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FCC 73.609
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 | 2016
§ 73.609   Zones.

   (a)  For the purpose of allotment and assignment, the United States is
   divided into three zones as follows:

   (1) Zone I consists of that portion of the United States located within the
   confines  of  the  following lines drawn on the U.S. Albers Equal Area
   Projection Map (based on standard parallels 291⁄2 ° and 451⁄2 °; North
   American datum): Beginning at the most easterly point on the State boundary
   line between North Carolina and Virginia; thence in a straight line to a
   point on the Virginia-West Virginia boundary line located at north latitude
   37°49′ and west longitude 80°12′30″; thence westerly along the southern
   boundary lines of the States of West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
   to a point at the junction of the Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri State
   boundary lines; thence northerly along the western boundary line of the
   State of Illinois to a point at the junction of the Illinois, Iowa, and
   Wisconsin State boundary lines; thence easterly along the northern State
   boundary line of Illinois to the 90th meridian; thence north along this
   meridian to the 43.5° parallel; thence east along this parallel to the
   United States-Canada border; thence southerly and following that border
   until  it  again intersects the 43.5° parallel; thence east along this
   parallel to the 71st meridian; thence in a straight line to the intersection
   of the 69th meridian and the 45th parallel; thence east along the 45th
   parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. When any of the above lines pass through a
   city, the city shall be considered to be located in Zone I. (See Figure 1 of
   § 73.699.)

   (2) Zone II consists of that portion of the United States which is not
   located in either Zone I or Zone III, and Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaiian
   Islands and the Virgin Islands.

   (3) Zone III consists of that portion of the United States located south of
   a line, drawn on the United States Albers Equal Area Projection Map (based
   on standard parallels 29.50 and 45.50 North American datum), beginning at a
   point on the east coast of Georgia and the 31st parallel and ending at the
   United  States-Mexican  border,  consisting of arcs drawn with a 241.4
   kilometer  (150 mile) radius to the north from the following specified
   points:
       North latitude West longitude
   (a)      29°40′00″      83°24′00″
   (b)      30°07′00″      84°12′00″
   (c)      30°31′00″      86°30′00″
   (d)      30°48′00″      87°58′30″
   (e)      30°00′00″      90°38′30″
   (f)      30°04′30″      93°19′00″
   (g)      29°46′00″      95°05′00″
   (h)      28°43′00″      96°39′30″
   (i)      27°52′30″      97°32′00″

   When any of the above arcs pass through a city, the city shall be considered
   to be located in Zone II. (See Figure 2 of § 73.699.)

   [ 28 FR 13660 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at  33 FR 15422 , Oct. 17, 1968;  50 FR 23697 , June 5, 1985;  51 FR 44070 , Dec. 8, 1986]

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