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Geographic Licensing Schemes


**Automated Maritime Telecommunications System** (pdf)

Automated Maritime Telecommunications System

AMTS Auctions: 57, 61

1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**Basic Trading Areas** (pdf)

Basic Trading Areas

PCS, LMDS, and MDS Auctions: 5, 6, 10, 11, 17, 22, 23, 35, 58, 71, 78

Population & Area Cross References
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**Broadband Radio Service** (pdf)

BTAs and Additional BRS Areas

BRS Auctions: 86

1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**CEA**(pdf)

Component Economic Areas

CEA Names (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**CMA (Or MSA & RSA)** (pdf)

Cellular Market Areas (Metropolitan Statistical & Rural Service Areas)

IVDS, Cellular Unserved, and 700 MHz Band Auctions: 2, 12, 218-219 MHz Band, 44, 45, 49, 60, 66, 73, 78, 89, 92, 97

CMA Names (xls)
 CMA/County/State Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**EA** (pdf)

Economic Areas

800 MHz, SMR, 39 GHz, and Paging Auctions: 16, 30, 34, 36, 40, 42, 43, 48, 59, 72, 87, 89, 95

EA Names & Numbers (xls)
 BEA/County/State Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**EA (GOM)**(pdf)

Economic Areas including Gulf of Mexico

24 GHz, AWS-1, and 700 MHz Band Auctions: 56, 66, 73, 78, 92, 96, 97

EA Names & Numbers (xls)
 BEA/County/State Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**EAG** (pdf)

Economic Area Groupings

1.4 GHz Bands, Lower 700 MHz Band and Multiple Spectrum Bands Auctions: 44, 49, 69, 89

220 MHz EA/EAG Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**EA & EAG** (pdf)

220 MHz Economic Area Groupings

220 MHz Auctions: 18, 24, 43, 72

220 MHz EA/EAG Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**MEA** (pdf)

Major Economic Areas

WCS Auctions: 14

MEA/County/State Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**MEA** (pdf)

Major Economic Areas (Basic)

Paging Auctions: 26, 40, 48, 87, 95

MEA Names & Numbers (xls)
 WCS/REAG/MEA/County/State Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**MEA** (pdf)

Major Economic Areas

1.4 GHz Bands, 700 MHz Guard Band and Multiple Spectrum Bands Auctions: 33, 38, 69

700 MHz EAG/MEA/County/State Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**MTA** (pdf)

Major Trading Areas

PCS, 900 MHz, SMR Auctions: 4, 7, 41, 50, 55, 58, 71

MTA Population (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)



**PEA** (pdf)

Partial Economic Areas

Broadcast Incentive and 24 GHz Auctions: 1002, 102

List of Partial Economic Areas with Corresponding Economic Areas: (pdf)
 List of Counties with Corresponding Partial Economic Area: (pdf)
 Excel Spreadsheet (xlsx)
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**REAG** (pdf)

Regional Economic Area Groupings

WCS, AWS-1, and 700 MHz Band Auctions: 14, 66, 73, 78

WCS/REAG/MEA/County/State Cross Reference (xls)
 1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

**RPC** (pdf)

Regional PCS Areas

Narrowband PCS Auctions: 3, 51

1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)


Auction Licenses & Permits


**FM Broadcast Auction No. 37**(pdf)

FM Broadcast

For Auction: 37

**FM Broadcast Auction No. 70** (pdf)

FM Broadcast

For Auction: 70

**Spectrum** (pdf)

Spectrum Available

For Auction: 22

Per Public Notice DA98-2337

FIPS/County/State Cross Reference (xls)

**LMDS Licenses** (pdf)

LMDS Licenses

For Auction: 23

Per Public Notice DA99-742, 4/16/99

**220MHz Phase II Licenses** (pdf)

220MHz Phase II Licenses

For Auction: 24

Per Public Notice DA 99-474, 3/29/99

**Closed Broadcast Construction Permits**

Primary Service Television (pdf)

Secondary Service Television (pdf)

FM Radio (pdf)

FM Translator (pdf)

Closed Broadcast Construction Permits

Auctions: 25, 27, 28

Per Public Notice DA99-1912

**Auction 35 Eligibility** (pdf)

Eligibility status of licenses


Other Maps


**DBS Orbital/Channel Assignments** (pdf)

DBS Orbital/Channel Assignments

Auctions: 8, 9

**Public Coast Station Areas** (pdf)

Public Coast Station Areas

Auctions: 20, 39

**Location and Monitoring Services** (pdf)

Location and Monitoring Services

Economic Areas for Auctions: 21, 39, 43


Census Data


1990 - 2000 Census Data (xls)

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Provides 1990, 1990 revised (pub. 1996), 1998 estimates, 1999 estimates, and the 2000 census data for territories and protectorates in a cross-reference with all current geographic licensing schemes and counties.

For a list of the geographical areas and constituent counties, states, and associated populations, refer to the Counties, States, Populations, and Other Areas cross reference.

        
        
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