FCC Web Documents citing 24.202

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  • ¶¶ 45-50 (Counts IV - IX); MAP Mobile Communications, Inc. Reply to Answer, File No. EB-05-MD-013 (filed Sept. 1, 2005) (``MAP Reply'') at 20, ¶ 42; MAP Initial Brief at 44, ¶ 44; MAP Reply Brief at 17, ¶ 45. ``IntraMTA'' traffic is traffic that originates and terminates within the same ``Major Trading Area,'' as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(b)(2). See, e.g., Answer at 22-24, ¶¶ 46-47; Defendants' Legal Analysis at 8; AT&T Initial Brief at 29-32. Answer at 24 ¶ 47 (emphasis in original) (quoting TSR Wireless v. US West, 11 FCC Rcd at 11176, ¶ 18); see also AT&T Initial Brief at 28-29. AT&T Initial Brief at 29 (quoting TSR Wireless v. US
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  • (defining ``commercial mobile radio service''). See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, ¶ 15. See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, ¶ 18. See, e.g., Complaint at 2-3, ¶¶ 8-10; Legal Brief of MetroPCS California, LLC, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed Sept. 28, 2007) (``MetroPCS Initial Brief'') at 3-7 (describing the dispute as pertaining to reciprocal compensation involving ``local termination''); 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a) (defining ``MTA''). MetroPCS initially asserted that some of the traffic may not be intraMTA, because the jurisdictional nature of MetroPCS' calls to North County's chat lines may depend not only on the location of the MetroPCS caller and of the North County chat line, but also on the location of all the other callers with whom the MetroPCS caller is
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  • is the Cellular Geographic Service Area (CGSA), i.e., the composite 32 dBu service area contour within which the cellular system is entitled to protection from interference. See id. § 22.911. For broadband PCS spectrum, the relevant area is the licensed service area, which can be either a Major Trading Area (MTA) or a Basic Trading Area (BTA). See id. § 24.202. SMR service can be licensed by economic areas (EAs), by MTAs, or by service area contour. BTAs and MTAs are based on material copyrighted ( 1992 Rand McNally & Company. Id. § 20.6(c). Where both MSA and RSA areas are included in a single PCS licensed area, those areas within MSAs where total spectrum exceeds 45 MHz and those areas
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  • paying more than the bidder values those licenses by themselves (without the other licenses needed to provide nationwide coverage). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). . See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(f). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These 51 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. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of
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  • 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 ¶¶ 56-62, and Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish New
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  • and paying more than the bidder values those licenses by themselves (without the other licenses needed to provide nationwide coverage). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(f). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These fifty-one areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including AWS, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22,429 (MMB 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of Mexico. See 47 C.F.R.
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  • First Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 476, 499 ¶ 55 (2000) (Upper 700 MHz First Report and Order). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). . See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(f). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These 51 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. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of
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  • Second Report and Order'') at ¶¶ 62, 65; 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(b)(3) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(3) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h). See 700 MHz Second Report and Order at ¶¶ 65, 74-82; 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.6(b)(2) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These 51 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. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of
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  • of MetroPCS California, LLC to the Application for Review of North County Communications Corp., File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 14, 2009) (``MetroPCS Response''); Reply of MetroPCS California, LLC to the North County Communications Corp. Response to MetroPCS California, LLC's Application for Review, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 26, 2009) (``MetroPCS Reply''). 47 C.F.R. § 20.11. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a) (defining ``MTA''). See ¶¶ 19-20, infra (discussing the parties' cursory, belated, and scantily supported assertion that some unspecified portion of the traffic at issue is jurisdictionally interstate). See Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808-3810, ¶¶ 3-7. Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808, ¶ 3. Id. For purposes of this Order, a ``chat-line provider'' offers a service
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  • ¶ 34, and 9173, ¶ 46 (2001) (``Reciprocal Compensation Remand Order'')). Local service areas for CMRS carriers, by contrast, are generally referred to as Major Trading Areas (``MTAs''). 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(b)(2). MTAs are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, 123rd edition, at pages 38-39, with several exceptions and additions set forth in 47 C.F.R. §24.202(a). 47 C.F.R. §24.202(a). MTAs are typically larger than ``local'' calling areas applicable to LECs. TSR Wireless Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 11177, ¶ 31. See TSR Wireless Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 11169, ¶ 6 n.6. ``Direct Inward Dialing" or "DID" is a service that reduces the facilities needed (and thus the cost) to carry traffic between a local exchange
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  • investments (i.e., from sources whose gross revenues and total assets are not considered under paragraph (b) of this section), debt financing, revenue from operations or other investments, business development, or expanded service shall not be considered. (3) Tiers. (i) For purposes of determining spectrum to which the eligibility requirements of this section are applicable, the BTA service areas (see § 24.202(b)) are divided into two tiers according to their population as follows: (A) Tier 1: BTA service areas with population equal to or greater than 2.5 million; (B) Tier 2: BTA service areas with population less than 2.5 million. (ii) For Auction No. 35, the population of individual BTA service areas will be based on the 1990 census. For auctions beginning
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  • investments (i.e., from sources whose gross revenues and total assets are not considered under paragraph (b) of this section), debt financing, revenue from operations or other investments, business development, or expanded service shall not be considered. (3) Tiers. (i) For purposes of determining spectrum to which the eligibility requirements of this section are applicable, the BTA service areas (see § 24.202(b)) are divided into two tiers according to their population as follows: (A) Tier 1: BTA service areas with population equal to or greater than 2.5 million; (B) Tier 2: BTA service areas with population less than 2.5 million. (ii) For Auction No. 35, the population of individual BTA service areas will be based on the 1990 census. For auctions beginning
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  • traffic The term ``non-access traffic'' means any telecommunications traffic that is not subject to access charges. Such traffic includes telecommunications traffic exchanged between a LEC and a CMRS provider that, at the beginning of the call, originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area (MTA). 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(2). The definition of an MTA can be found in section 24.202(a) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). 3. Prohibition on imposing termination charges pursuant to tariff on or after April 29, 2005 Pursuant to new rules, LECs are prohibited from imposing charges pursuant to tariff on other carriers for the termination of non-access traffic unless the charges accrued prior to April 29, 2005. 47 C.F.R. § 20.11(d). For tariff
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  • bands. For purposes of this order, Ku-band is defined as the 11.700-12.200 GHz (space-to-Earth), 14.000-14.500 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. 47 C.F.R. § 25.202(g). See Stamp Grant File No. SAT-LOA-20030827-00177 (Dec 8, 2003); as modified by Stamp Grant, File No. SAT-MOD-20041008-00196, (granted Dec. 6, 2004) (authorizing Echostar to operate at 117° W.L,.rather than at 123°W.L., as initially authorized). 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(g). See 47 C.F.R. § 25.202(g) 47 C.F.R. § 1.3. See also WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153 (D.C. Cir. 1969) (WAIT Radio); Northeast Cellular Tel. Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990) (Northeast Cellular). See Northeast Cellular, 897 F.2d at 1166. See WAIT Radio, 418 F.2d at 1157. Amendment of the Commission's Rules With Regard to the
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  • 487 geographic areas covering the 50 states and the District of Columbia. For its spectrum auctions, the Commission added additional BTA-like areas for: American Samoa; Guam; Northern Mariana Islands; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Mayagüez/Aguadilla-Ponce, Puerto Rico; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. See Rand McNally, 1992 Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at 38-39 (1992). See also 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. Additional information concerning AWS-1 licenses may be found in Part 27 of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. Part 27. See also ``Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses Scheduled for June 29, 2006; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedures for Auction No. 66,'' AU Docket No. 06-30, Public Notice, FCC 06-47, 21 FCC Rcd 4562
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  • 487 geographic areas covering the 50 states and the District of Columbia. For its spectrum auctions, the Commission added additional BTA-like areas for: American Samoa; Guam; Northern Mariana Islands; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Mayagüez/Aguadilla-Ponce, Puerto Rico; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. See Rand McNally, 1992 Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at 38-39 (1992). See also 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.709. See 47 C.F.R. § 24.709(a)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.709(a)(3). Although F block licenses were originally offered only to entrepreneurs, the Commission later adopted open bidding for all F block licenses. Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licenses, WT Docket No. 97-82, Sixth Report and Order and
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  • ¶¶ 45-50 (Counts IV - IX); MAP Mobile Communications, Inc. Reply to Answer, File No. EB-05-MD-013 (filed Sept. 1, 2005) (``MAP Reply'') at 20, ¶ 42; MAP Initial Brief at 44, ¶ 44; MAP Reply Brief at 17, ¶ 45. ``IntraMTA'' traffic is traffic that originates and terminates within the same ``Major Trading Area,'' as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(b)(2). See, e.g., Answer at 22-24, ¶¶ 46-47; Defendants' Legal Analysis at 8; AT&T Initial Brief at 29-32. Answer at 24 ¶ 47 (emphasis in original) (quoting TSR Wireless v. US West, 11 FCC Rcd at 11176, ¶ 18); see also AT&T Initial Brief at 28-29. AT&T Initial Brief at 29 (quoting TSR Wireless v. US
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  • (defining ``commercial mobile radio service''). See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, ¶ 15. See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, ¶ 18. See, e.g., Complaint at 2-3, ¶¶ 8-10; Legal Brief of MetroPCS California, LLC, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed Sept. 28, 2007) (``MetroPCS Initial Brief'') at 3-7 (describing the dispute as pertaining to reciprocal compensation involving ``local termination''); 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a) (defining ``MTA''). MetroPCS initially asserted that some of the traffic may not be intraMTA, because the jurisdictional nature of MetroPCS' calls to North County's chat lines may depend not only on the location of the MetroPCS caller and of the North County chat line, but also on the location of all the other callers with whom the MetroPCS caller is
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  • different terms through that process. See Local Competition Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 16016. Id. TSR Brief at 10-11. U S West Brief at 16. Section 51.701(b)(2) defines ``local telecommunications traffic'' as ``[t]elecommunications traffic between a LEC and a CMRS provider that, at the beginning of the call, originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area, as defined in §24.202(a) of this chapter.'' MTA service areas are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 38-39, with several exceptions and additions set forth in Section §24.202(a). 47 C.F.R. §24.202(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.703(b); see also 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(b)(2). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(b)(2); see also Local Competition Order, 11 FCC Rcd
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  • CMRS provider, except for telecommunications traffic that is interstate or intrastate exchange access, information access, or exchange services for such access (see FCC 01-131, paras. 34, 36, 39, 42-43); or Telecommunications traffic exchanged between a LEC and a CMRS provider that, at the beginning of the call, originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area, as defined in § 24.202(a) of this chapter. 3. Sections 51.701(a), 51.701(c) through (e), 51.703, 51.705, 51.707, 51.709, 51.711, 51.713, 51.715, and 51.717 are each amended by striking "local" before "telecommunications traffic" each place such word appears. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN MICHAEL K. POWELL Re: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic (CC Docket Nos.
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  • Once this is accomplished, the firm raises its price high enough above cost to recoup its losses. See 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
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  • is the Cellular Geographic Service Area (CGSA), i.e., the composite 32 dBu service area contour within which the cellular system is entitled to protection from interference. See id. § 22.911. For broadband PCS spectrum, the relevant area is the licensed service area, which can be either a Major Trading Area (MTA) or a Basic Trading Area (BTA). See id. § 24.202. SMR service can be licensed by economic areas (EAs), by MTAs, or by service area contour. BTAs and MTAs are based on material copyrighted ( 1992 Rand McNally & Company. Id. § 20.6(c). Where both MSA and RSA areas are included in a single PCS licensed area, those areas within MSAs where total spectrum exceeds 45 MHz and those areas
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  • area for cellular spectrum is the CGSA, i.e., the composite 32 dBu service area contour within which the cellular system is entitled to protection from interference. See id. § 22.911. For broadband PCS spectrum, the relevant area is the licensed service area, which can be either a Major Trading Area (``MTA'') or a Basic Trading Area (``BTA''). See id. § 24.202. (BTAs and MTAs are based on copyrighted material owned by Rand McNally & Company). SMR service is licensed by economic areas (``EAs'') or by MTAs for auctioned licenses or on a site-by-site basis for pre-auction incumbent licensees. See id. §§ 90.661, 90.667, 90.681, 90.693. See id. § 20.6(c). Where both MSA and RSA areas are included in a single PCS
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  • paying more than the bidder values those licenses by themselves (without the other licenses needed to provide nationwide coverage). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). . See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(f). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These 51 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. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of
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  • Comments at 3; Sprint Comments at 3-4; VoiceStream Petition at 2-3; VoiceStream Reply Comments at 3-4. Sprint Comments at 4. AT&T Wireless Comments at 3-4; Sprint Comments at 4-7; VoiceStream Petition at 2. See Presidential Proclamation No. 5030, 48 Fed. Reg. 10605 (1983). Rand McNally, 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, 1992 (Rand McNally). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202; Amendment Of The Commission's Rules To Establish New Personal Communications Services, GEN Docket No. 90-314, Second Report and Order, 8 FCC Rcd 7700, 7729, para. 64 (1993) (PCS Second Report and Order). Rand McNally at 39; PCS Second Report and Order, 8 FCC Rcd at 7732, para. 73. VoiceStream itself recognizes that MTAs and BTAs are based on county boundaries.
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  • 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 ¶¶ 56-62, and Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish New
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  • and paying more than the bidder values those licenses by themselves (without the other licenses needed to provide nationwide coverage). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(f). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These fifty-one areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including AWS, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22,429 (MMB 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of Mexico. See 47 C.F.R.
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  • and paying more than the bidder values those licenses by themselves (without the other licenses needed to provide nationwide coverage). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(f). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These fifty-one areas were used under licenses issued by Rand McNally & Company for certain specific radio services, not including AWS, and are therefore not available for consideration in this proceeding. See Copyright Liabilities, Public Notice, 11 FCC Rcd 22,429 (MMB 1996). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of Mexico. See 47 C.F.R.
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  • First Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 476, 499 ¶ 55 (2000) (Upper 700 MHz First Report and Order). See 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(3)(D). . See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(f). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These 51 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. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of
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  • the trunk group (local exchange service or exchange access) that carries the traffic, even though that information is not formally recorded in the billing record. Under the ARIC reform proposal, the tandem owner would be responsible for compensation payments in the case of unidentified traffic. See ARIC Proposal at 55. The definition of an MTA can be found in section 24.202(a) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). Local Competition First Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 16014, para. 1036. Id. 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(b)(2). See, e.g., ARIC Proposal at 35, 37 (describing a mechanism that would apply to all traffic traversing the network); CBICC Proposal at 3 (proposing a plan that eliminates concerns with respect to the intercarrier
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  • 82-95 (1996) (CMRS 1996 Notice). Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket Nos. 96-98 and 95-185, First Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 15499, 16016, para. 1041 (adopting section 51.703(a) of the Commission's rules) (Local Competition First Report and Order) (subsequent history omitted). The definition of an MTA can be found in section 24.202(a) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). Local Competition First Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 16014, para. 1036. Id. 47 C.F.R. § 51.701(b)(2). 47 U.S.C. § 251(b)(5); 47 C.F.R. § 51.703(a). See, e.g., T-Mobile Petition at 1 (asking the Commission to find that wireless termination tariffs are not a proper mechanism for establishing reciprocal compensation arrangements for
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  • Report, 18 FCC Rcd. 14783, 14795 (2003). Petition at 4-5; Cingular Opposition at 8. Acadiana specifically notes that, in addition to itself, Cingular is affiliated with cellular providers BellSouth Mobility in CMA 458 and Lafayette MSA LP in CMA 459. Petition at 4-5. See Rand McNally, 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, 1992 (Rand McNally); 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. Cingular Opposition at 2. See AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., Transferor, and Cingular Wireless Corporation, Transferee, Application for Transfer of Control of Section 214-Authorized International Carrier, File No. ITC-T/C-20040318-00126, at Exh. VIII (filed Mar. 18, 2004). Petition at 5. Petition at 6. Id. Petition at 3; Acadiana Reply to Opposition at 2. See Letter from John B. Muleta, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications
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  • Second Report and Order'') at ¶¶ 62, 65; 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(b)(3) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.102(b). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.761(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(c)(3) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.6(h). See 700 MHz Second Report and Order at ¶¶ 65, 74-82; 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.6(b)(2) (2007). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). These 51 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. § 27.6(a). WCS MEA number 52 consists of the Gulf of
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  • than those incurred by UTAM, Inc. as noted above, for the relocation of FS links that may otherwise have triggered a cost-sharing obligation absent the sunset date for those rules. Section 27.6 is revised by amending paragraphs (a) and (h) as follows: § 27.6 Service areas. a) WCS and AWS service areas include Basic Trading Areas (as defined in section 24.202(b) of this chapter), Economic Areas (EAs), Major Economic Areas (MEAs), Regional Economic Area Groupings (REAGs), cellular markets comprising Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Rural Service Areas (RSAs), and a nationwide area. MEAs and REAGs are defined in the Table immediately following paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Both MEAs and REAGs are based on the U.S. Department of Commerce's EAs. See
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  • of MetroPCS California, LLC to the Application for Review of North County Communications Corp., File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 14, 2009) (``MetroPCS Response''); Reply of MetroPCS California, LLC to the North County Communications Corp. Response to MetroPCS California, LLC's Application for Review, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 26, 2009) (``MetroPCS Reply''). 47 C.F.R. § 20.11. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a) (defining ``MTA''). See ¶¶ 19-20, infra (discussing the parties' cursory, belated, and scantily supported assertion that some unspecified portion of the traffic at issue is jurisdictionally interstate). See Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808-3810, ¶¶ 3-7. Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808, ¶ 3. Id. For purposes of this Order, a ``chat-line provider'' offers a service
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  • Elizabeth King (January 25, 2008) (Ruling). Letter from Elizabeth King, Director of Operations to Joann Summers, Contract Specialist, Capital Reporting Company (December 4, 2007) (Request). . Capital also sought copies of the non-winning bids for the contract. OMD withheld the non-winning bids submitted for the contract because their release is prohibited by 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m) and 48 C.F.R. § 24.202(a). Id. at 2. That portion of the Ruling has not been appealed. See Request, supra n. 3. Ruling at 1-2. Because the records sought appeared to contain potentially confidential information, OMD notified Gross of Capital's request, and Gross sought confidential treatment for certain information. Id. at 1. See 47 C.F.R. § 0.461(d)(3) (notification requirement); 47 C.F.R. § 0.459 (requests for
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  • under section 251(b)(5). Accordingly, it determined that traffic to or from a CMRS network that originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area (MTA) is subject to reciprocal compensation obligations under section 251(b)(5), rather than interstate or intrastate access charges. See Local Competition First Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 16014, para. 1036; see also 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a) (defining the term ``Major Trading Area''). See 47 U.S.C. § 254(g); 47 C.F.R. § 64. 1801 (providing that ``[a] provider of interstate interexchange telecommunications services shall provide such services to its subscribers in each U.S. state at rates no higher than the rates charged to its subscribers in any other state''). See supra Section III. See supra Section III. See
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  • FCC Rcd 14036 (2009) (North County Order), aff'd, MetroPCS California LLC v. FCC, 644 F.3d 410 (D.C. Cir. 2011). See North County Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 14036-37, para. 1, 14044, para. 21. See, e.g., CTIA Section XV Comments at 4. See Local Competition First Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 16014, para. 1036; see also 47 C.F.R. § 24.202(a) (defining the term ``Major Trading Area''). Letter from W. Scott McCollough, Counsel for Halo Wireless, Inc. to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-337, GN Docket No. 09-51, CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45, Attach. at 9 (filed Aug. 12, 2011) (Halo Aug. 12, 2011 Ex Parte Letter); Letter from W. Scott McCollough, Counsel for Halo Wireless,
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  • reflect the forward-looking cost of the particular provisioning method. 1040. We define "termination," for purposes of section 251(b)(5), as the switching of traffic that is subject to section 251(b)(5) at the terminating carrier's end office switch (or equivalent facility) and delivery Federal Communications Commission 96-325 See infra, Section XI.A.3.c.(3). 2482 See supra, Section VII.B.2. 2483 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 22.911, 24.202; see also PCIA comments in CC Docket No. 95-185 at 21-22; Letter from Leonard J. 2484 Kennedy, on behalf of Comcast Cellular Communications, to William Caton, Acting Secretary, FCC, July 25, 1996. 496 of that traffic from that switch to the called party's premises. In contrast to transport, for which some alternatives exist, alternatives for termination are not likely to
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  • CMRS provider, except for telecommunications traffic that is interstate or intrastate exchange access, information access, or exchange services for such access (see FCC 01-131, paras. 34, 36, 39, 42-43); or Telecommunications traffic exchanged between a LEC and a CMRS provider that, at the beginning of the call, originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area, as defined in § 24.202(a) of this chapter. 3. Sections 51.701(a), 51.701(c) through (e), 51.703, 51.705, 51.707, 51.709, 51.711, 51.713, 51.715, and 51.717 are each amended by striking "local" before "telecommunications traffic" each place such word appears. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN MICHAEL K. POWELL Re: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic (CC Docket Nos.
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  • this is accomplished, the firm raises its price high enough above cost to recoup its losses. See Dennis 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
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  • 24 CURRENT SUBJECT PROPOSED NEW OR RULE (proposed change) REVISED RULE NUMBER NUMBER 24.2(b) Other applicable rule parts (change to revise description 24.2(b) of Part 1). 24.5 Terms and definitions (change to include ULS). 24.5 24.11(a) Initial authorization (change to permit auction winners to 24.11(a) file a single application for all markets won). 24.103(i) Construction requirements (add notification section). 24.103(i) 24.202 Service areas (administrative change to reflect change in 24.202 location of OET offices). 24.203 Construction requirements (add notification section). 24.203(d) 24.307 Long-form applications (move to consolidated Part 1 1.911, 24.307 rule). 24.405 Formal and informal applications (move to consolidated 1.911 Part 1 rule). 24.406 Filing of Narrowband Personal Communications Service 1.905, 1.911, 1.913, applications, fees, and numbers of copies (move
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  • Communications Commission FCC 99-97 29 See Section 309(j)(4)(C) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C). 30 Section 27.6 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 27.6; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 10785, 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
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  • is the Cellular Geographic Service Area (CGSA), i.e., the composite 32 dBu service area contour within which the cellular system is entitled to protection from interference. See id. § 22.911. For broadband PCS spectrum, the relevant area is the licensed service area, which can be either a Major Trading Area (MTA) or a Basic Trading Area (BTA). See id. § 24.202. SMR service can be licensed by economic areas (EAs), by MTAs, or by service area contour. BTAs and MTAs are based on material copyrighted ( 1992 Rand McNally & Company. Id. § 20.6(c). Where both MSA and RSA areas are included in a single PCS licensed area, those areas within MSAs where total spectrum exceeds 45 MHz and those areas
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  • 309(j), the Motion to Accept Late-Filed Supplemental Comments by the Personal Communications Industry Association on July 21, IS DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 5(b), 5(c)(1), 309(r), and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i), 155(b), 156(c)(1), 303(r), and 309(j), this Sixth Report and Order is hereby ADOPTED, and Sections 24.202, 24.203, 24.229, 24.709, 24.710, 24.712, 24.714, 24.717, 24.720, and 24.839 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Sections 24.202, 24.203, 24.229, 24.709, 24.710, 24.712, 24.714, 24.717, 24.720, and 24.839, are amended as set forth in Appendix E, effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission's Consumer Information Bureau, Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND
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  • Rcd 9151, 9167, 34, and 9173, 46 (2001) (``Reciprocal Compensation Remand Order'')). Local service areas for CMRS carriers, by contrast, are generally referred to as Major Trading Areas (``MTAs''). 47 C.F.R. 51.701(b)(2). MTAs are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, 123rd edition, at pages 38-39, with several exceptions and additions set forth in 47 C.F.R. 24.202(a). 47 C.F.R. 24.202(a). MTAs are typically larger than ``local'' calling areas applicable to LECs. TSR Wireless Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 11177, 31. 12 See TSR Wireless Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 11169, 6 n.6. 13 ``Direct Inward Dialing" or "DID" is a service that reduces the facilities needed (and thus the cost) to carry traffic between a local exchange
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  • P:P: 45-50 (Counts IV - IX); MAP Mobile Communications, Inc. Reply to Answer, File No. EB-05-MD-013 (filed Sept. 1, 2005) ("MAP Reply") at 20, P: 42; MAP Initial Brief at 44, P: 44; MAP Reply Brief at 17, P: 45. "IntraMTA" traffic is traffic that originates and terminates within the same "Major Trading Area," as defined in 47 C.F.R. S: 24.202(a). See 47 C.F.R. S: 51.701(b)(2). See, e.g., Answer at 22-24, P:P: 46-47; Defendants' Legal Analysis at 8; AT&T Initial Brief at 29-32. Answer at 24 P: 47 (emphasis in original) (quoting TSR Wireless v. US West, 11 FCC Rcd at 11176, P: 18); see also AT&T Initial Brief at 28-29. AT&T Initial Brief at 29 (quoting TSR Wireless v. US
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  • (defining "commercial mobile radio service"). See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, P: 15. See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, P: 18. See, e.g., Complaint at 2-3, P:P: 8-10; Legal Brief of MetroPCS California, LLC, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed Sept. 28, 2007) ("MetroPCS Initial Brief") at 3-7 (describing the dispute as pertaining to reciprocal compensation involving "local termination"); 47 C.F.R. S: 24.202(a) (defining "MTA"). MetroPCS initially asserted that some of the traffic may not be intraMTA, because the jurisdictional nature of MetroPCS' calls to North County's chat lines may depend not only on the location of the MetroPCS caller and of the North County chat line, but also on the location of all the other callers with whom the MetroPCS caller is
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  • of MetroPCS California, LLC to the Application for Review of North County Communications Corp., File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 14, 2009) ("MetroPCS Response"); Reply of MetroPCS California, LLC to the North County Communications Corp. Response to MetroPCS California, LLC's Application for Review, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 26, 2009) ("MetroPCS Reply"). 47 C.F.R. S: 20.11. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. S: 24.202(a) (defining "MTA"). See P:P: 19-20, infra (discussing the parties' cursory, belated, and scantily supported assertion that some unspecified portion of the traffic at issue is jurisdictionally interstate). See Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808-3810, P:P: 3-7. Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808, P: 3. Id. For purposes of this Order, a "chat-line provider" offers a service
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  • control of its license within one year of its license grant date, unless such assignee or transferee qualifies as a business owned by members of minority groups and/or women, which shall not assign or transfer control of the license within one year of the grant date of the assignment or transfer. § 24.714 Eligibility for partitioned licenses. (a) Notwithstanding § 24.202 of this Part, an applicant that is a rural telephone company, as defined in § 24.720(e), may be granted a broadband PCS license that is geographically partitioned from a separately licensed MTA or BTA, so long as the MTA or BTA applicant or licensee has voluntarily agreed (in writing) to partition a portion of the license to the rural telephone
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  • for an initial authorization in each market and frequency block desired. (b) Blanket licenses are granted for each market and frequency block. Applications for individual sites are not required and will not be accepted. Sec. 24.12 Eligibility. Any entity, other than those precluded by section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 310, or §§ 24.202(c) or 24.204, is eligible to hold a license under this part. Sec. 24.15 License period. Licenses for service areas will be granted for ten year terms from the date of original issuance or renewal. 104 Sec. 24.16 Criteria for comparative renewal proceedings. A renewal applicant involved in a comparative renewal proceeding shall receive a preference, commonly referred to as a
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  • promote spectrum efficiency and expedite market entry of new services. In this case, however, we believe it is premature to adopt rules permitting the sharing of land mobile frequencies by maritime operations until a final decision concerning the introduction of market- based forces into the PLMR is made. Federal Communications Commission FCC 97-217 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 22.911, 24.102, and 24.202. See also Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing 191 Guide, 123rd Edition, pp. 36-39. See 47 C.F.R. Subpart P. 192 See 47 C.F.R. § 80.371(c). In addition, VHF Channel 88 may be authorized within 120 km (75 miles) of the 193 Canadian border on the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Puget Sound and the Strait of
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  • the event of default by an antenna structure owner) that make such contractual arrangements continue to be responsible for the maintenance of antenna structures in regard to air navigation safety. SUBPART E--BROADBAND PCS § 24.200 Scope. This subpart sets out the regulations governing the licensing and operations of personal communications services authorized in the 1850-1910 and 1930-1990 MHz bands. § 24.202 Service areas. Broadband PCS service areas are Major Trading Areas (MTAs) and Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) as defined below. MTAs and BTAs are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 38-39 ("BTA/MTA Map"). Rand McNally organizes the 50 states and the District of Columbia into 47 MTAs and 487 BTAs. The BTA/MTA
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  • that the Commission waive the spectrum cap. See GTE Service Corporation, Petition for Declaratory Ruling and/or Waiver (March 8, 2000). Petitioners and commenting parties are listed in Appendix B. Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish New Personal Communications Services, GEN Docket No. 90-314, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 4957, 4975-4982, ¶¶ 41-62 (1994). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. The BTA service areas are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pp. 38-39. See id. The MTA service areas are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pp. 38-39. See C Block Reconsideration Order, 13 FCC Rcd 8345; C Block Second Report and Order, 12
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  • Accept Late-Filed Supplemental Comments by the Personal Communications Industry Association on July 21, IS DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 5(b), 5(c)(1), 309(r), and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i), 155(b), 156(c)(1), 303(r), and 309(j), this Sixth Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration is hereby ADOPTED, and Sections 24.202, 24.203, 24.229, 24.709, 24.710, 24.712, 24.714, 24.717, 24.720, and 24.839 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Sections 24.202, 24.203, 24.229, 24.709, 24.710, 24.712, 24.714, 24.717, 24.720, and 24.839, are amended as set forth in Appendix E, effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission's Consumer Information Bureau, Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND
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  • investments (i.e., from sources whose gross revenues and total assets are not considered under paragraph (b) of this section), debt financing, revenue from operations or other investments, business development, or expanded service shall not be considered. (3) Tiers. (i) For purposes of determining spectrum to which the eligibility requirements of this section are applicable, the BTA service areas (see § 24.202(b)) are divided into two tiers according to their population as follows: (A) Tier 1: BTA service areas with population equal to or greater than 2.5 million; (B) Tier 2: BTA service areas with population less than 2.5 million. (ii) For Auction No. 35, the population of individual BTA service areas will be based on the 1990 census. For auctions beginning
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  • additions: American Samoa (492), Guam (490), Northern Mariana Islands (493), San Juan, Puerto Rico (488), Mayaguez/Aguadilla-Ponce, Puerto Rico (489), and the United States Virgin Islands (491). Service: Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) - 47 CFR 21.924 (2150-2162, 2596-2680 MHz: Channels 1, 2(2A), E1-E4, F1-F4, H1-H3) Narrowband PCS - 47 CFR 24.102 (901-902, 930-931 MHz: Channels 25-26) Broadband PCS - 47 CFR 24.202 (1850-1990 MHz: Blocks C-F) Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) - 47 CFR 101.1007 (27.5-31.3 GHz: Blocks A-B) Map [spacer.gif] [spacer.gif] [spacer.gif] [spacer.gif] Major Trading Areas ([31]zip) The Major Trading Areas (MTAs) are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pages 38-39, with the following exceptions and additions: 1. Alaska (49) is separated from
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  • reflect the forward-looking cost of the particular provisioning method. 1040. We define "termination," for purposes of section 251(b)(5), as the switching of traffic that is subject to section 251(b)(5) at the terminating carrier's end office switch (or equivalent facility) and delivery Federal Communications Commission 96-325 See infra, Section XI.A.3.c.(3). 2482 See supra, Section VII.B.2. 2483 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 22.911, 24.202; see also PCIA comments in CC Docket No. 95-185 at 21-22; Letter from Leonard J. 2484 Kennedy, on behalf of Comcast Cellular Communications, to William Caton, Acting Secretary, FCC, July 25, 1996. 496 of that traffic from that switch to the called party's premises. In contrast to transport, for which some alternatives exist, alternatives for termination are not likely to
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  • CMRS provider, except for telecommunications traffic that is interstate or intrastate exchange access, information access, or exchange services for such access (see FCC 01-131, paras. 34, 36, 39, 42-43); or Telecommunications traffic exchanged between a LEC and a CMRS provider that, at the beginning of the call, originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area, as defined in § 24.202(a) of this chapter. 3. Sections 51.701(a), 51.701(c) through (e), 51.703, 51.705, 51.707, 51.709, 51.711, 51.713, 51.715, and 51.717 are each amended by striking "local" before "telecommunications traffic" each place such word appears. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN MICHAEL K. POWELL Re: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic (CC Docket Nos.
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  • this is accomplished, the firm raises its price high enough above cost to recoup its losses. See Dennis 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
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  • amended by removing the words ``2025 M Street, NW., Office of Engineering and Technology (Room 7317)'' and adding, in their place, the words ``445-12th Street, SW., Office of Engineering and Technology''. PART 24 -- PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES The authority citation for Part 24 continues to read as follows: Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 309 and 332. 19. Section 24.202 introductory text is amended by removing the words ``Office of Engineering and Technology's Technical Information Center, 2000 M Street, NW.,'' and adding, in their place, the words ``Office of Engineering and Technology, 445-12th Street, SW''. PART 25 -- SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 20. The authority citation for Part 25 continues to read as follows: Authority: 47 U.S.C. 701-744. Interprets or applies sec.
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  • 24 CURRENT SUBJECT PROPOSED NEW OR RULE (proposed change) REVISED RULE NUMBER NUMBER 24.2(b) Other applicable rule parts (change to revise description 24.2(b) of Part 1). 24.5 Terms and definitions (change to include ULS). 24.5 24.11(a) Initial authorization (change to permit auction winners to 24.11(a) file a single application for all markets won). 24.103(i) Construction requirements (add notification section). 24.103(i) 24.202 Service areas (administrative change to reflect change in 24.202 location of OET offices). 24.203 Construction requirements (add notification section). 24.203(d) 24.307 Long-form applications (move to consolidated Part 1 1.911, 24.307 rule). 24.405 Formal and informal applications (move to consolidated 1.911 Part 1 rule). 24.406 Filing of Narrowband Personal Communications Service 1.905, 1.911, 1.913, applications, fees, and numbers of copies (move
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  • Communications Commission FCC 99-97 29 See Section 309(j)(4)(C) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 309(j)(4)(C). 30 Section 27.6 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 27.6; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 10785, 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
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  • that the Commission waive the spectrum cap. See GTE Service Corporation, Petition for Declaratory Ruling and/or Waiver (March 8, 2000). Petitioners and commenting parties are listed in Appendix B. Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish New Personal Communications Services, GEN Docket No. 90-314, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 4957, 4975-4982, ¶¶ 41-62 (1994). See 47 C.F.R. § 24.202. The BTA service areas are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pp. 38-39. See id. The MTA service areas are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, at pp. 38-39. See C Block Reconsideration Order, 13 FCC Rcd 8345; C Block Second Report and Order, 12
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  • is the Cellular Geographic Service Area (CGSA), i.e., the composite 32 dBu service area contour within which the cellular system is entitled to protection from interference. See id. § 22.911. For broadband PCS spectrum, the relevant area is the licensed service area, which can be either a Major Trading Area (MTA) or a Basic Trading Area (BTA). See id. § 24.202. SMR service can be licensed by economic areas (EAs), by MTAs, or by service area contour. BTAs and MTAs are based on material copyrighted ( 1992 Rand McNally & Company. Id. § 20.6(c). Where both MSA and RSA areas are included in a single PCS licensed area, those areas within MSAs where total spectrum exceeds 45 MHz and those areas
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  • 309(j), the Motion to Accept Late-Filed Supplemental Comments by the Personal Communications Industry Association on July 21, IS DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 5(b), 5(c)(1), 309(r), and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i), 155(b), 156(c)(1), 303(r), and 309(j), this Sixth Report and Order is hereby ADOPTED, and Sections 24.202, 24.203, 24.229, 24.709, 24.710, 24.712, 24.714, 24.717, 24.720, and 24.839 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Sections 24.202, 24.203, 24.229, 24.709, 24.710, 24.712, 24.714, 24.717, 24.720, and 24.839, are amended as set forth in Appendix E, effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission's Consumer Information Bureau, Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND
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  • Rcd 9151, 9167, 34, and 9173, 46 (2001) (``Reciprocal Compensation Remand Order'')). Local service areas for CMRS carriers, by contrast, are generally referred to as Major Trading Areas (``MTAs''). 47 C.F.R. 51.701(b)(2). MTAs are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide, 123rd edition, at pages 38-39, with several exceptions and additions set forth in 47 C.F.R. 24.202(a). 47 C.F.R. 24.202(a). MTAs are typically larger than ``local'' calling areas applicable to LECs. TSR Wireless Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 11177, 31. 12 See TSR Wireless Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 11169, 6 n.6. 13 ``Direct Inward Dialing" or "DID" is a service that reduces the facilities needed (and thus the cost) to carry traffic between a local exchange
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  • (defining "commercial mobile radio service"). See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, P: 15. See, e.g., Joint Statement at 3, P: 18. See, e.g., Complaint at 2-3, P:P: 8-10; Legal Brief of MetroPCS California, LLC, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed Sept. 28, 2007) ("MetroPCS Initial Brief") at 3-7 (describing the dispute as pertaining to reciprocal compensation involving "local termination"); 47 C.F.R. S: 24.202(a) (defining "MTA"). MetroPCS initially asserted that some of the traffic may not be intraMTA, because the jurisdictional nature of MetroPCS' calls to North County's chat lines may depend not only on the location of the MetroPCS caller and of the North County chat line, but also on the location of all the other callers with whom the MetroPCS caller is
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  • of MetroPCS California, LLC to the Application for Review of North County Communications Corp., File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 14, 2009) ("MetroPCS Response"); Reply of MetroPCS California, LLC to the North County Communications Corp. Response to MetroPCS California, LLC's Application for Review, File No. EB-06-MD-007 (filed May 26, 2009) ("MetroPCS Reply"). 47 C.F.R. S: 20.11. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. S: 24.202(a) (defining "MTA"). See P:P: 19-20, infra (discussing the parties' cursory, belated, and scantily supported assertion that some unspecified portion of the traffic at issue is jurisdictionally interstate). See Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808-3810, P:P: 3-7. Bureau Merits Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 3808, P: 3. Id. For purposes of this Order, a "chat-line provider" offers a service
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  • the FCC's reciprocal compensation rules apply. All three local calling areas at issue here are within the same MTA. Section 51.701(b)(2), to which the Commission referred, defines ``telecommunications traffic'' as that traffic ``exchanged between a LEC and a [wireless] provider that, at the beginning of the call, originates and terminates within the same Major Trading Area, as defined in § 24.202(a) of this chapter.'' 3 Mountain argues that under Qwest's tariffs, wide area calling services exist only where the wireless carrier uses an interconnec- tion known as Type 2. Mountain uses a Type 1 interconnection, which differs from Type 2 in that Mountain's customers have telephone numbers associated with their individual local calling 7 reasoning, of a wide area calling arrangement