FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS): Radio Services

Radio Services

The following radio services are grouped by internal service code:

Amateur (Internal Service Code: AM)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
HA	Amateur
HV	Vanity

Antenna (AN)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
AN	Antenna Structure Registration

Aircraft (AV)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
AC	Aircraft

Broadband Radio Service (BR)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
BR	Broadband Radio Service (formerly Multipoint Distribution Service - MD)

Coast and Ground (CG)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
AA	Aviation Auxiliary Group
AF	Aeronautical and Fixed
AR	Aviation Radionavigation
MA	Marine Auxiliary Group
MC	Coastal Group
MK	Alaska Group
MR	Marine Radiolocation Land
PC	Public Coast Stations, Auctioned

Cellular (CL)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
CL	Cellular

Educational Broadband Service (ED)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
ED	Educational Broadband Service (formerly Instructional Television Fixed Service - VX)

Commercial and Restricted (FC)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
CM	Commercial Operator
RR	Restricted Operator

Land Mobile Commercial (LC)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
GL	900 MHz Convention SMR (SMR, Site-Specific)
GM	800 MHz Convention SMR (SMR, Site-Specific)
GR	SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional
GS	Private Carrier Paging, 929-930 MHz
GX	SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, 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 Auctions 18, 24
QD	Non-Nationwide Data, 220 MHz
QO	Non-Nationwide Other, 220 MHz
QT	Non-Nationwide 5 Channel Trunked, 220 MHz
YC	SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned Auctions 16, 34, 36
YD	SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Auctioned Auction 7
YH	SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned
YK	Industrial/Business Pool - Commercial, Trunked
YM	800 MHz Trunked SMR (SMR, Site-Specific)
YS	SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YX	SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked

Land Mobile Private (LP)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
BC	1670-1675 MHz Band, Market Area
GB	Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional
GE	Public Safety/Spec Emerg and Public Safety Ntl Plan, 806-817/851-862 MHz, Conventional (Rebanding)
GF	Public Safety Ntl Plan, 821-824/866-869 MHz, Conv.
GI	Other Indust/Land Transp, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conv.
GJ	Business/Industrial/Land Trans, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Conv.
GO	Other Indust/Land Transp, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conv.
GP	Public Safety/Spec Emerg, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conv.
GU	Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional
IG	Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional
IQ	Intelligent Transportation Service (Public Safety)
LP	Broadcast Auxiliary Low Power
LV	Low Power Wireless Assist Video Devices
PA	Public Safety 4940-4990 MHz Band
PW	Public Safety Pool, Conventional
QM	Non-Nationwide Public Safety/Mutual Aid, 220 MHz
QQ	Intelligent Transportation Service (Non-Public Safety)
RP	Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
RS	Land Mobile Radiolocation
SG	Conventional Public Safety 700MHz
SL	Public Safety 700 MHZ Band - State License
SP	700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Nationwide License
SY	Trunked Public Safety 700MHz
YB	Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YE	Public Safety/Spec Emerg and Public Safety Ntl Plan, 806-817/851-862 MHz, Trunked (Rebanding)
YF	Public Safety Ntl Plan, 821-824/866-869 MHz, Trunked
YG	Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked
YI	Other Indust/Land Transp. 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YJ	Business/Industrial/Land Trans, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Trunked
YO	Other Indust/Land Transp. 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YP	Public Safety/Spec Emerg, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YU	Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YW	Public Safety Pool, Trunked
ZV	Formerly IVDS now 218-219 MHz Auction 2

Microwave (MW)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
AB	Aural Microwave Booster
AI	Aural Intercity Relay
AS	Aural Studio Transmitter Link
AW	AWS, 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz Bands
CE	Digital Electronic Message Service (Common Carrier)
CF	Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave
CT	Local Television Transmission
DV	Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service
LD	Local Multipoint Distribution Service
MG	Microwave Industrial/Business Pool
MS	Multiple Address Service, Auctioned
MW	Microwave Public Safety Pool
NN	3650 – 3700 MHz
PE	Digital Electronic Message Service (Private Operational Fixed)
TB	TV Microwave Booster
TI	TV Intercity Relay
TN	39 Ghz, Auctioned Auction 30
TP	TV Pickup
TS	TV Studio Transmitter Link
TT	TV Translator Relay
TZ	24 GHz Service
WA	Microwave Aviation
WM	Microwave Marine
WR	Microwave Radiolocation

Millimeter Wave 70-80-90 GHz (MM)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
MM	Millimeter Wave 70-80-90 GHz

Personal Communication Services - PCS (PC)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
BA	1390-1392 MHz Band, Market Area
BB	1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz Bands, Market Area
CN	PCS Narrowband Auctions 1, 3
CW	PCS Broadband Auctions 4, 5
CY	1910-1915/1990-1995 MHz Bands, Market Area
WP	700 MHz Upper Band (Block D) Auction 73
WS	Wireless Communications Service Auction 14
WU	700 MHz Upper Band (Block C) Auction 73
WX	700 MHz Guard Band Auctions 33, 38
WY	700 MHz Lower Band (Blocks A, B, E) Auction 73
WZ	700 MHz Lower Band (Blocks C,D) Auctions 44, 49

Paging (PG)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
CA	Commercial Air-Ground Radiotelephone
CB	BETRS
CD	Paging and Radiotelephone
CG	General Aviation Air-ground Radiotelephone
CJ	Commercial Aviation Air-ground Radiotelephone
CO	Offshore Radiotelephone
CP	Part 22 VHF/UHF Paging (excluding 931 MHz)
CR	Rural Radiotelephone
CZ	Paging and Radiotelephone, Auctioned
GC	929-931 MHz Bands, Auctioned Auction 26

Ship (SH)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
SA	Ship Recreational or Voluntarily Equipped
SB	Ship Compulsary Equipped
SE	Ship Exemption

GMRS - General Mobile Radio Services (ZA)
Radio Service Code	Radio Service Description
ZA	General Mobile Radio Services (GMRS)

ULS Service Deployment Public Notices

900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) - effective 4/19/1999 (public notice (text) )
Amateur - effective 2/7/2000 (public notice (Word) )
Antenna Structure Registration (public notice (pdf) )
Aircraft Stations - effective 1/19/1999 (public notice (text) )
All Cellular Radiotelephone Service - effective 12/14/1998
Auction 16 - Land Mobile SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz (public notice (text) )
Auction 17 - Microwave Local Multipoint Distribution Service (public notice (text) )
Auction 18 - 220 MHz Radio Service (public notice (text) )
Auction 20 - VHF Public Coast Service (public notice (pdf) )
Commercial Radio Operator Licenses effective - 5/21/2001 (public notice (Word) , news release (Word) )
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) - effective 4/19/1999 (public notice (text) )
Land Mobile Phase I - effective 9/19/2000 (public notice (pdf) )
Land Mobile Phase II - effective 10/24/2000 (public notice (Word) )
Land Mobile Phase III - effective 12/04/2000 (public notice (Word) )
Marine Coast and Aviation Ground - effective 4/30/2000 (public notice (Word) )
Microwave (public notice: 9-9-99 (pdf) , 8-25-99 (pdf) )
Millimeter Wave 70-80-90 GHz - effective 6/21/2004 (public notice (pdf) )
Offshore Radiotelephone - effective 7/1/1998 (public notice (pdf) )
Paging & Radiotelephone - effective 6/1/1998 (public notice)
Personal Communications Services (PCS) - effective 9/23/1998 (public notice (pdf) )
Ship - effective 11/20/00 (public notice (Word) )
Wireless Communications Services (WCS)- effective 9/23/1998 (public notice (pdf) )

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Last reviewed/updated on

5/15/2008.