Public Mobile Services and Personal Communications Services
other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2002-12-17 · Effective 2003-02-18 · 67 FR 77175
Document
Document number
02-31382
Federal Register citation
67 FR 77175
CFR reference
47 CFR 22
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2002-12-17
Effective date
2003-02-18
FCC docket
WT Docket No. 01-108
Abstract
In this Report and Order and Second Report and Order, the Commission makes significant modifications to its rules that cover the Cellular Radiotelephone and other services as part of its Biennial Review of rules. The Commission modifies or eliminates various rules that have become outdated due to supervening rules, technological change, or increased competition among providers of Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS). The actions that the Commission takes in these items amends its rules to modify the requirement that cellular carriers provide analog service compatible with Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) specifications by establishing a five-year transition period after which the analog standard will not be required, but may still be provided.