New 800 MHz Band Plan for U.S.-Mexico Sharing Zone
Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
FIFTH REPORT AND ORDER
Adopted: April 1, 2013 Released: April 1, 2013
By the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
On June 8, 2012, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement modifying the international allocation of 800 MHz spectrum in the U.S.-Mexico border region (Amended Protocol),1 which enables the U.S. to proceed with 800 MHz band reconfiguration along the border. By this Fifth Report and Order, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau), on delegated authority, adopts a reconfigured channel plan for the 800 MHz band along the U.S.-Mexico border based on the allocation plan in the Amended Protocol. We also establish a 30-month transition period for licensees to complete rebanding in the National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) Regions bordering Mexico.
