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FCC 101.1333
Revised as of October 2, 2015
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§ 101.1333 Interference protection criteria.
(a) Frequency coordination. All EA licensees are required to coordinate
their frequency usage with co-channel adjacent area licensees and all other
affected parties.
(b) EA licensees are prohibited from exceeding a signal strength of 40
dBµV/m at their service area boundaries, unless a higher signal strength is
agreed to by all affected co-channel, adjacent area licensees.
(c) EA licensees are prohibited from exceeding a signal strength of 40
dBµV/m at incumbent licensees' 40.2 kilometer (25-mile) radius composite
contour specified in § 101.1331(c).
(d) In general, licensees shall comply with the appropriate coordination
agreements between the United States and Canada and the United States and
Mexico concerning cross-border sharing and use of the applicable MAS
frequencies.
(1) Canada—932.0-932.25 MHz and 941.0-941.25 MHz. (i) Within Lines A, B, C,
and D, as defined in § 1.928(e) of this chapter, along the U.S./Canada
border, U.S. stations operating in the 932.0-932.25 MHz and 941.0-941.25 MHz
bands are on a secondary basis and may operate provided that they shall not
transmit a power flux density (PFD) at the border greater than −100 dBW/m2
nor −94 dBW/m2, respectively. The U.S. has full use of the frequencies in
these regions up to the border in the bands 932.25-932.50 MHz and
941.25-941.50 MHz, and Canadian stations may operate on a secondary basis
provided they do not exceed the respective PFDs shown above. PFD can be
determined using the following formula: PFD (dBW/m2) = 10 log [EIRP/4π(D2],
where EIRP is in watts, D is in meters, and the power is relative to an
isotropic radiator. The technical parameters are also limited by tables 1
and 2:
Table 1—Maximum Radiated Power
Class of station Band MHz Maximum EIRP Maximum ERP^1
Watts dBW Watts dBW
Master 941.0-941.5 1000 30 600 27.8
Fixed Remote and Master 932.0-932.5 50 17 30 14.8
^1Where ERP = EIRP/1.64.>
(ii) Maximum antenna height above average terrain for master stations
operating at a maximum power shall not exceed 150 meters. Above 150 meters,
the power of master stations shall be in accordance with following table:
Table 2—Antenna Height—Power Reduction Table
Antenna height above average terrain (meters) EIRP ERP
Watts dBW Watts dBW
Above 305 200 23 120 20.8
Above 275 to 305 250 24 150 21.8
Above 245 to 275 315 25 190 22.8
Above 215 to 245 400 26 240 23.8
Above 180 to 215 500 27 300 24.8
Above 150 to 180 630 28 380 25.8
Note to Table 2: This information is from the Arrangement between the
Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration of the United States of America, and Industry
Canada concerning the use of the bands 932 to 935 MHz and 941 to 944 MHz
along the United States-Canada border signed in 1994. This agreement also
lists grandfathered stations that must be protected.
(2) Canada—928-929 MHz and 952-960 MHz. Between Lines A and B and between
Lines C and D, as defined in § 1.928(e) of this chapter, along the
U.S./Canada border, U.S. stations operating in the 928.50-928.75 MHz and
952.50-952.75 MHz bands are on an unprotected basis and may operate provided
that they shall not transmit a power flux density (PFD) at or beyond the
border greater than −100 dBW/m2. The U.S. has full use of the frequencies in
these regions up to the border in the bands 928.25-928.50 MHz and
952.25-952.50 MHz, and Canadian stations may operate on an unprotected basis
provided they do not exceed the PFD above. Frequencies in the bands
928.00-928.25 MHz, 928.75-929.00 MHz, 952.00-952.25 MHz, and 952.75-952.85
MHz are available for use on a coordinated, first-in-time, shared basis
subject to protecting grandfathered stations. New stations must provide a
minimum of 145 km (90 miles) separation or alternatively limit the actual
PFD of the proposed station to −100 dBW/m2, at the existing co-channel
master stations of the other country, or as mutually agreed upon on a
case-by-case basis. Coordination is not required if the PFD at the border is
lower than −100 dBW/m2. The technical criteria are also limited by the
following:
Maximum EIRP for master stations in the MHz band: 1000 watts (30 dBW)
952-953
Maximum EIRP for fixed remote stations or stations in the 928-929 MHz band:
50 watts (17 dBW) master
Maximum EIRP for mobile master stations: 25 watts (14 dBW)
Maximum antenna height above average master or control stations: 152 m at
1000 watts terrain for EIRP, power derated in accordance with the following
table:
Antenna height above
average terrain (m) EIRP
Watts dBm
Above 305 200 53
Above 275 to 305 250 54
Above 244 to 274 315 55
Above 214 to 243 400 56
Above 183 to 213 500 57
Above 153 to 182 630 58
Below 152 1000 60
Note to table in paragraph (d)(2): This information is from the Arrangement
between the Department of Communications of Canada and the Federal
Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the Use
of the Bands 928 to 929 MHz and 952 to 953 MHz along the United
States-Canada Border signed in 1991. This agreement also lists grandfathered
stations that must be protected.
(3) Mexico. Within 113 kilometers of the U.S./Mexico border, U.S. stations
operating in the 932.0-932.25 MHz and 941.0-941.25 MHz bands are on a
secondary basis (non-interference to Mexican primary licensees) and may
operate provided that they shall not transmit a power flux density (PFD) at
or beyond the border greater than −100 dBW/m2. Upon notification from the
Commission, U.S. licensees must take proper measures to eliminate any
harmful interference caused to Mexican primary assignments. The U.S. has
full use of the frequencies in these regions up to the border in the bands
932.25-932.50 MHz and 941.25-941.50 MHz, and Mexican stations may operate on
a secondary basis (non-interference to U.S. primary licensees) provided they
do not exceed the PFD shown above. Stations using the 932-932.5 MHz band
shall be limited to the maximum effective isotropic radiated power of 50
watts (17 dBW). Stations using the 941-941.5 MHz band shall meet the limits
in the following table:
Antenna height above
average mean sea level (meters) EIRP
Watts dBW
Above 305 200 23
Above 274 to 305 250 24
Above 243 to 274 315 25
Above 213 to 243 400 26
Above 182 to 213 500 27
Above 152 to 182 630 28
Up to 152 1000 30
Note to table in paragraph (d)(3): This information is from the Agreement
between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of
the United Mexican States Concerning the Allocation and Use of Frequency
Bands by Terrestrial Non-Broadcasting Radiocommunication Services Along the
Common Border, Protocol #6 Concerning the Allotment and Use of Channels in
the 932-932.5 and 941-941.5 MHz Bands for Fixed Point-to-Multipoint Services
Along the Common Border signed in 1994.
[ 65 FR 17450 , Apr. 3, 2000, as amended at 68 FR 4961 , Jan. 31, 2003]
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Subpart P—Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service Rules for the
12.2-12.7 GHz Band
Source: 69 FR 31746 , June 7, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
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