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2300-2305

Amateur (13 centimeter band) [Part 97]

2305-2310

Fixed, mobile except aeronautical mobile, and radiolocation services.
- Wireless Communications Service ("WCS") - Channel block A [27.5]
  - FCC REPORT AND ORDER, FCC 97-50, February 19, 1997
- Amateur (13 centimeter band) - secondary

2310-2320

Fixed, mobile, radiolocation, and broadcasting-satellite (sound) services - primary
- Wireless Communications Service ("WCS") [27.5]
  2310-2315 MHz - Channel block B
  2315-2320 MHz - Channel block C
  - FCC REPORT AND ORDER, FCC 97-50, February 19, 1997
Telemetry and command for flight testing of aircaraft and missiles - secondary [Part 87 Subpart J] (coordinated by AFTRCC)
Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]

2320-2345

Satellite digital audio radio services (DARS) [Part 25]
- FCC News Release January 12, 1995
- Licensees: Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (formerly CD Radio) on 2320.0 to 2332.5 MHz and XM Radio Inc. on 2332.5 to 2345.0 MHz
- STA for terrestrial repeaters for XM Radio, September 17, 2001
Telemetry and command for flight testing of aircaraft and missiles - secondary [Part 87 Subpart J] (coordinated by AFTRCC)
Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]
Government and non-Government mobile service and Government radiolocation service on a primary basis until such time as a broadcasting-satellite (sound) service has been brought into use [FCC REPORT AND ORDER, FCC 97-50, Released: February 19, 1997 , at para. 12 and 2.106 footnote US328]

2345-2360

Fixed, mobile, radiolocation, and broadcasting-satellite (sound) services - primary
- Future satellite digital audio radio services (DARS)
  - FCC95017 Report & Order January 18, 1995
  - News Release January 12, 1995
- Wireless Communications Service ("WCS") [27.5]
  2345-2350 MHz - Channel block D
  2350-2355 MHz - Channel block A
  2355-2360 MHz - Channel block B
  - FCC REPORT AND ORDER, FCC 97-50, February 19, 1997
Telemetry and command for flight testing of aircaraft and missiles - secondary [Part 87 Subpart J] (coordinated by AFTRCC)
Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]

2360-2390

Telemetry and command for flight testing of aircraft and missiles [Part 87 Subpart J] (coordinated by AFTRCC)
Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]
Planetary radar studies at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in the 2370-2390 MHz band [FCC REPORT AND ORDER, FCC 97-50, February 19, 1997 at para. 131]

2390-2400

Amateur
Personal Communications Service - unlicensed [15.321]
- News release February 7, 1995
- REPORT AND ORDER February 17, 1995

2400-2402

Amateur
Unlicensed spread spectrum transmitters [15.247]
Intentional radiators, 50 millivolts/meter at 3 meters [15.249]
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens

2402-2417

Part 15 devices & Amateur
Unlicensed spread spectrum transmitters [15.247] including WiFi (IEEE 802.11)
- News release February 7, 1995
- REPORT AND ORDER February 17, 1995
- FCC seeks comments on specific rules for use of this spectrum April 20, 1994
Intentional radiators, 50 millivolts/meter at 3 meters [15.249]
Student experimental use [5.89]
- FCC NPRM December 20, 1996
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens

2417-2435

Amateur
Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]
Unlicensed spread spectrum transmitters [15.247] including WiFi (IEEE 802.11)
Intentional radiators, 50 millivolts/meter at 3 meters [15.249]
Student experimental use [5.89]
- FCC NPRM December 20, 1996
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens

2435-2450

Amateur
Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]
Unlicensed spread spectrum transmitters [15.247] including WiFi (IEEE 802.11)
Unlicensed field disturbance sensors [15.245]
Intentional radiators, 50 millivolts/meter at 3 meters [15.249]
Student experimental use [5.89]
- FCC NPRM December 20, 1996
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens

2450-2465

TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service [Licensees eligible under 74.600 or 101.803(b)]
Industrial/Business Radio, base or mobile [90.35]
Public Safety Radio, base or mobile [Part 90 Subpart B]
Radiolocation [Part 90 Subpart F]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(f)] - 2.5 MHz max BW - grandfathered only
Marine radiodetermination (radar) [80.375(d)]
Unlicensed spread spectrum transmitters [15.247] including WiFi (IEEE 802.11)
- FCC proposal to modify rules Released: February 5, 1996
Unlicensed field disturbance sensors [15.245]
Intentional radiators, 50 millivolts/meter at 3 meters [15.249]
Student experimental use [5.89]
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens

2465-2483.5

TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service [Licensees eligible under 74.600 or 101.803(b)]
Industrial/Business Radio, base or mobile [90.35]
Public Safety Radio, base or mobile [Part 90 Subpart B]
Radiolocation [Part 90 Subpart F]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(f)] - 2.5 MHz max BW - grandfathered only
Marine radiodetermination (radar) [80.375(d)]
Unlicensed spread spectrum transmitters [15.247] including WiFi (IEEE 802.11)
Intentional radiators, 50 millivolts/meter at 3 meters [15.249]
Student experimental use [5.89]
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens

2483.5-2491.5

Radiodetermination Satellite-to-User [Part 25]
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18]
Radiolocation, grandfathered only after July 25, 1985 [Part 90 Subpart F]
TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service, grandfathered only after July 25, 1985 [2.106 footnote NG147]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(f)] - 2.5 MHz max BW - grandfathered only
Industrial/Business Radio, base or mobile, grandfathered only after July 25, 1985 [90.35]
Public Safety Radio, base or mobile, grandfathered only [Part 90 Subpart B]
Marine radiodetermination (radar) [80.375(d)]
Student experimental use
- FCC NPRM proposes to end this allocation December 20, 1996
Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) - up to four Big LEO licensees using CDMA architecture for space-to-Earth [Part 25]
- FCC Order DA 96-1923 November 18, 1996
- Ancillary Terrestrial component (ATC) operations by MSS operators, 2487.5 - 2493 MHz. [FCC News Release "COMMISSION ADOPTS SPECTRUM SHARING PLAN TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE OF SPECTRUM", June 10, 2004]

2491.5-2499.5

Radiodetermination Satellite-to-User [Part 25]
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens
Radiolocation, grandfathered only, no new applications after July 25, 1985 [Part 90 Subpart F]
TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service, grandfathered only after July 25, 1985 [2.106 footnote NG147]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(f)] - 2.5 MHz max BW - grandfathered only
Industrial/Business Radio, base or mobile, grandfathered only after July 25, 1985 [90.35]
Public Safety Radio, base or mobile, grandfathered only [Part 90 Subpart B]
Marine radiodetermination (radar) [80.375(d)]
Student experimental use
- FCC NPRM proposes to end this allocation December 20, 1996
Mobile Satellite Service - up to four Big LEO licensees using CDMA architecture for space-to-Earth [Part 25]
- FCC Order DA 96-1923 November 18, 1996
- Ancillary Terrestrial component (ATC) operations by MSS operators, 2487.5 - 2493 MHz. [FCC News Release "COMMISSION ADOPTS SPECTRUM SHARING PLAN TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE OF SPECTRUM", June 10, 2004]
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS), 2495-2500 MHz [FCC News Release "FCC PROMOTES THE DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES BY CREATING NEW RULES FOR THE 2495-2690 MHz BAND WHILE PROTECTING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES", June 10, 2004]

2499.5-2500

Radiodetermination Satellite-to-User [Part 25]
Industrial, Scientific and Medical [Part 18] - Microwave ovens
Radiolocation, grandfathered only, no new applications after July 25, 1985 [Part 90 Subpart F]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(f)] - 2.5 MHz max BW - grandfathered only
Industrial/Business Radio, base or mobile, grandfathered only after July 25, 1985 [90.35]
Marine radiodetermination (radar) [80.375(d)]
Student experimental use
- FCC NPRM proposes to end this allocation December 20, 1996
Mobile Satellite Service - up to four Big LEO licensees using CDMA architecture for space-to-Earth [Part 25] (Loral/Qualcomm Globalstar and TRW Odyssey are licensed)
- FCC Order DA 96-1923 November 18, 1996
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS), 2495-2500 MHz [FCC News Release "FCC PROMOTES THE DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES BY CREATING NEW RULES FOR THE 2495-2690 MHz BAND WHILE PROTECTING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES", June 10, 2004]

2500-2596

ITFS [74.902]
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2596-2644

ITFS [74.902] - no new applications after May 25, 1983, existing stations are protected.
Broadband Radio Service (BRS), formerly Multipoint Distribution Service [21.901]
- FCC expands protected service areas June 21, 1995
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2644-2650

ITFS [74.902]
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2650-2656

Broadband Radio Service (BRS), formerly Multipoint Distribution Service [21.901]
ITFS [74.902] - stations authorized as of July 16, 1971, may continue to operate, no expansion
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2656-2662

ITFS [74.902]
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2662-2668

Broadband Radio Service (BRS), formerly Multipoint Distribution Service [21.901]
ITFS [74.902] - stations authorized as of July 16, 1971, may continue to operate, no expansion
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2668-2674

ITFS [74.902]
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2674-2680

Broadband Radio Service (BRS), formerly Multipoint Distribution Service [21.901]
ITFS [74.902] - stations authorized as of July 16, 1971, may continue to operate, no expansion
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)] - grandfathered only
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2680-2690

ITFS [74.902]
Satellite [Part 25]
Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service [101.147(g)]
FCC staff reports that accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems in 2500-2690 MHz would entail disruption of existing ITFS and MDS users [Interim Report, November 15, 2000]

2690-2700

Radioastronomy

2700-2900

Ground-based radar and airborne transponders
Government radiolocation limited to the military services [2.106 footnote G2]

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