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775 MHz (775,000,000 Hz)

U.S. Federal Government Allocations

614 – 890 MHz

Footnotes

  • 5.149   In making assignments to stations of other services to which the bands:
    13 360-13 410 kHz,
    25 550-25 670 kHz,
    37.5-38.25 MHz,
    73-74.6 MHz in Regions 1 and 3,
    150.05-153 MHz in Region 1,
    322-328.6 MHz,
    406.1-410 MHz,
    608-614 MHz in Regions 1 and 3,
    1 330-1 400 MHz,
    1 610.6-1 613.8 MHz,
    1 660-1 670 MHz,
    1 718.8-1 722.2 MHz,
    2 655-2 690 MHz,
    3 260-3 267 MHz,
    3 332-3 339 MHz,
    3 345.8-3 352.5 MHz,
    4 825-4 835 MHz, 4 950-4 990 MHz,
    4 990-5 000 MHz,
    6 650-6 675.2 MHz,
    10.6-10.68 GHz,
    14.47-14.5 GHz,
    22.01-22.21 GHz,
    22.21-22.5 GHz,
    22.81-22.86 GHz,
    23.07-23.12 GHz,
    31.2-31.3 GHz,
    31.5-31.8 GHz in Regions 1 and 3,
    36.43-36.5 GHz,
    42.5-43.5 GHz,
    48.94-49.04 GHz,
    76-86 GHz,
    92-94 GHz,
    94.1-100 GHz, 102-109.5 GHz,
    111.8-114.25 GHz,
    128.33-128.59 GHz,
    129.23-129.49 GHz,
    130-134 GHz,
    136-148.5 GHz,
    151.5-158.5 GHz,
    168.59-168.93 GHz,
    171.11-171.45 GHz,
    172.31-172.65 GHz,
    173.52-173.85 GHz,
    195.75-196.15 GHz,
    209-226 GHz,
    241-250 GHz,
    252-275 GHz
    are allocated, administrations are urged to take all practicable steps to protect the radio astronomy service from harmful interference. Emissions from spaceborne or airborne stations can be particularly serious sources of interference to the radio astronomy service (see Nos. 4.5 and 4.6 and Article 29). (WRC 07)

  • 5.293   Different category of service: in Canada, Chile, Cuba, the United States, Guyana, Jamaica and Panama, the allocation of the frequency bands 470-512 MHz and 614 806 MHz to the fixed service is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. In the Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Cuba, the United States, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama, the allocation of the frequency bands 470-512 MHz and 614-698 MHz to the mobile service is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. In Argentina and Ecuador, the allocation of the frequency band 470-512 MHz to the fixed and mobile services is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC 15)

  • 5.296A   In Micronesia, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, the frequency band 470-698 MHz, or portions thereof, and in Bangladesh, Maldives and New Zealand, the frequency band 610-698 MHz, or portions thereof, are identified for use by these administrations wishing to implement International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) – see Resolution 224 (Rev.WRC 19). This identification does not preclude the use of these frequency bands by any application of the services to which they are allocated and does not establish priority in the Radio Regulations. The mobile allocation in this frequency band shall not be used for IMT systems unless subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21 and shall not cause harmful interference to, or claim protection from, the broadcasting service of neighbouring countries. Nos. 5.43 and 5.43A apply. (WRC 19)

  • 5.300   Additional allocation: in Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic and Sudan, the frequency band 582-790 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a secondary basis. (WRC 15)

  • 5.305   Additional allocation: in China, the band 606-614 MHz is also allocated to the radio astronomy service on a primary basis.

  • 5.306   Additional allocation: in Region 1, except in the African Broadcasting Area (see Nos. 5.10 to 5.13), and in Region 3, the band 608-614 MHz is also allocated to the radio astronomy service on a secondary basis.

  • 5.307   Additional allocation: in India, the band 608-614 MHz is also allocated to the radio astronomy service on a primary basis.

  • 5.309   Different category of service: in El Salvador, the allocation of the frequency band 614-806 MHz to the fixed service is on a primary basis (see No. 5.33), subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. (WRC 15)

  • 5.312   Additional allocation: in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the frequency band 645-862 MHz, and in Bulgaria the frequency bands 646-686 MHz, 726-753 MHz, 778-811 MHz and 822 852 MHz, are also allocated to the aeronautical radionavigation service on a primary basis. (WRC 19)

  • 5.312A   In Region 1, the use of the frequency band 694-790 MHz by the mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service is subject to the provisions of Resolution 760 (Rev.WRC 19). See also Resolution 224 (Rev.WRC 19). (WRC 19)

  • 5.313A   The frequency band, or portions of the frequency band 698-790 MHz, in Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Korea (Rep. of), Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Myanmar (Union of), New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Viet Nam, are identified for use by these administrations wishing to implement International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT). This identification does not preclude the use of these frequency bands by any application of the services to which they are allocated and does not establish priority in the Radio Regulations. (WRC 19)

  • 5.317A   The parts of the frequency band 698-960 MHz in Region 2 and the frequency bands 694-790 MHz in Region 1 and 790-960 MHz in Regions 1 and 3 which are allocated to the mobile service on a primary basis are identified for use by administrations wishing to implement International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) – see Resolutions 224 (Rev.WRC 19), 760 (Rev.WRC 19) and 749 (Rev.WRC 19), where applicable. This identification does not preclude the use of these frequency bands by any application of the services to which they are allocated and does not establish priority in the Radio Regulations. (WRC-19)

  • 5.320   Additional allocation: in Region 3, the bands 806-890 MHz and 942-960 MHz are also allocated to the mobile-satellite, except aeronautical mobile-satellite (R), service on a primary basis, subject to agreement obtained under No. 9.21. The use of this service is limited to operation within national boundaries. In seeking such agreement, appropriate protection shall be afforded to services operating in accordance with the Table, to ensure that no harmful interference is caused to such services.

  • NG159  In the band 698-806 MHz, stations authorized under 47 CFR part 74, subparts F and G may continue to operate indefinitely on a secondary basis to all other stations operating in that band.

Wiki entries

WRC Agenda Item 1.5, ITU Region 1

Proposed Use
470–960 MHz Review spectrum use and needs in Region 1
"to review the spectrum use and spectrum needs of existing services in the frequency band 470-960 MHz in Region 1 and consider possible regulatory actions in the frequency band 470-694 MHz in Region 1 on the basis of the review in accordance with Resolution 235 (WRC-15)"

2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) Agenda Item 1.2

Proposed Use
694–790 MHz
1.2 to examine the results of ITU-R studies, in accordance with Resolution COM5/10 (WRC-12), on the use of the frequency band 694-790 MHz by the mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service in Region 1 and take the appropriate measures

3GPP 4G/5G Bands

Current Use
753–783 MHz 3GPP 4G LTE FDD Band 68 Downlink 703–803 MHz 3GPP 4G LTE TDD Band 44 (APAC) 758–803 MHz 3GPP 4G LTE & 5GNR FDD Band 28/N28 Downlink (APAC)
3GPP is the global standards organization for 4G LTE and 5G NR radio technologies. It designates multiple bands throughout the radio spectrum for 4G/5G use. Different combinations of bands are used in different countries and regions.

Bands designated with a "B" are standardized for 4G LTE; bands designated with an "N" are 5G. Some bands are designated for both.

Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) uses paired bands, where one band is used for downlink (DL) transmissions from the base station to the user terminal (i.e., handset), and the other band is used for uplink (UL) transmissions from the user terminal to the base station.

Time Division Duplex (TDD) uses the same band for both uplink and downlink, which share the same frequency in time over ~millisecond timescales.

Standard LTE Bands

Current Use
703–803 MHz LTE band 44 TDD 758–803 MHz LTE band 28 FDD downlink
The following bands have been defined by 3GPP as standard LTE bands for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD, where mobile and base stations transmit in separate bands) and Time Division Duplex (TDD, where mobiles and bases transmit and receive on the same frequency). These bands are defined in 3GPP TS 36.101 (link below).

Note that bands 15 & 16 and 30-32 are not defined, and the FDD band 29 is used for downlink-only for carrier aggregation, so it has no corresponding uplink band.

Uplinks refer to the frequencies used for handsets and other user devices to transmit to the base station, and downlinks refer to frequencies used by base stations to transmit to the user devices.