Sec.  27.6   Service areas.

   Link to an amendment published at  72 FR 48844 , Aug. 24, 2007.

   (a) WCS service areas are Major Economic Areas (MEAs) and Regional Economic
   Area  Groupings  (REAGs) as defined in the Table immediately following
   paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Both MEAs and REAGs are based on the U.S.
   Department of Commerce's 172 Economic Areas (Eas). See  60 FR 13114  (March
   10, 1995). In addition, the Commission shall separately license Guam and the
   Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands,
   American  Samoa,  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico, which have been assigned
   Commission-created EA numbers 173–176, respectively. Maps of the EAs, MEAs,
   and REAGs and theFederal RegisterNotice that established the 172 EAs are
   available for public inspection and copying at the Reference Information
   Center, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications
   Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.

   (1)  The  52 MEAs are composed of one or more EAs and the 12 REAGs are
   composed of one or more MEAs, as defined in the table below:
   REAGs MEAs EAs
   1 (Northeast) 1 (Boston) 1–3.
      2 (New York City) 4–7, 10.
      3 (Buffalo) 8.
      4 (Philadelphia) 11–12.
   2 (Southeast) 5 (Washington) 13–14.
      6 (Richmond) 15–17, 20.
      7 (Charlotte-Greensboro-Greenville-Raleigh) 18–19, 21–26, 41–42, 46.
      8 (Atlanta) 27–28, 37–40, 43.
      9 (Jacksonville) 29, 35.
      10 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Orlando) 30, 33–34.
      11 (Miami) 31–32.
   3 (Great Lakes) 12 (Pittsburgh) 9, 52–53.
      13 (Cincinnati-Dayton) 48–50.
      14 (Columbus) 51.
      15 (Cleveland) 54–55.
      16 (Detroit) 56–58, 61–62.
      17 (Milwaukee) 59–60, 63, 104–105, 108.
      18 (Chicago) 64–66, 68, 97, 101.
      19 (Indianapolis) 67.
      20 (Minneapolis-St. Paul) 106–107, 109–114, 116.
      21 (Des Moines-Quad Cities) 100, 102–103, 117.
   4 (Mississippi Valley) 22 (Knoxville) 44–45.
      23 (Louisville-Lexington-Evansville) 47, 69–70, 72.
      24 (Birmingham) 36, 74, 78–79.
      25 (Nashville) 71.
      26 (Memphis-Jackson) 73, 75–77.
      27 (New Orleans-Baton Rouge) 80–85.
      28 (Little Rock) 90–92, 95.
      29 (Kansas City) 93, 99, 123.
      30 (St. Louis) 94, 96, 98.
   5 (Central) 31 (Houston) 86–87, 131.
      32 (Dallas-Fort Worth) 88–89, 127–130, 135, 137–138.
      33 (Denver) 115, 140–143.
      34 (Omaha) 118–121.
      35 (Wichita) 122.
      36 (Tulsa) 124.
      37 (Oklahoma City) 125–126.
      38 (San Antonio) 132–134.
      39 (El Paso-Albuquerque) 136, 139, 155–157.
      40 (Phoenix) 154, 158–159.
   6 (West) 41 (Spokane-Billings) 144–147, 168.
      42 (Salt Lake City) 148–150, 152.
      43 (San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose) 151, 162–165.
      44 (Los Angeles-San Diego) 153, 160–161.
      45 (Portland) 166–167.
      46 (Seattle) 169–170.
   7 (Alaska) 47 (Alaska) 171.
   8 (Hawaii) 48 (Hawaii) 172.
   9 (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands) 49 (Guam and the Northern Mariana
   Islands) 173.
   10 (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) 50 (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin
   Islands) 174.
   11 (American Samoa) 51 (American Samoa) 175.
   12 (Gulf of Mexico) 52 (Gulf of Mexico) 176.

   (2) The Gulf of Mexico EA extends from 12 nautical miles off the U.S. Gulf
   coast outward into the Gulf.

   (b) 746–764 MHz and 776–794 MHz bands. WCS service areas for the 746–764 MHz
   and 776–794 MHz bands are as follows.

   (1) Service areas for Block A in the 746–747 and 776–777 MHz bands and Block
   B in the 762–764 and 792–794 MHz bands are based on Major Economic Areas
   (MEAs), as defined in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.

   (2) Service areas for Blocks C and D in the 747–762 MHz and 777–792 MHz
   bands are based on Economic Area Groupings (EAGs) as defined by the Federal
   Communications Commission. See  62 FR 15978  (April 3, 1997) extended with the
   Gulf of Mexico. See also paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section and  62 FR 9636  (March 3, 1997), in which the Commission created an additional four
   economic area-like areas for a total of 176. Maps of the EAGs and theFederal
   RegisterNotice that established the 172 Economic Areas (EAs) are available
   for public inspection and copying at the Reference Center, Room CY A–257,
   445 12th St., S.W., Washington, DC 20554. These maps and data are also
   available on the FCC website at www.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/areas/. 

   (i) There are 6 EAGs, which are composed of multiple EAs as defined in the
   table below:
   Economic area groupings Name Economic areas
   EAG001 Northeast 1–11, 54
   EAG002 Mid-Atlantic 12–26, 41, 42, 44–53, 70
   EAG003 Southeast 27–40, 43, 69, 71–86, 88–90, 95, 96, 174, 176(part)
   EAG004 Great Lakes 55–68, 97, 100–109
   EAG005 Central/Mountain 87, 91–94, 98, 99, 110–146, 148, 149, 152, 154–159,
   176(part)
   EAG006 Pacific 147, 150, 151, 153, 160–173, 175

   Note 1 to paragraph(b)(2)(i): Economic Area Groupings are defined by the
   Federal Communications Commission; see  62 FR 15978  (April 3, 1997) extended
   with the Gulf of Mexico.

   Note 2 to paragraph(b)(2)(i): Economic Areas are defined by the Regional
   Economic Analysis Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of
   Commerce  February  1995  and  extended  by the Federal Communications
   Commission, see  62 FR 9636  (March 3, 1997).

   (ii) For purposes of paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section, EA 176 (the Gulf
   of Mexico) will be divided between EAG003 (the Southeast EAG) and EAG005
   (the Central/Mountain EAG) in accordance with the configuration of the
   Eastern/  Central and Western Planning Area established by the Mineral
   Management Services Bureau of the Department of the Interior (MMS). That
   portion of EA 176 contained in the Eastern and Central Planning Areas as
   defined by MMS will be included in EAG003; that portion of EA 176 contained
   in the Western Planning Area as defined by MMS will be included in EAG005.
   Maps  of  these  areas  may  be  found  on  the following MMS website:
   www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/offshore.html. 

   (c) 698–746 MHz band. WCS service areas for the 698–746 MHz band are as
   follows.

   (1) Service areas for Blocks A, B, D, and E in the 698–746 MHz band are
   based on Economic Area Groupings (EAGs) as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of
   this section.

   (2) Service areas for Block C in the 698–746 MHz band are based on cellular
   markets comprising Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service
   Areas (RSAs) as defined by Public Notice Report No. CL–92–40 “Common Carrier
   Public  Mobile  Services  Information,  Cellular  MSA/RSA  Markets and
   Counties,” dated January 24, 1992, DA 92–109, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992), with the
   following modifications:

   (i) The service areas of cellular markets that border the U.S. coastline of
   the Gulf of Mexico extend 12 nautical miles from the U.S. Gulf coastline.

   (ii) The service area of cellular market 306 that comprises the water area
   of the Gulf of Mexico extends from 12 nautical miles off the U.S. Gulf coast
   outward into the Gulf.

   (d) 1390–1392 MHz band. Service areas for the 1390–1392 MHz band is based on
   Major Economic Areas (MEAs), as defined in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of
   this section.

   (e) The paired 1392–1395 and 1432–1435 MHz bands. Service areas for the
   paired 1392–1395 and 1432–1435 MHz bands are as follows. Service areas for
   Block A in the 1392–1393.5 MHz and 1432–1433.5 MHz bands and Block B in the
   1393.5–1395  MHz  and 1433.5–1435 MHz bands are based on Economic Area
   Groupings (EAGs) as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

   (f)  1670–1675  MHz band. Service areas for the 1670–1675 MHz band are
   available on a nationwide basis.

   (g) [Reserved]

   (h) 1710–1755 and 2110–2155 MHz bands. AWS service areas for the 1710–1755
   MHz and 2110–2155 MHz bands are as follows:

   (1) Service areas for Block A (1710–1720 MHz and 2110–2120 MHz) are based on
   cellular markets comprising Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural
   Service Areas (RSAs) as defined by Public Notice Report No. CL–92–40 “Common
   Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Cellular MSA/RSA Markets and
   Counties,” dated January 24, 1992, DA 92–109, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992), with the
   following modifications:

   (i) The service areas of cellular markets that border the U.S. coastline of
   the Gulf of Mexico extend 12 nautical miles from the U.S. Gulf coastline.

   (ii) The service area of cellular market 306 that comprises the water area
   of the Gulf of Mexico extends from 12 nautical miles off the U.S. Gulf coast
   outward into the Gulf.

   (2) Service areas for Blocks B (1720–1730 MHz and 2120–2130 MHz) and C
   (1730–1735 MHz and 2130–2135 MHz) are based on Economic Areas (EAs) as
   defined in paragraph (a) of this section.

   (3)  Service  areas  for blocks D (1735–1740 MHz and 2135–2140 MHz), E
   (1740–1745 MHz and 2140–2145 MHz) and F (1745–1755 MHz and 2145–2155 MHz)
   are  based  on  Regional Economic Area Groupings (REAGs) as defined by
   paragraph (a) of this section.

   [ 62 FR 9658 , Mar. 3, 1997, as amended at  64 FR 60726 , Nov. 8, 1999;  65 FR 3145 , Jan. 20, 2000;  65 FR 17602 , Apr. 4, 2000;  65 FR 60113 , Oct. 10, 2000;
    67 FR 13225 , Mar. 21, 2002;  67 FR 5510 , Feb. 6, 2002;  67 FR 41854 , June 20,
   2002;  69 FR 5714 , Feb. 6, 2004;  69 FR 77950 , Dec. 29, 2004;  70 FR 58065 ,
   Oct. 5, 2005]

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