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FCC RIN: 3060-AK05 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Technology; WT Docket No. 11-6  
Abstract: We modify our rules to permit the certification and use of Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) equipment under part 90 of our rules. TETRA is a spectrally efficient digital technology with the potential to provide valuable benefits to land mobile radio users, such as higher security and lower latency than comparable technologies. It does not, however, conform to all of our current part 90 technical rules. In the Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order (NPRM) in this proceeding, the Commission proposed to amend part 90 to accommodate TETRA technology. We conclude that modifying the part 90 rules to permit the certification and use of TETRA equipment in two bands–the 450-470 MHz portion of the UHF band (421-512 MHz) and Business/Industrial Land Transportation 800 MHz band channels (809-824/854-869 MHz) that are not in the National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) portion of the band–will give private land mobile radio (PLMR) licensees additional equipment alternatives without increasing the potential for interference or other adverse effects on other licensees. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 90.209    47 CFR 90.210    47 CFR 90.221   
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i)    47 U.S.C. 161    47 U.S.C. 303(g)    47 U.S.C. 303(r)    47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/11/2011  76 FR 27296   
R&O  10/10/2012  77 FR 61535   
Order on Reconsideration  08/09/2013  78 FR 48627   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Tim Maguire
Electronics Engineer
Federal Communications Commission
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-2155
Fax:202 418-7247
Email: tim.maguire@fcc.gov