C.F.R. » Title 47 » CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION › SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES › PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES › Subpart S—Regulations Governing Licensing and Use of Frequencies in the 806-824, 851-869, 896-901, and 935-940 MHz Bands

47 C.F.R. § 90.615

Individual channels available in the General Category in 806-824/851-869 MHz band

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The General Category will consist of channels 231-260a and 511-550 at locations farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and 140 km (87 miles) from the U.S./Canadian border. All entities will be eligible for licensing on these channels except as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.

(a) In a given 800 MHz NPSPAC region, any channel in the 231-260 range which is vacated by a licensee relocating to channels 551-830 and which remains vacant after band reconfiguration will be available as follows:

(1) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety Category until three years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;

(2) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety or Critical Infrastructure Industry Categories from three to five years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;

(3) To all entities five years after release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region.

(b) In a given 800 MHz NPSPAC region, any channel in the 231-260 range which is vacated by a licensee relocating to channels 511-550 and remains vacant after band reconfiguration will be available as follows:

(1) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety Category until three years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;

(2) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety or Critical Infrastructure Industry Categories from three to five years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;

(3) To all entities five years after release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region.

(c) Spectrum Block F1 consists of channels 236-260.

(d) [Reserved]

[70 FR 6759, Feb. 8, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 76708, Dec. 28, 2005; 83 FR 61100, Nov. 27, 2018; 90 FR 57711, Dec. 12, 2025]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2005 · leading case: Keller Commc'ns, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 130 F.3d 1073 (D.C. Cir. 1997).
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Keller Commc'ns, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 130 F.3d 1073 (D.C. Cir. 1997). “47 C.F.R. § 90.615 (b)(2)(ii) (1992). To accomplish this, the rules required Lewisville to submit its application to a “frequency coordinator” who, after checking the Commission’s database, would either certify that no one else had a license to use Flower Mound’s channel or…”
Kay v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 393 F.3d 1339 (D.C. Cir. 2005). “See 47 C.F.R. § 90.615 (b)(2)(h) (1992 version).”
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