Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

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The Mobility Division is responsible for promoting competitive and innovative mobile radio services and maximizing access to and efficient use of radio spectrum utilized for mobile services and applications while minimizing regulatory burden.

Portfolio of Issues

• Issues for Services
• Licensing (e.g., special temporary authority, auction long forms, transfers and assignments)
• Legal matters (e.g., petitions to deny, petitions for recon, waiver requests)
• Rulemakings


• Other Issues
• Changes in ULS as a result of implementing secondary markets
• Roaming
• Quiet Zones Application Procedures
• Air-Ground Telecommunications Services/Part 22 Non-Cellular Rule Review
• Rural Issues

Please Note: While divisions have primary responsibility for the issues listed, they will often find it necessary to coordinate and collaborate on a number of issues as they have historically.

Mobility Division Services

Part 13 (all services)
CM - Commercial Operator
RR - Restricted Operator

Part 22 (all services)
CA - Commercial Air - Ground Radiotelephone
CB - BETRS
CD - Paging and Radiotelephone
CG - Air-ground Radiotelephone
CL - Cellular Radiotelephone
CO - Offshore Radiotelephone
CP - Part 22 VHF/UHF Paging [excluding 931 MHZ], Auctioned
CR - Rural Radiotelephone
CX - Cellular, Auctioned
CZ - Paging and Radiotelephone, Auctioned
GC - 929-930 MHz Paging Systems, Auctioned

Part 24 (all services)
CN - PCS Narrowband
CW - PCS Broadband

Part 27 (some services)
BA - 1390-1392 MHz Band, Market Area
BB - 1392-1395 and 1432 - 1435 MHz Bands, Market Area
BC - 1670-1675 MHz Band, Market Area
WS - Wireless Communications Service (2.3 GHz)
WX - 700 MHz Guard Band
WY - 700 MHz Upper Band
WZ - 700 MHz Lower Band

Part 80 (all services)
MA - Marine Auxiliary Group
MC - Coastal Group
MK - Alaska Group
MR - Marine Radiolocation Land
PC - Public Coast Stations Auctioned
SA - Ship Recreational or Voluntarily Equipped
SB - Ship Compulsory Equipped
SE - Ship Exemptions

Part 87 (all services)
AA - Aviation Auxiliary Group
AC - Aircraft
AF - Aeronautical and Fixed
AR - Aviation Radionavigation

Part 90 (some services)
GB - Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional
GI - Other Industrial/Land Transp, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional
GJ - Business/Industrial/Land Transp, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Conventional (Rebanding)
GL - SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional (Rebanding)
GM - SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional (Rebanding)
GO - Other Industrial/Land Transp, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional
GR - SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional
GS - Private Carrier Paging, 929 - 930 MHz
GU - Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional
GX - SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional
IG - Industrial/Business Pool, Private, Conventional
IK - Industrial/Business Pool - Commercial, Conventional
LN - 902 - 928 MHz Location Narrowband (Non - Multilateration)
LS - Location and Monitoring Service, Multilateration (LMS)
LW - 902 - 928 MHz Location Wideband (Grandfathered AVM)
NC - Nationwide Commercial 5 Channel, 220 MHz
QA - 220-222 MHz Band, Auctioned
QD - Non - Nationwide Data, 220 MHz
QO - Non - Nationwide Other, 220 MHz
QT - Non - Nationwide 5 Channel Trunked, 220 MHz
RS - Land Mobile Radiolocation
YB - Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YC - SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned
YD - SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Auctioned
YG - Industrial/Business Pool, Private, Trunked
YI - Other Industrial/Land Transp. 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YJ - Business/Industrial/Land Transp, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Trunked (Rebanding)
YK - Industrial/Business Pool - Commercial, Trunked
YL - SMR 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked (Rebanding)
YM - SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked (Rebanding)
YO - Other Industrial/Land Transp. 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YS - SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YU - Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YX - SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked

Part 95 (all services)
ZA - General Mobile Radio (GMRS)
ZV - 218-219 MHz Service

Part 97 (all services)
HA - Amateur
HV - Vanity

Services Licensed by Rule with No Radio Service Code
Citizens Band Radio Service
Dedicated Short Range Communications Service
Family Radio Service
Low Power Radio Service
Medical Device Radiocommunications Service
Multi-Use Radio Service
Personal Locator Beacons
Radio Control Radio Service
Wireless Medical Telemetry Service

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Last reviewed/updated on

9/4/2009.