Sec. 2.104  International Table of Frequency Allocations.

    (a) The International Table of Frequency Allocations (columns 1, 2 
and 3 of Sec. 2.106) is included for informational purposes only.
    (b) Regions. To facilitate the international allocating of the radio 
spectrum, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has divided 
the world into three Regions 1 as shown in Figure 1 and 
described below:
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    \1\ It should be noted that where the words ``region'' or 
``regional'' are without a capital ``R'', they do not relate to the 
three Regions here defined for purpose of frequency allocation.
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    (1) Region 1 includes the area limited on the East by line A (lines 
A, B and C are defined below) and on the West by line B, excluding any 
of the territory of Iran which lies between these limits. It also 
includes that part of the territory of Turkey and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) lying outside of these limits, the 
territory of the Mongolian Peoples' Republic, and the area to the North 
of the U.S.S.R. which lies between lines A and C.
    (2) Region 2 includes the area limited on the East by line B and the 
West by line C.
    (3) Region 3 includes the area limited on the East by line C and on 
the West by line A, except the territories of the Mongolian Peoples' 
Republic, Turkey, the territory of the U.S.S.R. and the area to the 
North of the U.S.S.R. It also includes that part of the territory of 
Iran lying outside of those limits.
    (4) The lines A, B and C are defined as follows:
    (i) Line A extends from the North Pole along meridian 40 deg. West 
of Greenwich to parallel 40 deg. North; thence by great circle arc to 
the intersection of meridian 60 deg. East and the Tropic of Cancer; 
thence along the meridian 60 deg. East to the South Pole.

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    (ii) Line B extends from the North Pole along meridian 10 deg. West 
of Greenwich to its intersection with parallel 72 deg. North; thence by 
great circle arc to the intersection of meridian 50 deg. West and 
parallel 40 deg. North; thence by great circle arc to the intersection 
of meridian 20 deg. West and to the South Pole.
    (iii) Line C extends from the North Pole by great circle arc to the 
intersection of parallel 65 deg.30' North of the international boundary 
in Bering Strait; thence by great circle arc to the intersection of 
meridian 165 deg. East of Greenwich and parallel 50 deg. North; thence 
by great circle arc to the intersection of meridian 170 deg. West and 
parallel 10 deg. North; thence along parallel 10 deg. North to its 
intersection with meridian 120 deg. West; thence along meridian 120 deg. 
West to the South Pole.
    (c) Areas. To further assist in the international allocation of the 
radio spectrum, the ITU has established several special geographical 
areas and they are defined below.
    (1) The ``African Broadcasting Area'' consists of:
    (i) African countries, parts of countries, territories and groups of 
territories situated between the parallels 40 deg. South and 30 deg. 
North;
    (ii) Islands in the Indian Ocean west of meridian 60 deg. East of 
Greenwich, situated between the parallel 40 deg. South and the great 
circle arc joining the points 45 deg. East, 11 deg.30' North and 60 deg. 
East, 15 deg. North; and
    (iii) Islands in the Atlantic Ocean east of Line B, situated between 
the parallel 40 deg. South and 30 deg. North.
    (2) The ``European Broadcasting Area'' is bounded on the West by the 
western boundary of Region 1, on the East by the meridian 40 deg. East 
of Greenwich and on the South by the parallel 30 deg. North so as to 
include the western part of the U.S.S.R., the northern part of Saudi 
Arabia and that part of those countries bordering the Mediterranean 
within these limits. In addition, Iraq and Jordan are included in the 
European Broadcasting Area.
    (3) The ``European Maritime Area'' is bounded to the north by a line 
extending along parallel 72 deg. North from its intersection with 
meridian 55 deg. East of Greenwich to its intersection with meridian 
5 deg. West, then along meridian 5 deg. West to its intersection with 
parallel 67 deg. North, thence along parallel 6 deg. North to its 
intersection with meridian 32 deg. West; to the west by a line extending 
along meridian 32 deg. West to its intersection with parallel 30 deg. 
North; to the south by a line extending along parallel 30 deg. North to 
its intersection with meridian 43 deg. East; to the east by a line 
extending along meridian 43 deg. East to its intersection with parallel 
60 deg. North, thence along parallel 60 deg. North to its intersection 
with meridian 55 deg. East and thence along meridian 55 deg. East to its 
intersection with parallel 72 deg. North.
    (4) The ``Tropical Zone'' (see Figure 1) is defined as:
    (i) The whole of that area in Region 2 between the Tropics of Cancer 
and Capricorn;
    (ii) The whole of that area in Region 1 and 3 contained between the 
parallel 30 deg. North and 35 deg. South with the addition of:
    (iii) The area contained between the meridian 40 deg. East and 
80 deg. East of Greenwich and the parallels 30 deg. North and 40 deg. 
and
    (iv) That part of Libya North of parallel 30 deg. North.
    (v) In Region 2, the Tropical Zone may be extended to parallel 
33 deg. North, subject to special agreements between the countries 
concerned in that Region.
    (5) A sub-Region is an area consisting of two or more countries in 
the same Region.
    (d) Categories of service. (1) Any segment of the radio spectrum can 
be allocated to one or more radio services 2 either on a 
worldwide or Regional basis. In the case where an allocation has been 
made to more than one service, such services are listed in the following 
order:
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    \2\ Definitions of the various radio services used in columns 1 
through 3 of Sec. 2.106 are contained in Sec. 2.1.
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    (i) Services the names of which are printed in ``capitals'' 
[example: FIXED]; these are called ``primary'' services;
    (ii) Services, the names of which are printed in ``capitals'' 
between oblique strokes [example: /RADIOLOCATION/]; these are called 
``permitted'' services;

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    (iii) Services, the names of which are printed in ``normal 
characters'' [example: Mobile]; these are called ``secondary'' services.
    (2) Additional remarks pertaining to an allocation are printed in 
``normal characters'' [example: MOBILE except aeronautical mobile].
    (3) Permitted and primary services have equal rights, except that, 
in the preparation of frequency plans, the primary services, as compared 
with the permitted services, shall have prior choice of frequencies.
    (4) Stations of a secondary service:
    (i) Shall not cause harmful interference to stations of primary or 
permitted services to which frequencies are already assigned or to which 
frequencies may be assigned at a later date;
    (ii) Cannot claim protection from harmful interference from stations 
of a primary or permitted service to which frequencies are already 
assigned or may be assigned at a later date;
    (iii) Can claim protection, however, from harmful interference from 
stations of the same or other secondary service(s) to which frequencies 
may be assigned at a later date.
    (5) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the International 
Table (i.e., columns 1, 2, and 3 of Sec. 2.106) as allocated to a 
service ``on a secondary basis'' in an area smaller than a Region, or in 
a particular country, this is a secondary service.
    (6) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the International 
Table as allocated to a service ``on a primary basis'', or ``on a 
permitted basis'' in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular 
country, this is a primary service or a permitted service only in that 
area country.
    (e) Additional allocations. (1) Where a band is indicated in a 
footnote of the International Table as ``also allocated'' to a service 
in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is an 
``additional'' allocation, i.e., an allocation which is added in this 
country area or in this country to the service or services which are 
indicated in the International Table.
    (2) If the footnote does not include any restriction on the service 
or services concerned apart from the restriction to operate only in a 
particular area or country, stations of this service or these services 
shall have equality of right to operate with stations of the other 
primary service or services indicated in the International Table.
    (3) If restrictions are imposed on an additional allocation in 
addition to the restriction to operate only in a particular area or 
country, this is indicated in the footnote of the International Table.
    (f) Alternative allocations. (1) Where a band is indicated in a 
footnote of the International Table as ``allocated'' to one or more 
services in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, 
this is an ``alternative'' allocation, i.e., an allocation which 
replaces, in this area or in this country, the allocations indicated in 
the International Table.
    (2) If the footnote does not include any restriction on stations of 
the service or services concerned, apart from the restriction to operate 
only in a particular area or country, these stations of such a service 
or services shall have an equality of right to operate with stations of 
the primary service or services, shall have an equality of right to 
operate with stations of the primary service or services, indicated in 
the International Table, to which the band is allocated in other areas 
or countries.
    (3) If restrictions are imposed on stations of a service to which an 
alternative allocation is made, in addition to the restriction to 
operate only in a particular country or area, this is indicated in the 
footnote.
    (g) Miscellaneous provision. (1) Where it is indicated that a 
service may operate in a specific frequency band subject to not causing 
harmful interference, this means also that this service cannot claim 
protection from harmful interference caused by other services to which 
the band is allocated under Chapter III of the international Radio 
Regulations.
    (2) Except if otherwise specified in a footnote, the term fixed 
service does not include systems using ionospheric scatter propagation.
    (h) Format of the International Table. (1) The heading of the 
International Table includes three columns (columns number 1, 2 and 3 of 
Sec. 2.106), each of

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which corresponds to one of the Regions. Where an allocation occupies 
the whole of the width of the Table or only two of the three columns, 
this is a world-wide allocation or a Regional allocation, respectively.
    (2) The frequency band referred to in each allocation is indicated 
in the left-hand top corner of the part of the Table concerned.
    (3) Within each of the categories specified in paragraph (c)(1) of 
this section, services are listed in alphabetical order according to the 
French language. 3 The order of listing does not indicate 
relative priority within each category.
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    \3\ French is used to keep this table consistent with the 
International Table as published by ITU.
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    (4) In the case where there is a parenthetical addition to an 
allocation in the International Table [example: FIXED-SATELLITE (space-
to-earth)], that service allocation is restricted to the type of 
operation so indicated.
    (5) The footnote references which appear in the International Table 
below the allocated service or services apply to the whole of the 
allocation concerned.
    (6) The footnote references which appear to the right of the name of 
a service are applicable only to that particular service.
    (7) In certain cases, the names of countries appearing in the 
footnotes have been simplified in order to shorten the text.
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Figure 1. Chart of the International Regions and Zones as defined in the 
  International Table of Frequency Allocations. [Note: The shaded part 
      represents the Tropical Zone as defined by Sec. 2.104b)(4).]
[49 1997 FR 2373 , Jan. 19, 1984, as amended at  54 FR 49981 , Dec. 4, 1989;  61 FR 15384 , Apr. 8, 1996]

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