Sec. 22.531  Channels for paging operation.

    The following channels are allocated for assignment to base 
transmitters that provide paging service, either individually or 
collectively under a paging geographic area authorization. Unless 
otherwise indicated, all channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are 
designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz.

                            Low VHF Channels

35.20              35.46              43.20             43.46
35.22              35.50              43.22             43.50
35.24              35.54              43.24             43.54
35.26              35.56              43.26             43.56
35.30              35.58              43.30             43.58
35.34              35.60              43.34             43.60
35.38              35.62              43.38             43.62
35.42              35.66              43.42             43.66

                            High VHF Channels

152.24             152.84             158.10            158.70

                              UHF Channels

931.0125           931.2625           931.5125          931.7625
931.0375           931.2875           931.5375          931.7875
931.0625           931.3125           931.5625          931.8125
931.0875           931.3375           931.5875          931.8375
931.1125           931.3625           931.6125          931.8625
931.1375           931.3875           931.6375          931.8875
931.1625           931.4125           931.6625          931.9125

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931.1875           931.4375           931.6875          931.9375
931.2125           931.4625           931.7125          931.9625
931.2375           931.4875           931.7375          931.9875



    (a) The 43 MHz channels may be assigned under developmental 
authorizations, pursuant to the requirements of Sec. 22.411.
    (b) Channels 931.8875, 931.9125, and 931.9375 MHz may be assigned 
only to transmitters providing nationwide network paging service.
    (c) Upon application using FCC Form 601, common carriers may be 
authorized to provide one-way paging service using the leased subcarrier 
facilities of broadcast stations licensed under part 73 of this chapter.
    (d) Occasionally in case law and other formal and informal 
documents, the low VHF channels have been referred to as ``lowband'' 
channels, and the high VHF channels have been referred to as 
``guardband'' channels.
    (e) Pursuant to the U.S.-Canada Interim Coordination Considerations 
for 929-932 MHz, as amended, only the following UHF channels may be 
assigned in the continental United States North of Line A or in the 
State of Alaska East of Line C, within the indicated longitudes:
    (1) From longitude W.73[deg] to longitude W.75[deg] and from 
longitude W.78[deg] to longitude W.81[deg]:

931.0125           931.1125           931.1875          931.2625
931.0375           931.1375           931.2125          931.8625
931.0625           931.1625           931.2375


    (2) From longitude W.81[deg] to longitude W.85[deg]:

931.0125           931.2125           931.3875          931.5875
931.0375           931.2375           931.4125          931.6125
931.0625           931.2625           931.4625          931.6375
931.1125           931.2875           931.4875          931.8625
931.1375           931.3125           931.5125
931.1625           931.3375           931.5375
931.1875           931.3625           931.5625


    (3) Longitudes other than specified in paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2) 
of this section:

931.0125           931.1625           931.2875          931.4125
931.0375           931.1875           931.3125          931.4625
931.0625           931.2125           931.3375          931.8625
931.1125           931.2375           931.3625
931.1375           931.2625           931.3875


    (4) At any longitude, with authorization condition requiring 
coordinated, shared use and equal access by licensees in both countries:

931.4375           931.8875           931.9125          931.9375


    (f) For the purpose of issuing paging geographic authorizations, the 
paging geographic areas used for UHF channels are the MEAs, and the 
paging geographic areas used for the low and high VHF channels are the 
EAs (see Sec. 22.503(b)).

[59 2004 FR 59507 , Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at  59 FR 59954 , Nov. 21, 1994; 
 62 FR 11635 , Mar. 12, 1997;  63 FR 68945 , Dec. 14, 1998;  64 FR 33784 , 
June 24, 1999]