DA 00-1364
June 21, 2000



CLARIFICATION OF 
LICENSES TO BE AUCTIONED FOR 
800 MHz SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO (SMR) SERVICE
IN THE GENERAL CATEGORY BAND (851-854 MHz) 


Report No. AUC-00-34-D (Auction No. 34 )

	The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau") issued a Public Notice on May 17, 2000, 
that set forth the filing requirements, minimum opening bids, and other procedural matters to govern 
Auction No. 34.   The Bureau issues this public notice to clarify the General Category channels that will 
be available for use by licensees of spectrum blocks within the Economic Areas (EAs) located near the 
Canadian and Mexican borders.

	The licenses available in this auction consist of six contiguous 25 channel blocks (1.25 MHz) in 
each of 172 EAs and 3 EA-like areas, covering the United States, possessions or territories in the 
Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. 
  These licenses are referenced in Attachment A of the Auction No. 34 Announcing Public Notice.

	The following table contains the Block/Frequency Band Limits Cross-Reference List for the 800 
SMR General Category Channels:






800 MHz SMR General Category Channels

851-854 MHz 
License 
Suffix
Channel No.
Frequencies
(Base & Mobile)
D
1 through 25
851.0125 through 851.6125
806.0125 through 806.6125
DD
26 through 50
851.6375 through 852.2375
806.6375 through 807.2375
E
51 through 75
852.2625 through 852.8625
807.2625 through 807.8625
EE
76 through 100
852.8875 through 853.4875
807.8875 through 808.4875
F
101 through 125
853.5125 through 854.1125
808.5125 through 809.1125
FF
126 through 150
854.1375 through 854.7375
809.1375 through 809.7375

 
	By this Public Notice, the Bureau clarifies that the allocation of channels available in Spectrum 
Blocks D through FF are different in the U.S./Mexico and U.S./Canada border areas than noted in 
the above table.  The tables listed below indicate the channels assignable in the border areas .  Please 
note that the channels listed for the U.S./Mexico are offset 12.5 kHz lower in frequency than the same 
channel specified in 90.613.  

UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER AREA, SMR AND GENERAL CATEGORIES

General Category (12 Channels)

Spectrum 
Block
Auction 34 
Designation
Offset Channel Nos.
D
D
275,315
D1
DD
355,395
E
E
276,316
E1
EE
356,396
F
F
277,317
F1
FF
357,397




UNITED STATES - CANADA BORDER AREA, SMR AND GENERAL CATEGORIES


[Regions 1, 4, 5, 6]
General Category (5 Channels)

Spectrum 
Block
Auction 34 
Designation
Channel Nos.
D
D
None
D1
DD
30
E
E
60
E1
EE
90
F
F
120
F1
FF
150




[Region 2]
General Category (5 Channels)

Spectrum 
Block
Auction 34 
Designation
Channel Nos.
D
D
18
D1
DD
36
E
E
54,72
E1
EE
90
F
F
None
F1
FF
None




[Region 3]
General Category (15 Channels)

Spectrum 
Block
Auction 34 
Designation
Channel Nos.
D
D
38,39,40
D1
DD
158,159
E
E
78,79,80
E1
EE
160,198
F
F
118,119,120
F1
FF
199,200





[Region 7, 8]
General Category (18 Channels)

Spectrum 
Block
Auction 34 
Designation
Channel Nos.
D
D
35,36,37
D1
DD
38,39,40
E
E
75,76,77
E1
EE
78,79,80
F
F
115,116,117
F1
FF
118,119,120



For further information, contact Kathy Garland or Bob Reagle, Auction Operations at (717) 338-2801 or 
Terry Fishel, Commercial Wireless Division, at (717) 338-2602.
  	See Auction of Licenses for the 800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Service in the General Category 
Band (851-854 MHz) and Upper Band (861-865 MHz), Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 1,053 Licenses in 
the 800 MHz SMR Service for the General Category Auction, Auction Rescheduled from August 23, 2000 to 
August 16, 2000, Minimum Opening Bids and Other Procedural Issues, ("Auction No. 34 Announcing Public 
Notice ") (rel. May 17, 2000).
  	See 47 C.F.R. 90.619(a)(5) Table 4A, (b)(8) Table12, (b)(9) Table 16, (b)(10) Table 20, and (b)(11) Table 24. 
See also Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development of SMR Systems in the 
800 MHz Frequency Band, PR Docket No. 93-144, Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 99-
270, 14 FCC Rcd. 17556 (1999) ("800 MHz Order on Reconsideration").

 

 
 


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