§ 90.548   Interoperability Technical Standards.

   (a) Transmitters designed after August 11, 2014 to operate on the narrowband
   interoperability achannels in the 769-775 and 799-805 MHz band (see § 90.531)
   shall conform to the following technical standards (transmitters certified
   prior to this date are grandfathered):

   (1) Transmitters designed for voice operation shall include a 12.5 kilohertz
   bandwidth  mode  of  operation  conforming to the following standards:
   ANSI/TIA-102.BAAA-A-2003 and ANSI/TIA-102.BABA-2003.

   (2)  Transmitters  designed for data transmission shall include a 12.5
   kilohertz bandwidth mode of operation conforming to the following standards:
   ANSI/TIA-102.BAEA-B-2012,                    ANSI/TIA-102.BAAA-A-2003,
   ANSI/TIA-102.BAEB-A-2005, and ANSI/TIA-102.BAEE-B-2010.

   (b) The Director of the Federal Register approves these incorporations by
   reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Material
   incorporated by reference may be inspected at the Federal Communications
   Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC (Reference Information
   Center)  [202-418-0270]  or  at  the  National  Archives  and  Records
   Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material
   at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to:
   http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_loc
   ations.html.

   (1) TIA/EIA, 2500 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201 703-907-7974. These
   standards are also available from Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness
   Way East, Englewood, CO 80112; or the American National Standards Institute,
   25 West 43rd Street, Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10036, www.ansi.org.

   (i) ANSI/TIA-102.BAAA-A-2003, Project 25 FDMA-Common Air Interface, approved
   September 2003.

   (ii)  ANSI/TIA-102.BABA-2003, Project 25 Vocoder Description, approved
   December 2003.

   (iii) ANSI/TIA-102.BAEA-B-2012, Project 25 Data Overview—New Technology
   Standards Project—Digital Radio Technical Standards, approved June 2012.

   (iv) ANSI/TIA-102.BAEB-A-2005, Project 25 Packet Data Specification—New
   Technology Standards Project—Digital Radio Technical Standards, approved
   March 2005.

   (v) ANSI/TIA-102.BAEE-B-2010, Project 25 Radio Management Protocols—New
   Technology Standards Project—Digital Radio Technical Standards, approved May
   2010.

   (2) [Reserved]

   (c) Equipment certified by the P25 Compliance Assessment Program is presumed
   to comply with this section.

   [ 79 FR 39340 , July 10, 2014, as amended at  79 FR 71326 , Dec. 2, 2014]

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