spectrum-allocation · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2000-07-17 · 65 FR 43995
Document
Document number
00-17970
Federal Register citation
65 FR 43995
CFR reference
47 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
spectrum-allocation
Publication date
2000-07-17
FCC docket
ET Docket No. 99-255
Abstract
This document allocates new spectrum and establishes rules for a Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) that allows potentially life-critical equipment to operate on an interference-protected basis. Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and health care facilities to transmit patient measurement data, such as pulse and respiration rates to a nearby receiver, permitting greater patient mobility and increased comfort. This action will increase the reliability of medical telemetry equipment.