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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  01-  1847 
 Released:  August  2,  2001 


 PRIVATE  LAND  MOBILE  RADIO  SERVICES  –  900  MHz  BAND  ITINERANT  USE  CHANNELS 


 The  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  (Bureau)  confirms  that  the  following  Private 
 Land  Mobile  Radio  (PLMR)  Services  channels  in  the  896-  901/  935-  940  MHz  bands  (900  MHz 
 band)  are  designated  for  operations  at  unspecified  locations  for  varying  periods  of  time  (itinerant 
 use). 


 900  MHZ  –  INDUSTRIAL/  LAND  TRANSPORTATION  (I/  LT)  CATEGORY 
 Channel  No.  398  –  900.9750  /  939.9750  MHz 
 Channel  No.  399  –  900.9875  /  939.9875  MHz 


 900  MHZ  –  BUSINESS  CATEGORY 
 Channel  No.  131  –  897.6375  /  936.6375  MHz 
 Channel  No.  133  –  897.6625  /  936.6625  MHz 


 In  1986,  the  Commission  certified  the  Industrial  Telecommunications  Association  (ITA) 
 and  the  Personal  Communications  Industry  Association  (PCIA)  to  perform  frequency 
 coordination  services  in  the  900  MHz  band  I/  LT  and  Business  frequencies,  respectively.  1 
 Additionally,  the  Commission  authorized  ITA  and  PCIA  to  determine  the  appropriate  number  of 
 channels  for  itinerant  and  other  specialized  operations.  2 


 1  See  Amendment  of  Parts  2,  15,  and  90  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  and  Regulations  to  Allocate 
 Frequencies  in  the  900  MHz  Reserve  Band  for  Private  Land  Mobile  Use,  GEN  Docket  No.  84-  1233, 
 Report  and  Order,  2  FCC  Rcd  1825,  1835  ¶  78  (1986).  In  1986,  ITA’s  name  was  the  Special  Industrial 
 Radio  Service  Association,  and  PCIA’s  name  was  the  National  Association  of  Business  and  Educational 
 Radio. 


 2  Id.,  2  FCC  Rcd  at  1836  ¶  88. 
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 In  April  2001,  the  Bureau  certified  additional  private  entities  to  perform  frequency 
 coordination  services  for  the  800/  900  MHz  band  I/  LT  and  Business  frequencies.  3  In  this 
 connection,  ITA  and  PCIA  have  asked  the  Bureau  to  confirm  the  itinerant  channel  designations 
 that  they  made,  under  authority  of  the  Commission’s  1986  decision,  so  new  frequency  advisory 
 committees  that  are  certified  for  the  800/  900  MHz  band  I/  LT  and  Business  frequencies  will  be 
 aware  of  these  itinerant  channel  designations.  4 


 For  further  information,  contact  Tom  Eng  of  the  Policy  and  Rules  Branch,  Public  Safety 
 and  Private  Wireless  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  at  (202)  418-  0019. 


 By  the  Chief,  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications 
 Bureau. 


 3  See,  e.  g.,  United  Telecom  Council,  Order,  DA  01-  944  (WTB/  PSPWD  rel.  April  18,  2001). 
 4  See  Letter  from  Andre  F.  Cote,  ITA,  to  D’wana  R.  Terry,  Esq.,  Chief,  PSPWD,  dated  April  23,  2001; 
 Letter  from  Rick  Edwards,  PCIA,  to  D’wana  Terry,  Chief,  PSPWD,  dated  April  25,  2001. 
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