TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
PART 76--MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE



§  76.610  Operation in the frequency bands 108-137 and 225-400 MHz -- scope of application.

The provisions of §§  76.611 (effective July 1, 1990), 76.612, 76.613, 76.614 and 76.1803 and 76.1804 are applicable to all cable television systems transmitting carriers or other signal components carried at an average power level equal to or greater than 10−4 watts across a 25 kHz bandwidth in any 160 microsecond period, at any point in the cable distribution system in the frequency bands 108-137 and 225-400 MHz for any purpose. For grandfathered systems, refer to §§  76.618 and 76.619.

Note 1: See the provisions of §  76.616 for cable operation near certain aeronautical and marine emergency radio frequencies.

Note 2: Until January 1, 1990, the band 136-137 MHz is allocated as an alternative allocation to the space operation, meteorological-satellite service and the space research service on a primary basis. After January 1, 1990, the space service will become secondary to aeronautical mobile service radio. Until January 1, 1990, the band 136 to 137 MHz is excluded from the rule sections regarding protection of aeronautical frequencies.

[50 FR 29399, July 19, 1985, as amended at 65 FR 53616, Sept. 5, 2000]

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