Sec. 24.129  Frequencies.

    The following frequencies are available for narrowband PCS. All 
licenses on channels indicated with an (*) will be eligible for bidding 
credits of 25 percent, and all licenses indicated with an (**) will be 
eligible for bidding credits of 40 percent, as set forth in 
Sec. 24.309(b) if competitive bidding is used to award such licenses.
    (a) Eleven frequencies are available for assignment on a nationwide 
basis as follows:
    (1) Five 50 kHz channels paired with 50 kHz channels:

Channel 1: 940.00-940.05 and 901.00-901.05 MHz;
Channel 2: 940.05-940.10 and 901.05-901.10 MHz;
Channel 3: 940.10-940.15 and 901.10-901.15 MHz;
Channel 4: 940.15-940.20 and 901.15-901.20 MHz; and,
Channel 5: 940.20-940.25 and 901.20-901.25 MHz:*

    (2) Three 50 kHz channels paired with 12.5 kHz channels:

Channel 6: 930.40-930.45 and 901.7500-901.7625 MHz;
Channel 7: 930.45-930.50 and 901.7625-901.7750 MHz; and,
Channel 8: 930.50-930.55 and 901.7750-901.7875 MHz;*

    (3) Three 50 kHz unpaired channels:

Channel 9: 940.75-940.80 MHz;
Channel 10: 940.80-940.85 MHz; and,
Channel 11: 940.85-940.90 MHz.*

    (b) Six frequencies are available for assignment on a regional basis 
as follows:
    (1) Two 50 kHz channels paired with 50 kHz channels:

Channel 12: 940.25-940.30 and 901.25-901.30 MHz; and,
Channel 13: 940.30-940.35 and 901.30-901.35 MHz.**

    (2) Four 50 kHz channels paired with 12.5 kHz channels:

Channel 14: 930.55-930.60 and 901.7875-901.8000 MHz;
Channel 15: 930.60-930.65 and 901.8000-901.8125 MHz;
Channel 16: 930.65-930.70 and 901.8125-901.8250 MHz; and,
Channel 17: 930.70-930.75 and 901.8250-901.8375 MHz.**

    (c) Seven frequencies are available for assignment on a MTA basis as 
follows:
    (1) Two 50 kHz channels paired with 50 kHz channels:

Channel 18: 940.35-940.40 and 901.35-901.40 MHz; and,
Channel 19: 940.40-940.45 and 901.40-901.45 MHz.*

    (2) Three 50 kHz channels paired with 12.5 kHz channels:

Channel 20: 930.75-930.80 and 901.8375-901.8500 MHz;
Channel 21: 930.80-930.85 and 901.8500-901.8625 MHz; and,
Channel 22: 930.85-930.90 and 901.8625-901.8750 MHz.*

    (3) Two 50 kHz unpaired channels:

Channel 23: 940.90-940.95 MHz; and,
Channel 24: 940.95-941.00 MHz.*

    (d) Two 50 kHz channels paired with 12.5 kHz channels are available 
for assignment on a BTA basis:

Channel 25: 930.90-930.95 and 901.8750-901.8875 MHz; and,
Channel 26: 930.95-931.00 and 901.8875-901.9000 MHz.*

    Note 1: Operations in markets or portions of markets which border 
other countries, such as Canada and Mexico, will be subject to on-going 
coordination arrangements with neighboring countries.
[ 59 FR 44069 , Aug. 26, 1994]