FCC Web Documents citing 22.909

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  • the permanent licensee without disruption of service to the public. The interim operator must cease operations in the market on the date of initiation of permanent service or within 30 days of written notice by the permanent permittee to the interim operator of the day and time that it intends to initiate service, whichever date occurs later.'' See rule section 22.909, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See rule section 22.947, 47 C.F.R. § 22.947. See rule section 22.949, 47 C.F.R. § 22.949. In the Part 1 Third Report and Order, the Commission streamlined its auction procedures by adopting general competitive bidding rules applicable to all auctionable services. Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures, Allocation of Spectrum
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  • Fed. Comm. L.J. 87, 94 (1997). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(B). See 47 U.S.C. §§ 309(j)(3)(B), (4)(C). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(A). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C)(iii). See 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). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. There are 734 MSAs and RSAs. See Amendments to Parts 1, 2, 87, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to License Fixed Services at 24 GHz, Report and Order, WT Docket No. 99-327, 15 FCC Rcd 16934, 16942-16944 (2000) (24 GHz Report and Order). There are 172 EAs, as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and three additional Commission-defined
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  • 10145, 10154 ¶¶ 18-19 (Major operational trends) (1999). The Commission uses Metropolitan and Rural Service Areas (``MSAs'' and ``RSAs'') for Cellular. There are 734 MSAs and RSAs. See 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). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The Commission has licensed MVDDS using the 348 Component Economic Areas (CEAs). See e.g. Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Operation of NGSO FSS Systems Co-Frequency with GSO and Terrestrial Systems in the Ku-Band Frequency Range, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ET Docket No.
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  • 22709, 22725-22726 ¶ 32. for a discussion of licensing by rule. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 309(j)(3)(B), (4)(C). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(A). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C)(iii). See Report No. Cl-92-40, Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Cellular MSA/RSA Markets and Counties, dated January 24, 1992, DA 92-109, Public Notice, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. There are 734 MSAs and RSAs. See Amendments to Parts 1, 2, 87, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to License Fixed Services at 24 GHz, WT Docket No. 99-327, Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 16934, 16942-16944 (2000) (24 GHz Report and Order). There are 172 EAs, as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and three additional Commission-defined
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 22.503(b)(2), (3). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including advanced wireless services, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22429 (Mass Media Bur., 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). See Statement of Policy on Establishing a Government-to-Government Relationship with Indian Tribes, Policy Statement, 16 FCC Rcd 4078 (2000) (Tribal Government Policy Statement). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.905. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.229. But see Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licenses, WT Docket No. 97-82, Sixth
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  • advocate higher power level for cellular handsets may wish to consider whether other design considerations can compensate for increased power levels so that such handsets do not violate our electromagnetic radiation exposure rules. >. >. >. Many commercial wireless licenses have site-based incumbents, including the 220 MHz, 800 MHz SMR, and paging services. 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C). 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs. 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. MTAs comprise aggregations of BTAs. MTAs and BTAs originally were developed by Rand McNally and modified, with permission, by the Commission in issuing broadband PCS licenses. Amendment of the Commission's Rules To Establish New Personal Communications Services, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Tentative Decision, 7 FCC Rcd 5676, 5699-701
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  • 90.7, 90.761(a). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.681. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.503(b)(2), (3). See 47 C.F.R. § 101.1315. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including AWS. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22,429 (MMB 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). See Rand McNally 2003 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide at 40-43. See Letter from P. Sinderbrand to W. Caton, Acting Secretary, FCC, Jan. 11, 1996. The Commission incorporated the WCA/Rand McNally agreement by reference in § 2(a)(iii), dated November 29, 2000. On September 18, 1995, Rand McNally reached an agreement with the WCA for a
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 22.503(b)(2), (3). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including advanced wireless services, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22429 (Mass Media Bur., 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). AWS 1.7 and 2.1 GHz Service Rules Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 25173 ¶ 28. Id. Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-353, Petition for Reconsideration by T-Mobile USA, Inc. (filed March 8, 2004) (T-Mobile Petition for Reconsideration); Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services
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  • CMA basis: 20 megahertz of AWS spectrum, see 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h)(1); Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-353, Order on Reconsideration, FCC 05-149, 2005 WL 1964113, at *7 ¶ 20 (rel. Aug. 15, 2005) (AWS-1 Order on Reconsideration); 50 megahertz for cellular service, see 47 C.F.R. § 22.909; Tenth CMRS Competition Report, 20 FCC Rcd at 15934-3 ¶ 70; and the 12 megahertz in paired Block C in the Lower 700 MHz Band, see 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). See supra para. 23. In that proceeding, RCA stated that its members for the most part hold 25-megahertz cellular RSA licenses to provide voice services, but that 10 megahertz of
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  • 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.6(c)(1) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including advanced wireless services, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22429 (Mass Media Bur., 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h). See Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services In the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-353, Order on Reconsideration, WT Docket No. 02-353, 20 FCC Rcd 14058 (2005). . See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). We also note several applicants propose a nationwide license for the 2155-2175
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  • Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Grants Consent to Assign C and F Block Broadband PCS Licenses, Public Notice, Public Notice, DA 00-2322 (rel. Oct. 12, 2000). See June 2000 Supplement at 17, n. 23 and 33-35. See 47 C.F.R. § 20.6; see also June 200 Supplement at 18-22. See Public Interest Statement at 12-13; June 2000 Supplement 18-20. 47 C.F.R. §§ 20.6(a), 22.909. Id. See 47 C.F.R. § 20.6(e)(1). See June 2000 Supplement at 15. Id. Id. See Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 20,063 ¶ 157. The required international section 214 authorizations and any related international service issues in the TeleCorp/Tritel transaction are being addressed by the International Bureau in a separate proceeding. See Streamlined International Applications Accepted for Filing, Public
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  • regulation voluntarily, subject to certain conditions. Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Dominant Carriers, CC Docket No. 87-313, Second Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 6786, 6818-20 (1990) (LEC Price Cap Order). Price cap LECs are those LECs that are subject to price cap regulation. Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14225. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules for a definition of an MSA. A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Interexchange Competition Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing the required composition of the contract-based tariffs). Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd
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  • (Jan. 25, 2001). For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport) and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o); see also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14287. Id. at 14234-35. Id. at 14274, 14277-81; 47 C.F.R.§ 69.709(b). 47 C.F.R. § 69.709(b). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • to price cap regulation. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. See Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14,234 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules for a definition of an MSA. A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o); see also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing the required composition of the contract-based tariffs). See Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14,287. See id. at 14,235. See id. at 14,234. See
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  • regulation voluntarily, subject to certain conditions. Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Dominant Carriers, CC Docket No. 87-313, Second Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 6786, 6818-20 (1990) (LEC Price Cap Order). Price cap LECs are those LECs that are subject to price cap regulation. Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14225. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules for a definition of an MSA. A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Interexchange Competition Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(m). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing the required composition of the contract-based tariffs). Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd
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  • Rcd. at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport) and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Interexchange Competition Order, 6 FCC Rcd. 5880, 5897 (1991); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14287. Id. at 14234-35. Id. at 14274, 14277-81; 47 C.F.R.§ 69.709(b).
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  • November 8, 2001). For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport) and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o); see also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14287. Id. at 14234-35. Id. at 14274, 14277-81; 47 C.F.R.§ 69.709(b). 47 C.F.R. § 69.709(b). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • Rcd at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • Rcd. at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport) and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Interexchange Competition Order, 6 FCC Rcd. 5880, 5897 (1991); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd. at 14287. Id. at 14234-35. Id. at 14274, 14277-81; 47 C.F.R.§ 69.709(b).
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  • Rcd at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport) and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, the term ``dedicated transport services'' refers to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport) and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • Rcd at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • Rcd at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • Rcd at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • constitutes neither special nor extraordinary circumstances. Western has had sufficient notice and time to plan for and implement porting and pooling in addition to satisfying its other regulatory obligations. We further find that operating in RSAs does not constitute special circumstances justifying exemption from the pooling and porting requirements and, therefore, reject Western's and other commenters' arguments regarding RSAs. Section 22.909 of the Commission's rules narrowly defines RSAs as cellular markets, which are geographic areas utilized by the Commission for cellular licensing purposes. Because pooling and porting policies are independent from cellular licensing, the RSA definition does not affect the MSA definition used for numbering resource optimization purposes. Therefore, carriers operating in RSAs that are overlapped by a top 100 MSA
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  • which the 10,000 numbers in a central office code (NXX) are separated into ten sequential blocks of 1,000 numbers each (thousands-blocks), and allocated separately within a rate center. See 47 C.F.R. § 52.20(a); see also Numbering Resource Optimization, CC Docket No. 99-200, Order, 17 FCC Rcd 7347 (2002) (Pooling Rollout Schedule). Western Wireless Petition at 1. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. Western Wireless Supplemental Petition at 2. Id. Western Wireless Petition at 8-9. Western Wireless Petition at 6-8. Western Wireless Petition at 6-8; Western Wireless Supplemental Petition at 2. 47 C.F.R. § 1.1208. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206. 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media
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  • persuaded by the petitioners' claims that special circumstances exist. As discussed in the Western Wireless Order, we find that operating in rural service areas (RSAs) does not constitute special circumstances justifying exemption from the pooling and porting requirements. We therefore reject petitioners' arguments that RSAs are not within the top 100 MSAs for the purposes of pooling and porting. Section 22.909 of the Commission's rules narrowly defines RSAs as cellular markets, which are geographic areas used by the Commission for cellular licensing purposes. Because pooling and porting policies are independent from cellular licensing, the RSA definition does not affect the MSA definition used for numbering resource optimization purposes. Therefore, carriers operating in RSAs that are overlapped by a top 100 MSA
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  • Rcd at 14225. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange
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  • Rates for Dominant Carriers, CC Docket No. 87-313, Second Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 6786, 6818-20, paras. 257-78 (1990). The Pricing Flexibility Order applies only to LECs that are subject to price cap regulation. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14224, para. 1 n.1. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14225, para. 3. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, CC Docket No. 90-132, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991) (Interexchange Competition Order); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o); see also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing required composition of contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange
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  • § 202 (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 923(g)(2)). Id., § 203(b) (Section 203(b) amended Section 309(j) by adding at the end a new paragraph (15)). Id., § 202. Id., § 203(b). The CMA licenses consist of both Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Rural Service Area (RSA) licenses. MSAs and RSAs were originally used to license cellular service. 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The Commission refined and used these areas for licensing the lower 700 MHz band. 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). For purposes of the 1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands, the Commission stated that it will use the same MSAs and RSAs used for licensing the lower 700 MHz band. AWS-1 Service Rules Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 25176 n.83. CMAs cannot be
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Competition in the Interstate Interexchange
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). For pricing flexibility purposes, also, a channel termination between a LEC end office and a customer premises is defined
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, a channel termination between a LEC end office and a customer premises is
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  • Services Licenses Rescheduled for August 9, 2006; Revised Schedule, Filing Requirements and Supplemental Procedures for Auction No. 66,'' AU Docket No. 06-30, Public Notice, FCC 06-71, 21 FCC Rcd 5598 (2006). The CMA licenses consist of both Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Rural Service Area (RSA) licenses. MSAs and RSAs were originally used to license cellular service. 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The Commission's rules for the 1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands use a slightly refined definition of MSAs and RSAs. 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h)(1); see also Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-353, Report and Order, FCC 03-251, 18 FCC Rcd 25,162, 25,176 n.83 (2003), modified by Order on Reconsideration,
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). In its petition, Hawaiian requests Phase I pricing flexibility relief but not Phase II, thus we do not describe
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, a channel termination between a LEC end office and a customer premises is
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, a channel termination between a LEC end office and a customer premises is
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout that area). For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, a channel termination between a LEC end office and a customer premises is
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  • Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedures for Auction No. 71,'' AU Docket No. 06-206, Public Notice, DA 07-30, 22 FCC Rcd 433 (2007) (``Auction 71 Procedures Public Notice''). The CMA licenses consist of both Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Rural Service Area (RSA) licenses. MSAs and RSAs were originally used to license cellular service. 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The Commission's rules for the 1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands use a slightly refined definition of MSAs and RSAs. 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h)(1); see also Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, Report and Order, FCC 03-251, 18 FCC Rcd 25,162, 25,176 n.83 (2003), modified by Order on Reconsideration, FCC 05-149, 20 FCC
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  • Rcd at 14225, para. 3. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to services associated with entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Id. at 14234, para. 24 n.54. These services are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 69.2(oo) (direct-trunked transport), § 69.2(qq) (entrance facilities), and § 69.2(ss) (tandem-switched transport). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) (definition of MSA). See also Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14261, para. 76 (pricing flexibility will be granted to price cap LECs within the non-MSA parts of a study area if they satisfy the applicable triggers throughout these parts). For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, a channel termination between a LEC end office and a customer premises is
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  • Section 69.727 of the Commission's Rules for the San Antonio, TC Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Petition for Pricing Flexibility and appendices (filed Jan. 20, 2012). Pac Bell and SWBT requested Phase II pricing flexibility for channel terminations to end users in the San Francisco/Oakland and San Antonio MSAs. For purposes of our pricing flexibility rules, MSAs are defined in Section 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a). Access Charge Reform, CC Docket No. 96-262; Price Cap Performance for Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket No. 94-1; Interexchange Carrier Purchases of Switched Access Services Offered by Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, CCB/CPD File No. 98-63; Petition of U.S. West Communications, Inc. for Forbearance from Regulation as a Dominant Carrier in the Phoenix,
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  • for which support could be awarded within the area of the bid. 42 Cellular Market Areas (CMAs) are the areas in which the Commission initially granted licenses for cellular service. Cellular markets comprise Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service Areas (RSAs). There are a total of 734 CMAs covering the United States and the Territories. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. 43 For a general discussion of these issues, see Aleksandar Pekež and Michael H. Rothkopf, Combinatorial Auction Design, Management Science INFORMS, Vol. 49, No. 11, November 2003, pp. 1485­1503. 539 Federal Communications Commission DA 12-121 would not expect that any aggregation would exceed the bounds of one CMA and our proposal would require that all the census blocks covered by
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  • Radio Services (other than Broadcast), Gen. Docket No. 82-469, FCC 83-471 (released Nov. 16, 1983). AirCell September 1999 Opposition at 14. Special Conditions 6 and 7 continue to be subject to the clarifications made in the Bureau's Reconsideration Order. See Reconsideration Order at ¶¶ 10-16. January 1999 AFR at 11-12. January 1999 AFR at 2, citing, 47 C.F.R. § 22.905, 22.909, 22.911, 22.912. See, e.g., Amendment of Part 22 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for Filing and Processing of Applications for Unserved Areas in the Cellular Service and to Modify Other Rules, Further Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, 12 FCC Rcd 2109 at 2116, 2118 (1997) ("any non-consensual extension into a licensee's CGSA on the same channel block would
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  • 14031 (1997) (BellSouth MO&O), aff'd sub nom. BellSouth Corp. v. FCC, 162 F.3d 1215 (D.C. Cir. 1999). See generally Biennial CMRS Spectrum Cap Order. See id., 15 FCC Rcd at 9221-23 (¶¶ 1-2, 5-6), 9229-49 (¶¶ 20-65), 9253-57 (¶¶ 77-85). Id. at 9253-57 (¶¶ 77-85). Cellular markets comprise Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service Areas (RSAs). 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. Biennial CMRS Spectrum Cap Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 9229-42 (¶¶ 20-48). Id. at 9231-36 (¶¶ 23, 25, 27, 31, 35), 9251 (¶ 71). Id. at 9254-55 (¶ 80). Id. at 9235-36 (¶ 33), 9239-40 (¶ 42, 44), 9242 (¶ 48), 9248 (¶ 62). Id. at 9248 (¶ 62). Id. at 9249 (¶ 65). Id. at 9242-46 (¶¶ 49-58). Id.
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  • Dennis W. Carlton and Jefferey M. Perloff, Modern Industrial Organization, at 334-335. Domestic mobile telephony licenses, as a general matter, are awarded by geographic area. PCS licenses are awarded based on Major Trading Areas and Basic Trading Areas. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. Cellular licenses are awarded based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Service Areas. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. SMR licenses are awarded on either a geographic area or site-specific basis. See 47 C.F.R. Part 90, Subparts S, T. Such licenses may be combined by a particular mobile service provider to enable the provider to offer a variety of products that meet consumer demand for regional, nationwide or global access. See In re Applications of 360° Communications Company and
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  • Rcd 6786, 6818-21, paras. 257-84 (1990) (LEC Price Cap Order). Price cap LECs are those LECs that are subject to price cap regulation. For purposes of pricing flexibility proceedings, ``dedicated transport services'' refer to entrance facilities, direct-trunked transport, and the dedicated component of tandem-switched transport. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234, para. 24 n.54. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules for the definition of an MSA. A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing the required composition of the contract-based tariffs). Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14287-88, para. 122. Pricing Flexibility Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14235,
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  • 5 percent in the licensee, an individual or entity that owns a controlling or otherwise attributable interest in a licensee, or an individual or entity that actually controls a licensee for the other channel block in an overlapping CGSA, if the overlap is located in whole or in part in a Rural Service Area (RSA), as defined in 47 CFR 22.909. *** (c) Divestiture. Divestiture of interests as a result of a transfer of control or assignment of authorization must occur prior to consummating the transfer or assignment. (1) Parties needing to divest controlling or otherwise attributable interests set forth in this section will be considered to have come into compliance if they have submitted to the Commission an application for
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  • of demarcation (MMS's Eastern and Central Planning Areas) will be part of EAG 3 and all services to the west (MMS's Western Gulf Planning Area) will be part of EAG 5. We will assign Block C in the Lower 700 MHz Band plan over the MSA and RSA definitions originally adopted for the cellular radiotelephone service. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909 (reference to 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)). For cellular market 306, which covers the Gulf of Mexico, and for all MSAs and RSAs that border the Gulf, we make the following changes to the service areas as specified
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  • the permanent licensee without disruption of service to the public. The interim operator must cease operations in the market on the date of initiation of permanent service or within 30 days of written notice by the permanent permittee to the interim operator of the day and time that it intends to initiate service, whichever date occurs later.'' See rule section 22.909, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See rule section 22.947, 47 C.F.R. § 22.947. See rule section 22.949, 47 C.F.R. § 22.949. In the Part 1 Third Report and Order, the Commission streamlined its auction procedures by adopting general competitive bidding rules applicable to all auctionable services. Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures, Allocation of Spectrum
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  • Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd 14221, 14225 (1999) citing Access Reform First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 15989, 16094-95. MCI WorldCom, Inc. v. FCC, slip op. at 2. Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14225. Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14225. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules for a definition of MSA. Pricing flexibility also is available for the non-MSA sections of a study area -- rural study areas (RSAs) -- provided the price cap LEC satisfies the triggers adopted for MSAs. Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14234. RSAs are listed with MSAs in Common Carrier Public Mobile
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  • Fed. Comm. L.J. 87, 94 (1997). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(B). See 47 U.S.C. §§ 309(j)(3)(B), (4)(C). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(A). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C)(iii). See 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). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. There are 734 MSAs and RSAs. See Amendments to Parts 1, 2, 87, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to License Fixed Services at 24 GHz, Report and Order, WT Docket No. 99-327, 15 FCC Rcd 16934, 16942-16944 (2000) (24 GHz Report and Order). There are 172 EAs, as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and three additional Commission-defined
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  • 10145, 10154 ¶¶ 18-19 (Major operational trends) (1999). The Commission uses Metropolitan and Rural Service Areas (``MSAs'' and ``RSAs'') for Cellular. There are 734 MSAs and RSAs. See 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). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The Commission has licensed MVDDS using the 348 Component Economic Areas (CEAs). See e.g. Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Operation of NGSO FSS Systems Co-Frequency with GSO and Terrestrial Systems in the Ku-Band Frequency Range, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ET Docket No.
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  • 22709, 22725-22726 ¶ 32. for a discussion of licensing by rule. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 309(j)(3)(B), (4)(C). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(A). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C)(iii). See Report No. Cl-92-40, Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Cellular MSA/RSA Markets and Counties, dated January 24, 1992, DA 92-109, Public Notice, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. There are 734 MSAs and RSAs. See Amendments to Parts 1, 2, 87, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to License Fixed Services at 24 GHz, WT Docket No. 99-327, Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 16934, 16942-16944 (2000) (24 GHz Report and Order). There are 172 EAs, as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and three additional Commission-defined
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 22.503(b)(2), (3). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including advanced wireless services, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22429 (Mass Media Bur., 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). See Statement of Policy on Establishing a Government-to-Government Relationship with Indian Tribes, Policy Statement, 16 FCC Rcd 4078 (2000) (Tribal Government Policy Statement). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.905. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.229. But see Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licenses, WT Docket No. 97-82, Sixth
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  • be greater if they are forced to compete with a larger number of bidders, Ranger and Miller may be suggesting that they value the RSA licenses less highly than their potential competitors. Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 4301-4302, ¶¶10-11. Ranger and Miller Comments at 15; ALLTEL Comments at 1. Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 4302, ¶ 11; 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. 47 C.F.R. § 22.947. 47 C.F.R. § 22.949. Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures, Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz Transferred from Federal Government Use, Third Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 13 FCC Rcd 374 (1997) (modified by Erratum, DA 98-419 (rel. March 2, 1998)) (Part 1 Third
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  • whether the licensee was relying on the activities of a lessee to meet particular performance requirements. (6) Cellular cross-interest rule. The cellular cross-interest rule applies to spectrum manager leasing arrangements involving a cellular authorization in a Rural Service Area (RSA), and leased cellular spectrum is attributable to the spectrum lessee pursuant to § 22.942 of this chapter (see §§ 22.942, 22.909 of this chapter). (7) Regulatory classification. If the regulatory status of the licensee (e.g., common carrier or non-common carrier status) is prescribed by rule, the regulatory status of the spectrum lessee is prescribed in the same manner, except that § 20.9(a) of this chapter shall not preclude a licensee in the services covered by that rule from entering into a
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  • whether the licensee was relying on the activities of a lessee to meet particular performance requirements. (6) Cellular cross-interest rule. The cellular cross-interest rule applies to spectrum manager leasing arrangements involving a cellular authorization in a Rural Service Area (RSA), and leased cellular spectrum is attributable to the spectrum lessee pursuant to § 22.942 of this chapter (see §§ 22.942, 22.909 of this chapter). (7) Regulatory classification. If the regulatory status of the licensee (e.g., common carrier or non-common carrier status) is prescribed by rule, the regulatory status of the spectrum lessee is prescribed in the same manner, except that § 20.9(a) of this chapter shall not preclude a licensee in the services covered by that rule from entering into a
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  • advocate higher power level for cellular handsets may wish to consider whether other design considerations can compensate for increased power levels so that such handsets do not violate our electromagnetic radiation exposure rules. >. >. >. Many commercial wireless licenses have site-based incumbents, including the 220 MHz, 800 MHz SMR, and paging services. 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C). 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs. 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. MTAs comprise aggregations of BTAs. MTAs and BTAs originally were developed by Rand McNally and modified, with permission, by the Commission in issuing broadband PCS licenses. Amendment of the Commission's Rules To Establish New Personal Communications Services, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Tentative Decision, 7 FCC Rcd 5676, 5699-701
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  • CTIA Comments at 5-7; U.S. Cellular Comments at 3-8; Cingular Reply Comments at 8-9. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6. See, e.g., CTIA Comments at 6; U.S. Cellular Comments at 5-8; Verizon Wireless Comments at 8. MSAs and RSAs are collectively referred to as Cellular Market Areas (CMAs). MSAs and RSAs were originally used to license cellular service. 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. They have more recently been refined and used for licensing the lower 700 MHz band. 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). For purposes of the 1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands, we will use the same MSAs and RSAs used for licensing the lower 700 MHz band. RCA Comments at 2-3; see also U.S. Cellular Comments at 5-7. While we did not receive
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  • 90.7, 90.761(a). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.681. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.503(b)(2), (3). See 47 C.F.R. § 101.1315. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including AWS. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22,429 (MMB 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). See Rand McNally 2003 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide at 40-43. See Letter from P. Sinderbrand to W. Caton, Acting Secretary, FCC, Jan. 11, 1996. The Commission incorporated the WCA/Rand McNally agreement by reference in § 2(a)(iii), dated November 29, 2000. On September 18, 1995, Rand McNally reached an agreement with the WCA for a
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  • 90.7, 90.761(a). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.681. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.503(b)(2), (3). See 47 C.F.R. § 101.1315. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including AWS. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22,429 (MMB 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). See Rand McNally 2003 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide at 40-43. See Letter from P. Sinderbrand to W. Caton, Acting Secretary, FCC, Jan. 11, 1996. The Commission incorporated the WCA/Rand McNally agreement by reference in § 2(a)(iii), dated November 29, 2000. On September 18, 1995, Rand McNally reached an agreement with the WCA for a
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  • more than 10 percent in a cellular licensee, a party that owns a controlling or otherwise attributable interest in a cellular licensee, or a party that actually controls a cellular licensee, for the other channel block in an overlapping CGSA, if the overlap is located in whole or in part in a Rural Service Area (RSA), as defined in § 22.909 of this chapter. The ownership information must be filed on a FCC Form 602 within 30 days of the date of consummation of the transaction and reflect the specific levels of investment. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of this section, the following definitions and other provisions shall apply: (i) Non-controlling interests. A direct or indirect non-attributable interest in
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 22.503(b)(2), (3). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including advanced wireless services, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22429 (Mass Media Bur., 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). AWS 1.7 and 2.1 GHz Service Rules Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 25173 ¶ 28. Id. Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-353, Petition for Reconsideration by T-Mobile USA, Inc. (filed March 8, 2004) (T-Mobile Petition for Reconsideration); Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services
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  • 326, at 75 (``The main factor used in determining the economic relationships among counties is commuting patterns, so each economic area includes, as far as possible, the place of work and the place of residence of its labor force.''). See id. (``Economic nodes are metropolitan areas or similar areas that serve as centers of economic activity''). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. Ninth Report, FCC 04-216, at 15 ¶ 27. For example, a change in HHI of 100 would represent the merger of companies with market shares of 25% and 2%, or 49% and 1%. For Verizon Wireless's spectrum holdings, see the Commission's ULS database; for EV-DO launch information, see Verizon Wireless Expands BroadbandAccess 3G Network to Cover 14 Markets From Coast
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  • 132, at 75 (``The main factor used in determining the economic relationships among counties is commuting patterns, so each economic area includes, as far as possible, the place of work and the place of residence of its labor force.''). See id. (``Economic nodes are metropolitan areas or similar areas that serve as centers of economic activity''). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19 FCC Rcd. at 21564 ¶ 96, n.306. See id. at 21564 ¶ 96; WorldCom-MCI Order, 13 FCC Rcd. at 18050, 18100-01 ¶¶ 39, 135. See generally DOJ/FTC Merger Guidelines. See generally Ninth Competition Report, 19 FCC Rcd. at 20597. See id. at 20600 ¶ 2. Our analysis indicates that the current average HHI in markets
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  • (i.e., Alaska, Hawaii, the islands, and the Gulf of Mexico). 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a)(1). EAs and REAGs are related to each other and EAs can be aggregated to form REAGs. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6. MSAs and RSAs are collectively referred to as Cellular Market Areas (CMAs). MSAs and RSAs were originally used to license cellular service. 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The Commission refined and used these areas for licensing the lower 700 MHz band. 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). For purposes of the 1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands, we stated that we will use the same MSAs and RSAs used for licensing the lower 700 MHz band. MSAs and RSAs cannot be combined to form EAs because several MSAs/RSAs cross EA
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  • CMA basis: 20 megahertz of AWS spectrum, see 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h)(1); Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-353, Order on Reconsideration, FCC 05-149, 2005 WL 1964113, at *7 ¶ 20 (rel. Aug. 15, 2005) (AWS-1 Order on Reconsideration); 50 megahertz for cellular service, see 47 C.F.R. § 22.909; Tenth CMRS Competition Report, 20 FCC Rcd at 15934-3 ¶ 70; and the 12 megahertz in paired Block C in the Lower 700 MHz Band, see 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). See supra para. 23. In that proceeding, RCA stated that its members for the most part hold 25-megahertz cellular RSA licenses to provide voice services, but that 10 megahertz of
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  • ¶ 45; Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 21567 ¶ 105. See also Johnson, supra note 137, at 75 (``Economic nodes are metropolitan areas or similar areas that serve as centers of economic activity''). See ALLTEL-Western Wireless Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13072 ¶ 45; Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 21567-68 ¶ 105. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See ALLTEL-Western Wireless Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13073 ¶ 45; Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 21568 ¶ 105. See ALLTEL-Western Wireless Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13073 ¶ 45; Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 21568 ¶ 105. See supra ¶ 23; ALLTEL-Western Wireless Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13073 ¶ 46; Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19
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  • has altered this initial licensing structure in many areas, CMAs continue to serve as reasonable areas for determining the number of competitors from which consumers may choose, because the Commission's licensing programs, to a large extent, have shaped the mobile telephony services market by defining the initial areas where carriers were able to provide facilities-based service. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909; ALLTEL-Midwest Order, FCC 06-146 at 21 ¶ 35; ALLTEL-Western Wireless Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13073 ¶ 45; Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 21568 ¶ 105. As CEAs are derived from factors related to consumer demand for mobile telephony services and CMAs reflect to some extent the initial supply of mobile telephony services, we have found that they
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  • has altered this initial licensing structure in many areas, CMAs continue to serve as reasonable areas for determining the number of competitors from which consumers may choose, because the Commission's licensing programs, to a large extent, have shaped the mobile telephony services market by defining the initial areas where carriers were able to provide facilities-based service. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909; ALLTEL-Midwest Order, FCC 06-146 at 21 ¶ 35; ALLTEL-Western Wireless Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13073 ¶ 45; Cingular-AT&T Wireless Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 21568 ¶ 105. As CEAs are derived from factors related to consumer demand for mobile telephony services and CMAs reflect to some extent the initial supply of mobile telephony services, we have found that they
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  • 11 FCC Rcd 8825 (1996); Second Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 2705 (1997); Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Rcd 13999 (2000) (collectively, ``Microwave Cost Sharing proceeding''). The CMA licenses consist of both Metropolitan Statistical Area (``MSA'') and Rural Service Area (``RSA'') licenses. MSAs and RSAs were originally used to license cellular service. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The Commission refined and used these areas for licensing the Lower 700 MHz band. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2). For purposes of the 1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands, the Commission stated that it will use the same MSAs and RSAs used for licensing the Lower 700 MHz band. AWS-1 Service Rules Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 25176 n.83. CMAs cannot
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  • 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.6(c)(1) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(b). These 493 areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including advanced wireless services, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22429 (Mass Media Bur., 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(2) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h). See Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services In the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-353, Order on Reconsideration, WT Docket No. 02-353, 20 FCC Rcd 14058 (2005). . See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). We also note several applicants propose a nationwide license for the 2155-2175
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  • (RTUs), and one or more cell transmitter stations (CTSs). RTUs may be used in any location within the service area. CTSs provide service from a fixed point, and certain CTSs must be individually licensed as part of a 218­219 MHz Service system. See§27.1403. (c) Each 218­219 MHz Service system service area is one of the cellular markets as defined in §22.909 7689 Federal Communications Commission FCC 10-106 of this chapter, unless modified pursuant to §27.15. § 27.1403License requirements. (a) Each 218­219 MHz Service system must be licensed in accordance with part 1, subpart F of this chapter. (b) Each cellular transmitter station (CTS) where the antenna does not exceed 6.1 meters (20 feet) above ground or an existing structure (other than
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  • and Other Procedures for Auctions 73 and 76, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 18,141, 18,179-81, paras. 138-144 (Wireless Telecom. Bur. 2007) (700 MHz Auction Procedures Public Notice). Cellular Market Areas (CMAs) are the areas in which the Commission initially granted licenses for cellular service. Cellular markets comprise Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service Areas (RSAs). See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. 2010 census data indicates that the average census block size in Alaska is 14.7 square miles, while the average census block size in the other 49 states and the District of Columbia is .28 square miles. See ACS Mobility Fund NPRM Comments at 5; GCI Mobility Fund NPRM Comments at 4; Alaska Commission Mobility Fund NPRM Reply at 10. See,
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  • 350 (2001). See AT&T-Verizon Wireless Order, 25 FCC Rcd at 8721 ¶ 35; AT&T-Centennial Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 13932 ¶ 37; Verizon Wireless-ALLTEL Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 17469-70 ¶ 45; Sprint Nextel-Clearwire Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 17583-84 ¶ 26. CMAs are the areas in which the Commission initially granted licenses for cellular service. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. In past orders, as a cross-check to ensure that we do not miss any markets where competitive harm may occur, the Commission also has calculated HHIs for Component Economic Areas (``CEAs''). CEAs are designed to represent consumers' patterns of normal travel for personal and employment reasons and may therefore capture areas within which groups of consumers would be expected to
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  • used for provisioning mobile voice or broadband services. 95SeeAT&T-Verizon Wireless Order, 25 FCC Rcd at 8721 ¶ 35;AT&T-Centennial Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 13932 ¶ 37; Verizon Wireless-ALLTEL Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 17469-70 ¶ 45; Sprint Nextel-ClearwireOrder,23 FCC Rcd at 17583-84 ¶26. 96CMAs are the areas in which the Commission initially granted licenses for cellular service. See47 C.F.R. § 22.909. In past orders, as a cross-check to ensure that we do not miss any markets where competitive harm may occur, the Commission also has calculated HHIs for Component Economic Areas ("CEAs"). CEAs are designed to represent consumers' patterns of normal travel for personal and employment reasons and may therefore capture areas within which groups of consumers would be expected to
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  • Rcd 14814-14815, ¶ 62. For administrative convenience, the Commission defined markets for the licensing of cellular systems in terms of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service Areas (``RSAs''). MSAs are 306 areas defined by the Office of Management and Budget, as modified by the Commission. RSAs are 428 areas, other than MSAs, established by the Commission. 47 CFR § 22.909. See also Eighth Wireless Competition Report, 18 FCC Rcd 14837, ¶ 113; Seventh Wireless Competition Report, 17 FCC Rcd 13022. See 14th Mobile Wireless Report, 25 FCC Rcd at 11611, ¶ 351. . The Cable Price Survey Report provides information about cable rates nationally and does not provide a comparison of rates in urban areas versus rural areas. 13th Report,
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  • energy and signals on the assigned channel block, in order to provide cellular service. * * * * * Cellular Market Area (CMA). A standard geographic area used by the FCC for administrative convenience in the licensing of cellular systems; a more recent term for ``cellular market'' (and includes Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service Areas (RSAs)). See § 22.909. * * * * * Cellular markets (obsolescent). See definition for ``Cellular Market Area (CMA)''. * * * * * Cellular Overlay Authorization (COA). A cellular area-based authorization in a CMA Block included in an auction under § 22.985, where the cellular licensed area is the geographic area within the CMA boundary (Channel Block A or B), subject to the
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  • Report and Order, CC Docket No. 79-318, 86 F.C.C.2d 469 (1981). 8The 734 CMAs comprise 306 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and 428 Rural Service Areas (RSAs). A complete listing is provided in the following notice: Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Cellular MSA/RSA Markets and Counties, Public Notice, Rep. No. CL-92-40, 6 FCC Rcd 742 (1992), cited in47 C.F.R. § 22.909. 1747 Federal Communications Commission FCC 12-20 to two Cellular providers per market (herein, "Original System Licensees" (OSLs)),9one on each Block, without competitive bidding. Every OSL was given the exclusive right, for a five-year period from the date of grant of the initial construction authorization for that CMA Block, to build out anywhere within the CMA boundary.10The area timely built out
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  • these geographic areas narrowly enough so that the competitive conditions within each area are reasonably similar, yet broadly enough to be administratively workable.190 Specifically, the Commission invited comment on whether individual wire centers,191 Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-206 192 Id. 193 Id. For purposes of this Order, we use the term "MSA" to refer to MSAs as defined in Section 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a). MSAs are listed in Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Public Notice, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992). 194 Price Cap Second FNPRM, 11 FCC Rcd at 911-14. The Commission also invited comment on using study areas for this purpose. Id. at 914. In the Access Reform NPRM, however, the Commission proposed not
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  • these geographic areas narrowly enough so that the competitive conditions within each area are reasonably similar, yet broadly enough to be administratively workable.190 Specifically, the Commission invited comment on whether individual wire centers,191 Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-206 192 Id. 193 Id. For purposes of this Order, we use the term "MSA" to refer to MSAs as defined in Section 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a). MSAs are listed in Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Public Notice, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992). 194 Price Cap Second FNPRM, 11 FCC Rcd at 911-14. The Commission also invited comment on using study areas for this purpose. Id. at 914. In the Access Reform NPRM, however, the Commission proposed not
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  • W. Carlton and Jefferey M. Perloff, Modern Industrial Organization, at 334-335. 235 Domestic mobile telephony licenses, as a general matter, are awarded by geographic area. PCS licenses are awarded based on Major Trading Areas and Basic Trading Areas. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. Cellular licenses are awarded based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Service Areas. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. SMR licenses are awarded on either a geographic area or site-specific basis. See 47 C.F.R. Part 90, Subparts S, T. Such licenses may be combined by a particular mobile service provider to enable the provider to offer a variety of products that meet consumer demand for regional, nationwide or global access. See In re Applications of 360° Communications Company and
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  • 10814-16 (paras. 54-60) (1997) . 31 Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10814-15 (para. 55). 32 See, e.g., Section 24.202 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 24.202 (using Major Trading Areas and Basic Trading Areas); Sections 90.661 and 90.681 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.661, 90.681 (using Major Trading Areas and Economic Areas); Section 22.909 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909 (using Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Service Areas). PAGE 9 license would affect the decision to have paired spectrum, and specifically whether a decision to license blocks large enough for conventional broadcast service should affect the decision to license paired spectrum. We particularly ask commenters to address how spectrum block issues relate
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  • Second Order on Reconsideration. MSAs and RSAs are used by the Commission in licensing cellular radio systems. All of the 30 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs and the counties they comprise are listed in Public Notice, Report No. CL-92-40, "Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Cellular MSA/RSA Markets and Counties," 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. DMAs are standard geographic areas developed by A.C. Neilsen Company in which each 31 county in the continental United States is placed within one of the 211 DMAs, the lowest 16 for new MDS authorizations given the history of the service, the characteristics of the technologies involved, the implementation of competitive bidding procedures, and our goal to rapidly enhance wireless
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  • system. 3 Cellular Geographic Service Area. The geographic area served by a cellular system, within which that system is entitled to protection and adverse effects are recognized, for the purpose of determining whether a petitioner has standing. See § 22.911. Cellular markets. Standard geographic areas used by the FCC for administrative convenience in the licensing of cellular systems. See § 22.909. Cellular Radiotelephone Service. A radio service in which common carriers are authorized to offer and provide cellular service for hire to the general public. This service was formerly titled Domestic Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications Service. Cellular repeater. In the Cellular Radiotelephone Service, a stationary transmitter or device that automatically re-radiates the transmissions of base transmitters at a particular cell site
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  • demarcation (MMS's Eastern and Central Planning Areas) will be part of EAG 3 and all services to the west (MMS's Western Gulf Planning Area) will be part of EAG 5. 258 We will assign Block C in the Lower 700 MHz Band plan over the MSA and RSA definitions originally adopted for the cellular radiotelephone service. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909 (reference to 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)). For cellular market 306, which covers the Gulf of Mexico, and for all MSAs and RSAs that border the Gulf, we make the following changes to the service areas as specified
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  • they are forced to compete with a larger number of bidders, Ranger and Miller may be suggesting that they value the RSA licenses less highly than their potential competitors. 70 Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 4301-4302, ¶¶10-11. 71 Ranger and Miller Comments at 15; ALLTEL Comments at 1. 72 Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 4302, ¶ 11; 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. 73 47 C.F.R. § 22.947. 74 47 C.F.R. § 22.949. 75 Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules - Competitive Bidding Procedures, Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz Transferred from Federal Government Use, Third Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 13 FCC Rcd 374 (1997) (modified by Erratum, DA 98-419 (rel. March 2, 1998))
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  • to overcome the advantages of incumbent wireless 80 See 47 U.S.C. §§ 309(j)(3)(B), (4)(C). 81 See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(A). 82 See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C)(iii). 83 See 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). See also 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. There are 734 MSAs and RSAs. 84 See Amendments to Parts 1, 2, 87, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to License Fixed Services at 24 GHz, Report and Order, WT Docket No. 99-327, 15 FCC Rcd 16934, 16942-16944 (2000) (24 GHz Report and Order). There are 172 EAs, as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and three additional
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  • SMR services (including all parties under common control) regulated as CMRS (see 47 C.F.R. § 20.9) shall have an attributable interest in a total of more than 45 MHz of licensed broadband PCS, cellular, and SMR spectrum regulated as CMRS with significant overlap in any geographic area, except that in Rural Service Areas (RSAs), as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 22.909, no licensee shall have an attributable interest in a total of more than 55 MHz of licensed broadband PCS, cellular, and SMR spectrum regulated as CMRS with significant overlap in any RSA. (b) SMR spectrum. To calculate the amount of attributable SMR spectrum for purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, an entity must count all 800 MHz and 900
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  • Statistical Areas (MSAs) defined by the Office of Management and Budget (1-305), the Gulf of Mexico (306), and Rural Service Areas (RSAs) established by the FCC which do not cross state borders (307-734). These RSAs include Puerto Rico (723-729), U.S. Virgin Islands (730-731), Guam (732), American Samoa (733), and Northern Mariana Islands (734). Service: Cellular Radiotelephone Service - 47 CFR 22.909 (824-894 MHz: Blocks A-B) Interactive Video and Data Service (IVDS) - 47 CFR 95.803 (Segments: A (218.0-218.5 MHz) and B (218.5-219.0 MHz)) Map [spacer.gif] [spacer.gif] [spacer.gif] [spacer.gif] Basic Trading Areas ([30]zip) The Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 38-39, with the following additions: American Samoa (492),
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  • these geographic areas narrowly enough so that the competitive conditions within each area are reasonably similar, yet broadly enough to be administratively workable.190 Specifically, the Commission invited comment on whether individual wire centers,191 Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-206 192 Id. 193 Id. For purposes of this Order, we use the term "MSA" to refer to MSAs as defined in Section 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a). MSAs are listed in Common Carrier Public Mobile Services Information, Public Notice, 7 FCC Rcd 742 (1992). 194 Price Cap Second FNPRM, 11 FCC Rcd at 911-14. The Commission also invited comment on using study areas for this purpose. Id. at 914. In the Access Reform NPRM, however, the Commission proposed not
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  • regulation voluntarily, subject to certain conditions. Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Dominant Carriers, CC Docket No. 87-313, Second Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 6786, 6818-20 (1990) (LEC Price Cap Order). Price cap LECs are those LECs that are subject to price cap regulation. Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14225. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(a) of the Commission's rules for a definition of an MSA. A contract tariff is a tariff based on an individually negotiated service contract. See Interexchange Competition Order, 6 FCC Rcd 5880, 5897 (1991); 47 C.F.R. § 61.3(o). See also 47 C.F.R. § 61.55 (describing the required composition of the contract-based tariffs). Access Reform Fifth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd
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  • Parte Letter); Celsat Consolidated Replies and Opposition at 2 (filed June 3, 1998). Celsat Comments at 28. Id. at 29. Eagle River/ICO Ex Parte Letter at 1. Notice, 14 FCC Rcd at 4859 ¶ 33. RSAs are 428 areas, other than Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), established by the Commission for the purposes of defining cellular markets. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. The 428 RSAs, and the counties they comprise, are listed in Public Notice, Report No. CL-92-40, DA 92-109, 7 FCC Rcd 742, 762-97 (1992). An authorized 2 GHz MSS system seeking expansion spectrum must submit all capacity measurements (e.g., minutes, megabits per second) in a uniform measurement when aggregating capacity. For example, satellite operator A enters into capacity contracts with
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  • W. Carlton and Jefferey M. Perloff, Modern Industrial Organization, at 334-335. 235 Domestic mobile telephony licenses, as a general matter, are awarded by geographic area. PCS licenses are awarded based on Major Trading Areas and Basic Trading Areas. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. Cellular licenses are awarded based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Service Areas. See 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. SMR licenses are awarded on either a geographic area or site-specific basis. See 47 C.F.R. Part 90, Subparts S, T. Such licenses may be combined by a particular mobile service provider to enable the provider to offer a variety of products that meet consumer demand for regional, nationwide or global access. See In re Applications of 360° Communications Company and
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  • 10814-16 (paras. 54-60) (1997) . 31 Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10814-15 (para. 55). 32 See, e.g., Section 24.202 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 24.202 (using Major Trading Areas and Basic Trading Areas); Sections 90.661 and 90.681 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.661, 90.681 (using Major Trading Areas and Economic Areas); Section 22.909 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 22.909 (using Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Service Areas). PAGE 9 license would affect the decision to have paired spectrum, and specifically whether a decision to license blocks large enough for conventional broadcast service should affect the decision to license paired spectrum. We particularly ask commenters to address how spectrum block issues relate
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  • 8, 1998. See Second Amendment to Wavier Request of VoiceStream PCS II Licensee Corporation, File No. CWD 96-14, filed May 7, 1999 (Second Amendment) at 3. See 47 C.F.R. § 20.6(d)(7). See Second Amendment at 4. 47 C.F.R. § 20.6(a) (1998). See 47 C.F.R. § 20.6(c). See CMRS Spectrum Cap Order, ¶ 84. RSAs are defined at 47 C.F.R. § 22.909. See 64 Fed. Reg. 54564 (Oct. 7, 1999). See 47 C.F.R. § 20.6(c). See letter from Louis Gurman, counsel for VoiceStream PCS, to Steven E. Weingarten, FCC, filed in File No. CWD 96-14, dated Oct. 12, 1999 at 2. Federal Communications Commission DA 99-2533 Federal Communications Commission DA 99-2533 8 9 : G H 7 8 @ 8 ! 1
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  • appeal, as the commenters pointed out, there are potential difficulties in implementation, including determining the appropriate 202 A market with two CMRS providers with 70 MHz each would have HHIs ranging upwards from 3148. A market with three CMRS providers with 60 MHz each would have an HHI not lower than 3333. 203 RSAs are defined in 47 C.F.R. § 22.909(b). Other market designations used by the Commission for CMRS, such as Economic Areas (EAs), combine urbanized and rural areas, while MSAs and RSAs are defined expressly to distinguish between rural and urban areas. 204 NPRM, 13 FCC at 25135 ¶ 5. 205 BellSouth comments at 11; D&E comments at 2, 5, 6; Western Wireless comments at 4; TDS comments at
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  • Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Grants Consent to Assign C and F Block Broadband PCS Licenses, Public Notice, Public Notice, DA 00-2322 (rel. Oct. 12, 2000). See June 2000 Supplement at 17, n. 23 and 33-35. See 47 C.F.R. § 20.6; see also June 200 Supplement at 18-22. See Public Interest Statement at 12-13; June 2000 Supplement 18-20. 47 C.F.R. §§ 20.6(a), 22.909. Id. See 47 C.F.R. § 20.6(e)(1). See June 2000 Supplement at 15. Id. Id. See Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 20,063 ¶ 157. The required international section 214 authorizations and any related international service issues in the TeleCorp/Tritel transaction are being addressed by the International Bureau in a separate proceeding. See Streamlined International Applications Accepted for Filing, Public
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  • Radio Services (other than Broadcast), Gen. Docket No. 82-469, FCC 83-471 (released Nov. 16, 1983). AirCell September 1999 Opposition at 14. Special Conditions 6 and 7 continue to be subject to the clarifications made in the Bureau's Reconsideration Order. See Reconsideration Order at ¶¶ 10-16. January 1999 AFR at 11-12. January 1999 AFR at 2, citing, 47 C.F.R. § 22.905, 22.909, 22.911, 22.912. See, e.g., Amendment of Part 22 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for Filing and Processing of Applications for Unserved Areas in the Cellular Service and to Modify Other Rules, Further Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, 12 FCC Rcd 2109 at 2116, 2118 (1997) ("any non-consensual extension into a licensee's CGSA on the same channel block would