Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 15—RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES
Subpart H—White Space Devices

§15.707   Permissible channels of operation.

(a)(1) 470-698 MHz band. All white space devices are permitted to operate on available channels in the frequency bands 470-698 MHz (TV channels 14-51), subject to the interference protection requirements in §§15.711 and 15.712.

(2) 600 MHz duplex gap. White space devices may operate in the 657-663 MHz segment of the 600 MHz duplex gap.

(3) 600 MHz service band. White space devices may operate on frequencies in the bands 617-652 MHz and 663-698 MHz in areas where 600 MHz band licensees have not commenced operations, as defined in §27.4 of this chapter.

(4) Channel 37 guard band. White space devices are not permitted to operate in the band 614-617 MHz.

(b) Only fixed white space devices that communicate only with other fixed white space devices may operate on available channels in the bands 54-72 MHz (TV channels 2-4), 76-88 MHz (TV channels 5 and 6), and 174-216 MHz (TV channels 7-13), subject to the interference protection requirements in §§15.711 and 15.712.

[80 FR 73070, Nov. 23, 2015, as amended at 81 FR 4974, Jan. 29, 2016; 84 FR 34796, July 19, 2019]