[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 13, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77821-77827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31310]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 80 and 95
[PR Docket No. 92-257; RM-9664; FCC 00-370]
Maritime Communications
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rules.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission amends its rules to promote
operational, technical, and regulatory flexibility for Automated
Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) and high seas public coast
stations. These final rules will eliminate the application and
engineering study requirements and modify the broadcaster notification
requirement for new AMTS stations that qualify as fill-in stations,
extend the construction requirement for new AMTS systems from eight
months to two years, provide
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AMTS licensees with much-needed technical flexibility, extend the high
seas public coast construction requirement to twelve months, and
eliminate the HF channel loading requirement for high seas public coast
stations. The Commission believes that this action will increase
competition in the provision of telecommunications services, promote
more efficient use of maritime spectrum, increase the types of
telecommunications services available to vessel operators, allow
maritime commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers to respond
more quickly to market demand, and reduce regulatory burdens on AMTS
and high seas public coast station licensees.
DATES: Effective January 12, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Fickner, Policy and Rules
Branch, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-7308.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The Commission's Fourth Report and Order (4th R&O) PR Docket No.
92-257, FCC 00-370, was adopted October 13, 2000, and released on
November 16, 2000. The full text of this Commission's 4th R&O is
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC. The complete text may be purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service,
Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. The full text may
also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov/Wireless/Orders/2000/fcc00370.txt. Alternative formats are available to persons with
disabilities by contacting Martha Contee at (202) 418-0260 or TTY (202)
418-2555.
Summary of the 4th R&O
2. The Commission amends its rules to eliminate the application and
engineering study requirements and to modify the broadcaster
notification requirement for new AMTS stations whose predicted
interference contours do not encompass any land area beyond the
composite interference contour of the applicant's existing system. This
is consistent with the Commission's treatment of certain other CMRS
licensees (i.e., paging and radiotelephone service licensees, and SMR
system licensees in the 800 MHz band).
3. The Commission concludes that the construction requirement for
new AMTS systems and system extensions should be extended from eight
months to two years because the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's
licensing experience has shown that licensees generally have found
eight months to be insufficient time in which to construct a system of
coast stations. It believes that the one-year period that it has
adopted for other site-based CMRS services would be insufficient in
most AMTS cases.
4. The Commission amends its rules to eliminate the modulation and
channelization requirements for AMTS coast stations, so long as
transmissions do not exceed the adjacent channel emission limitations
of each station's authorization. It concludes that modulation and
channelization requirements are unnecessary with respect to AMTS
because AMTS frequencies are assigned in channel blocks. AMTS
transmitters will now be allowed to use any modulation or
channelization scheme so long as emissions are attenuated at the band
edges of each station's assigned frequency group(s) in accordance with
Sec. 80.211 of the Commission's Rules.
5. The Commission concludes that AMTS licensees should have the
authority to provide fixed or hybrid CMRS services on a co-primary
basis with mobile services. It believes that this operational
flexibility will enhance AMTS licensees ability to meet customer
requirements and demand, and promote regulatory parity among maritime
CMRS providers and between maritime CMRS providers and other CMRS
providers.
6. The Commission amends its rules to eliminate channel loading
requirements for high seas public coast stations, including the limits
that were placed on the number of frequencies that could be obtained in
an initial or subsequent application, because it concludes that the
imposition of such requirements could unfairly impair AMTS providers
ability to compete with other maritime CMRS providers.
7. Finally, the Commission extends the existing construction
requirement from eight months to twelve months for high seas public
coast stations because a twelve-month construction period is consistent
with the construction periods that have been adopted for other site-
based CMRS licensees. The Commission believes that employing long-term
construction requirements based on population or geographic service
areas, in this case, is inappropriate.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
8. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), an Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was incorporated into the Second
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (2nd FNPRM) in this proceeding.
The Commission sought written public comment on the IRFA. The present
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) conforms to the RFA.
A. Need for, and Objectives of, the 4th R&O
9. Our objective is to promote operational, technical, and
regulatory flexibility for Automated Maritime Telecommunications System
(AMTS) and high seas public coast stations. Specifically, this action
will: (1) Provide additional flexibility for AMTS coast stations by
permitting the construction and operation of fill-in stations without
prior Commission authorization, eliminating the current emission
restrictions and channel plan, and increasing the permitted power
levels for point-to-point communications, and (2) eliminate the
required showing of channel loading and extend the construction period
for high seas public coast stations. We find that these actions will
allow maritime CMRS providers to better respond to market demand,
increase competition in the provision of telecommunications services,
promote more efficient use of marine spectrum, increase the types of
telecommunications services available to vessel operators, and reduce
regulatory burdens on coast station licensees. Thus, we conclude that
the public interest is served by amending our rules as described above.
B. Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response
to the IRFA
10. No comments were submitted in response to the IRFA. In general
comments on the 2nd FNPRM, however, some small business commenters
(i.e., Paging Systems, Inc., RegioNet Wireless LLC, Waterway
Communications System LLC) raised issues that might affect small
business entities. In particular, some small business commenters argued
that the construction period for AMTS and high seas public coast
stations should be extended from eight months to two years, and that
AMTS licensees should be permitted to construct fill-in stations
without prior Commission approval. The Commission carefully considered
each of these comments in reaching the decision set forth herein.
C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which
Rules Will Apply
11. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be
affected by the proposed rules, if adopted. The RFA
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generally defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning
as the terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small
governmental jurisdiction.'' In addition, the term ``small business''
has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern'' under the
Small Business Act. A small business concern is one which: (1) Is
independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of
operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the
Small Business Administration (SBA). A small organization is generally
``any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and
operated and is not dominant in its field.''
12. The rules adopted herein will affect licensees using AMTS and
high seas public coast spectrum. In the Third Report and Order in this
proceeding, the Commission defined the term ``small entity''
specifically applicable to public coast station licensees as any entity
employing fewer than 1,500 persons, based on the definition under the
Small Business Administration rules applicable to radiotelephone
service providers. Since the size data provided by the Small Business
Administration does not enable us to make a meaningful estimate of the
number of AMTS and high seas public coast station licensees that are
small businesses, and no commenters responded to our request for
information regarding the number of small entities that use or are
likely to use public coast spectrum, we have used the 1992 Census of
Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, conducted by the Bureau
of the Census, which is the most recent information available. This
document shows that only 12 radiotelephone firms out of a total of
1,178 such firms which operated in 1992 had 1,000 or more employees.
There are three AMTS public coast station licensees and approximately
thirteen high seas public coast station licensees. Based on the rules
adopted herein, it is unlikely that more than seven licensees will be
authorized in the future. Therefore, for purposes of our evaluations
and conclusions in this FRFA, we estimate that there are approximately
twenty-five AMTS and high seas public coast station licensees that are
small businesses, as that term is defined by the Small Business
Administration.
D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other
Compliance Requirements
13. In order to permit AMTS licensees to construct fill-in stations
without notifying the Commission, while still enabling amateur radio
licensees to abide by the exclusion and notification distances in our
rules, we are requiring AMTS licensees to notify two organizations that
represent amateur licensees of the location of their fill-in stations.
The estimated time for preparing these letters is twenty minutes per
fill-in station. This is the same time requirement for both large and
small entities, however, it is such a nominal requirement that it
should not be a burden to any entity.
E. Steps Taken to Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered
14. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant
alternatives that it has considered in reaching its proposed approach,
which may include the following four alternatives: (1) The
establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or
timetables that take into account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of
compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for small entities;
(3) the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an
exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small
entities.
15. The Commission in this proceeding has considered comments on
implementing broad changes to the maritime service rules. It has
adopted alternatives which minimize burdens placed on small entities.
First, it has decided to permit AMTS licensees to construct fill-in
stations without notifying the Commission, avoiding the need to file an
application. Also, it has extended the eight-month construction
requirement to two years for all AMTS stations and one year for all
high seas public coast stations. In addition, the Commission has
eliminated the requirement that applicants for HF high seas frequencies
show that their current channels are fully loaded before they may
obtain additional channels.
16. The Commission considered and rejected several significant
alternatives. It rejected the National Association of Broadcasters and
Association for Maximum Service Television's alternative of moving the
rules governing the Low Power Radio Service from Part 95 to Part 80 of
its rules. This was rejected because it could have caused confusion
among licensees. Instead, the Commission will leave the LPRS rules in
place. The Commission also rejected the alternative of basing the
construction requirement for high seas public coast stations on the
population of the station's service area as it has for other services,
such as AMTS. This would have required licensees to acquire and act
upon additional data. Instead, the Commission used a time-based
construction requirement because it will ensure rapid delivery of
service to the public.
Report to Congress
The Commission will send a copy of the 4th R&O, including this
FRFA, in a report to be sent to Congress pursuant to the SBREFA, see 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). In addition, the Commission will send a copy of
the 4th R&O, including this FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of
the Small Business Administration. In addition, the 4th R&O and FRFA
(or summaries thereof) will be published in the Federal Register. See 5
U.S.C. 604(b).
List of Subjects 47 CFR Parts 80 and 95
Communications equipment, Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR Parts 80 and 95 as follows:
PART 80--STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES
1. The authority citation for Part 80 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066,
1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, unless
otherwise noted. Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105,
as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 UST 3450, 3 UST 4726, 12
UST 2377.
2. Section 80.25 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 80.25 License term.
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(b) Licenses other than ship stations in the maritime services will
normally be issued for a term of ten years from the date of original
issuance, major modification, or renewal.
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3. Section 80.49 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(2) and adding
a new paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 80.49 Construction and regional service requirements.
(a) * * *
(2) For LF, MF, and HF band public coast station licensees, when a
new license has been issued or additional operating frequencies have
been authorized, if the station or frequencies
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authorized have not been placed in operation within twelve months from
the date of grant, the authorization becomes invalid and must be
returned to the Commission for cancellation.
(3) For AMTS band public coast station licensees, when a new
license has been issued or additional operating frequencies have been
authorized, if the station or frequencies authorized have not been
placed in operation within two years from the date of grant, the
authorization becomes invalid and must be returned to the Commission
for cancellation.
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4. Section 80.105 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 80.105 General obligations of coast stations.
Each coast station or marine-utility station must acknowledge and
receive all calls directed to it by ship or aircraft stations. Such
stations are permitted to transmit safety communication to any ship or
aircraft station. VHF (156-162 MHz) and AMTS (216-220 MHz) public coast
stations may provide fixed or hybrid services on a co-primary basis
with mobile operations.
5. Section 80.213 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2) and (d)
to read as follows:
Sec. 80.213 Modulation requirements.
(a) * * *
(2) When phase or frequency modulation is used in the 156-162 MHz
band the peak modulation must be maintained between 75 and 100 percent.
A frequency deviation of 5 kHz is defined as 100 percent
peak modulation; and
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(d) Ship and coast station transmitters operating in the 156-162
MHz band must be capable of proper operation with a frequency deviation
of 5 kHz when using any emission authorized by Sec. 80.207
of this part.
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6. Section 80.215 is amended by removing and reserving footnote 7,
and revising the introductory test of paragraphs (h)(2), and (i) and
revising paragraph (h)(5) to read as follows:
Sec. 80.215 Transmitter power.
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(h) * * *
(2) Coast stations located less than 169 kilometers (105 miles)
from a channel 13 TV station, or less than 129 kilometers (80 miles)
from a channel 10 TV station, or when using a transmitting antenna
height above ground greater than 61 meters (200 feet), must submit a
plan to limit interference to TV reception, unless the station's
predicted interference contour is fully encompassed by the composite
interference contour of the system's existing stations, or the
station's predicted interference contour extends the system's composite
interference contour over water only (disregarding uninhabited
islands). The plan must include:
* * * * *
(5) The transmitter power, as measured at the input terminals to
the station antenna, must be 50 watts or less.
(i) A ship station must have a transmitter output not exceeding 25
watts and an ERP not exceeding 18 watts. The maximum transmitter output
power is permitted to be increased to 50 watts under the following
conditions:
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7. Section 80.357 is amended by removing paragraphs (b)(2)(ii)(A)
through (b)(2) (ii)(C) and revising paragraph (b)(2)(ii) to read as
follows:
Sec. 80.357 Morse code working frequencies.
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(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(ii) Frequencies above 5 MHz may be assigned primarily to stations
serving the high seas and secondarily to stations serving inland waters
of the United States, including the Great Lakes, under the condition
that interference will not be caused to any coast station serving the
high seas.
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8. Section 80.371 is amended by removing paragraph (b)(3) and
(b)(4), and revising paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 80.371 Public correspondence frequencies.
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(b) Working frequencies in the 4000-27500 kHz band. (1) The
following table specifies the carrier frequencies available for
assignment to public coast stations. The paired ship frequencies are
available for use by authorized ship stations. The specific frequency
assignment available to public coast stations for a particular
geographic area is indicated by an ``x'' under the appropriate column.
The allotment areas are in accordance with the ``Standard Defined
Areas'' as identified in the International Radio Regulations, Appendix
25 Planning System, and indicated in the preface to the International
Frequency List (IFL).
Working Carrier Frequency Pairs in the 4000-27500 kHz Band
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Ship Coast
Channel transmit transmit USA-E USA-W USA-S USA-C VIR HWA ALS PTR GUM
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401....................................... 4065 4357 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
403....................................... 4071 4363 x x x x ........ x ........ x ........
404....................................... 4074 4366 x x ........ x ........ ........ x ........ ........
405....................................... 4077 4369 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
409....................................... 4089 4381 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
410....................................... 4092 4384 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
411....................................... 4095 4387 x x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
412....................................... 4098 4390 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
414....................................... 4104 4396 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ x x ........
416....................................... 4110 4402 x x ........ x ........ ........ x ........ ........
417....................................... 4113 4405 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
418....................................... 4116 4408 ........ ........ ........ x ........ x ........ ........ ........
419....................................... 4119 4411 ........ x x ........ ........ x ........ x x
422....................................... 4128 4420 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
423....................................... 4131 4423 x x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........
424....................................... 4134 4426 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
427....................................... 4143 4435 x x x x x x x ........ ........
428....................................... 4060 4351 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
604....................................... 6209 6510 x x x x ........ x x x x
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605....................................... 6212 6513 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
607....................................... 6218 6519 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
802....................................... 8198 8722 x ........ x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
803....................................... 8201 8725 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
804....................................... 8204 8728 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
805....................................... 8207 8731 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
807....................................... 8213 8737 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
808....................................... 8216 8740 x x ........ ........ ........ x x ........ x
809....................................... 8219 8743 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
810....................................... 8222 8746 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
811....................................... 8225 8749 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
814....................................... 8234 8758 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
815....................................... 8237 8761 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
817....................................... 8243 8767 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
819....................................... 8249 8773 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
822....................................... 8258 8782 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
824....................................... 8264 8788 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
825....................................... 8267 8791 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
826....................................... 8270 8794 x ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ x
829....................................... 8279 8803 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
830....................................... 8282 8806 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
831....................................... 8285 8809 ........ x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
836....................................... 8113 8713 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
837....................................... 8128 8716 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1201...................................... 12230 13077 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1202...................................... 12233 13080 x x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1203...................................... 12236 13083 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
1206...................................... 12245 13092 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1208...................................... 12251 13098 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1209...................................... 12254 13101 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1210...................................... 12257 13104 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
1211...................................... 12260 13107 x x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........
1212...................................... 12263 13110 x ........ x ........ ........ x x x ........
1215...................................... 12272 13119 ........ x x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........
1217...................................... 12278 13125 ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1222...................................... 12293 13140 ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........
1223...................................... 12296 13143 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
1225...................................... 12302 13149 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1226...................................... 12305 13152 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1228...................................... 12311 13158 x x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1229...................................... 12314 13161 ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1230...................................... 12317 13164 x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........
1233...................................... 12326 13173 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1234...................................... 12329 13176 ........ x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1235...................................... 12232 13179 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1236...................................... 12335 13182 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1237...................................... 12338 13185 x ........ x x x ........ ........ ........ ........
1601...................................... 16360 17242 x ........ x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1602...................................... 16363 17245 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1603...................................... 16366 17248 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1605...................................... 16372 17254 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1607...................................... 16378 17260 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1609...................................... 16384 17266 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1610...................................... 16387 17269 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1611...................................... 16390 17272 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1616...................................... 16405 17287 x x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1620...................................... 16417 17299 x ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1624...................................... 16429 17311 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1626...................................... 16435 17317 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1631...................................... 16450 17332 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1632...................................... 16453 17335 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1641...................................... 16480 17362 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1642...................................... 16483 17365 x x x x x x x x ........
1643...................................... 16486 17368 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1644...................................... 16489 17371 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
1645...................................... 16492 17374 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1646...................................... 16495 17377 ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1647...................................... 16498 17380 x x x x ........ ........ x ........ ........
1648...................................... 16501 17383 ........ x ........ x x x x x ........
1801...................................... 18780 19755 x x x x x x x x ........
1802...................................... 18783 19758 x ........ x x x ........ ........ x ........
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1803...................................... 18786 19761 x x ........ x x x x x ........
1804...................................... 18789 19764 ........ x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
1805...................................... 18792 19767 ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
1807...................................... 18798 19773 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
1808...................................... 18801 19776 x x x x x x x x ........
2201...................................... 22000 22696 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
2205...................................... 22012 22708 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2210...................................... 22027 22723 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2214...................................... 22039 22735 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2215...................................... 22042 22738 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2216...................................... 22045 22741 x ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ x
2222...................................... 22063 22759 x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2223...................................... 22066 22762 x x x ........ ........ x x x ........
2227...................................... 22078 22774 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2228...................................... 22081 22777 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2231...................................... 22090 22786 x x x ........ ........ ........ x ........ ........
2236...................................... 22105 22801 x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2237...................................... 22108 22804 x x x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2241...................................... 22120 22816 x x x x x x x x ........
2242...................................... 22123 22819 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2243...................................... 22126 22822 x x x x x x x x ........
2244...................................... 22129 22825 ........ x ........ ........ ........ x x ........ ........
2245...................................... 22132 22828 ........ x x ........ ........ x x ........ ........
2246...................................... 22135 22831 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2247...................................... 22138 22834 x x x x x x x ........ ........
2501...................................... 25070 26145 x x x x ........ x x ........ ........
2502...................................... 25073 26148 x x x x x x x x ........
2503...................................... 25076 26151 ........ ........ x ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
2504...................................... 25079 26154 x x x x x x x x ........
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(2) The following table specifies the non-paired carrier
frequencies that are available for assignment to public coast stations
for simplex operations. These frequencies are available for use by
authorized ship stations for transmissions to coast stations (simplex
operations). Assignments on these frequencies must accept interference.
They are shared with government users and are considered ``common use''
frequencies under the international Radio Regulations. They cannot be
notified for inclusion in the Master International Frequency Register,
which provides stations with interference protection, but may be listed
in the international List of Coast Stations. (See Radio Regulation No.
1220 and Recommendation 304.)
Public Correspondence Simplex
[Non-paired radiotelephony frequencies in the 4000-27500 kHz Band \1\
Carrier Frequencies (kHz)]
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16537............................ 18825 22174 25100
16540............................ 18828 22177 25103
18831 ........... 25106
18834 ........... 25109
18837 ........... 25112
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\1\ Coast stations limited to a maximum transmitter power of 1 kW (PEP).
* * * * *
Sec. 80.374 [Amended]
9. Section 80.374 is amended by removing paragraph (a) and
redesignating paragraphs (b) and (c) as (a) and (b).
10. Section 80.475 is amended by redesignating paragraph (b) as
paragraph (c), and revising paragraph (a)(1) and adding a new paragraph
(b) to read as follows:
Sec. 80.475 Scope of service of the Automated Maritime
Telecommunications System (AMTS).
(a) * * *
(1) Applicants proposing to locate a coast station transmitter
within 169 kilometers (105 miles) of a channel 13 TV station or within
129 kilometers (80 miles) of a channel 10 TV station or with an antenna
height greater than 61 meters (200 feet), must submit an engineering
study clearly showing the means of avoiding interference with
television reception within the grade B contour, see Sec. 80.215(h) of
this chapter, unless the proposed station's predicted interference
contour is fully encompassed by the composite interference contour of
the applicant's existing system, or the proposed station's predicted
interference contour extends the system's composite interference
contour over water only (disregarding uninhabited islands).
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(b) Coast stations for which the above specified need not be
submitted because the proposed station's predicted interference contour
is fully encompassed by the composite interference contour of the
applicant's existing system or the proposed station's
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predicted interference contour extends the system's composite
interference contour over water only (disregarding uninhabited islands)
must, at least 15 days before the station is put into operation, give
written notice to the television stations which may be affected of the
proposed station's technical characteristics, the date it will be put
into operation, and the licensee's representative (name and phone
number) to contact in the event a television station experiences
interference. No prior FCC authorization is required to construct and
operate such a station, but, at the time the station is added, the AMTS
licensee must make a record of the technical and administrative
information concerning the station and, upon request, supply such
information to the FCC. In addition, when the station is added, the
AMTS licensee must send notification of the station's location to the
American Radio Relay League, Inc., 225 Main Street, Newington, CT
06111-1494, and Interactive Systems, Inc., Suite 1103, 1601 North Kent
Street, Arlington, VA 22209.
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11. Section 80.477 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read
as follows:
Sec. 80.477 AMTS points of communication.
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(d) AMTS licensees may use AMTS coast and ship frequencies on a
secondary basis for fixed service communications to support AMTS
deployment in remote fixed locations at which other communications
facilities are not available.
12. A new Sec. 80.481 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 80.481 Alternative technical parameters for AMTS transmitters.
In lieu of the technical parameters set forth in this part, AMTS
transmitters may utilize any modulation or channelization scheme so
long as emissions are attenuated in accordance with Sec. 80.211 at the
band edges of each station's assigned channel group or groups.
PART 95--PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES
13. The authority citation for Part 95 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 154, 303.
14. Section 95.1013 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 95.1013 Antennas.
(a) The maximum allowable ERP for a station in the LPRS other than
an AMTS station is 100 mW. The maximum allowable ERP for an AMTS
station in the LPRS is 1 W, so long as emissions are attenuated, in
accordance with Sec. 80.211 of this chapter, at the band edges.
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[FR Doc. 00-31310 Filed 12-12-00; 8:45 am]
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