................  596-597-598-599-600         
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\1\ Reserved for contiguous assignments or as a frequency pool for      
  assignments to systems with odd number of chanels.                    
\2\ These frequencies will be authorized only in the area encompassed by
  a 113 km (70 mile) radius centered at 41 deg.52'28'' N. 87 deg.38'22''
  W.                                                                    
\3\ All stations located beyond the 113 km (70 mile) distance authorized
  on or before August 16, 1982 to use these frequencies may continue to 
  do so. Stations beyond the 113 km (70 mile) distance authorized after 
  August 16, 1982, shall employ frequencies listed in table 4A subject  
  to the provisions of Sec.  90.621 (b) or (c) as applicable.           

[ 47 FR 41032 , Sept. 16, 1982, as amended at  47 FR 51883 , Nov. 18, 1982; 
 51 FR 37404 , Oct. 22, 1986;  52 FR 3662 , Feb. 5, 1987;  52 FR 29856 , Aug. 
12, 1987;  53 FR 1026 , Jan. 15, 1988;  53 FR 12156 , Apr. 13, 1988;  54 FR 38682 , Sept. 20, 1989;  58 FR 31476 , June 3, 1993;  58 FR 44962 , Aug. 25, 
1993;  60 FR 21990 , May 4, 1995;  60 FR 48918 , Sept. 21, 1995;  61 FR 6156 , 
Feb. 16, 1996;  61 FR 6576 , Feb. 21, 1996;  62 FR 18934 , Apr. 17, 1997;  62 FR 41214 , July 31, 1997]

    Effective Date Note: At  62 FR 18934 , Apr. 17, 1997, Sec. 90.617 was 
amended by revising the first sentence of the introductory text of 
paragraph (a), the second sentences of paragraphs (a)(1) and (c), and 
the first sentence of paragraph (b), effective Oct. 17, 1997.