Spectrum Requirements for Advanced Medical Technologies
spectrum-allocation · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2009-05-14 · Effective 2009-08-12 · 74 FR 22696
Document
Document number
E9-11063
Federal Register citation
74 FR 22696
CFR reference
47 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
spectrum-allocation
Publication date
2009-05-14
Effective date
2009-08-12
FCC docket
ET Docket Nos. 06-135, 05-213 and 03-92, RM-11271
Abstract
This document establishes a new Medical Device Radiocommunication Service (MedRadio Service) of the Commission's rules. This new service incorporates the existing Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS) "core" band at 402-405 MHz, and also includes two megahertz of newly designated spectrum in the adjacent "wing" bands at 401-402 MHz and 405-406 MHz. The MedRadio Service will accommodate the operation of body-worn as well as implanted medical devices, including those using either listen-before-talk ("LBT") frequency monitoring or non-LBT spectrum access methods, in designated portions of the 401-406 MHz band.