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FCC 73.609
Revised as of December 4, 2012
Goto Year:2011 |
2013
§ 73.609 Zones.
(a) For the purpose of allotment and assignment, the United States is
divided into three zones as follows:
(1) Zone I consists of that portion of the United States located within
the confines of the following lines drawn on the U.S. Albers Equal Area
Projection Map (based on standard parallels 291⁄2 ° and 451⁄2 °; North
American datum): Beginning at the most easterly point on the State
boundary line between North Carolina and Virginia; thence in a straight
line to a point on the Virginia-West Virginia boundary line located at
north latitude 37°49′ and west longitude 80°12′30″; thence westerly
along the southern boundary lines of the States of West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois to a point at the junction of the Illinois,
Kentucky, and Missouri State boundary lines; thence northerly along the
western boundary line of the State of Illinois to a point at the
junction of the Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin State boundary lines;
thence easterly along the northern State boundary line of Illinois to
the 90th meridian; thence north along this meridian to the 43.5°
parallel; thence east along this parallel to the United States-Canada
border; thence southerly and following that border until it again
intersects the 43.5° parallel; thence east along this parallel to the
71st meridian; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the
69th meridian and the 45th parallel; thence east along the 45th
parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. When any of the above lines pass
through a city, the city shall be considered to be located in Zone I.
(See Figure 1 of § 73.699.)
(2) Zone II consists of that portion of the United States which is not
located in either Zone I or Zone III, and Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaiian
Islands and the Virgin Islands.
(3) Zone III consists of that portion of the United States located
south of a line, drawn on the United States Albers Equal Area
Projection Map (based on standard parallels 29.50 and 45.50 North
American datum), beginning at a point on the east coast of Georgia and
the 31st parallel and ending at the United States-Mexican border,
consisting of arcs drawn with a 241.4 kilometer (150 mile) radius to
the north from the following specified points:
North latitude West longitude
(a) 29°40′00″ 83°24′00″
(b) 30°07′00″ 84°12′00″
(c) 30°31′00″ 86°30′00″
(d) 30°48′00″ 87°58′30″
(e) 30°00′00″ 90°38′30″
(f) 30°04′30″ 93°19′00″
(g) 29°46′00″ 95°05′00″
(h) 28°43′00″ 96°39′30″
(i) 27°52′30″ 97°32′00″
When any of the above arcs pass through a city, the city shall be
considered to be located in Zone II. (See Figure 2 of § 73.699.)
[ 28 FR 13660 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at 33 FR 15422 , Oct. 17, 1968;
50 FR 23697 , June 5, 1985; 51 FR 44070 , Dec. 8, 1986]
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