47 U.S.C. § 1401 | Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

700 MHz band

The term “700 MHz band” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 698 megahertz to 806 megahertz.

(2)

700 MHz D block spectrum

The term “700 MHz D block spectrum” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 758 megahertz to 763 megahertz and between the frequencies from 788 megahertz to 793 megahertz.

(3)

Appropriate committees of Congress

Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(A)

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and

(B)

the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.

(4)

Assistant Secretary

The term “Assistant Secretary” means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.

(5)

Board

section 1424(b) of this titleThe term “Board” means the Board of the First Responder Network Authority established under .

(6)

Broadcast television licensee

The term “broadcast television licensee” means the licensee of—

(A)

a full-power television station; or

(B)

a low-power television station that has been accorded primary status as a Class A television licensee under section 73.6001(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.

(7)

Broadcast television spectrum

The term “broadcast television spectrum” means the portions of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 54 megahertz to 72 megahertz, from 76 megahertz to 88 megahertz, from 174 megahertz to 216 megahertz, and from 470 megahertz to 698 megahertz.

(8)

Commercial mobile data service

section 153 of this titleThe term “commercial mobile data service” means any mobile service (as defined in ) that is—

(A)

a data service;

(B)

provided for profit; and

(C)

available to the public or such classes of eligible users as to be effectively available to a substantial portion of the public, as specified by regulation by the Commission.

(9)

Commercial mobile service

section 332 of this titleThe term “commercial mobile service” has the meaning given such term in .

(10)

Commercial standards

The term “commercial standards” means the technical standards followed by the commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service industries for network, device, and Internet Protocol connectivity. Such term includes standards developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

(11)

Commission

The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.

(12)

Core network

section 1422(b)(1) of this titleThe term “core network” means the core network described in .

(13)

Emergency call

The term “emergency call” means any real-time communication with a public safety answering point or other emergency management or response agency, including—

(A)

through voice, text, or video and related data; and

(B)

nonhuman-initiated automatic event alerts, such as alarms, telematics, or sensor data, which may also include real-time voice, text, or video communications.

(14)

Existing public safety broadband spectrum

The term “existing public safety broadband spectrum” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies—

(A)

from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz;

(B)

from 793 megahertz to 798 megahertz;

(C)

from 768 megahertz to 769 megahertz; and

(D)

from 798 megahertz to 799 megahertz.

(15)

First Responder Network Authority

section 1424 of this titleThe term “First Responder Network Authority” means the First Responder Network Authority established under .

(16)

Forward auction

section 1452(c) of this titleThe term “forward auction” means the portion of an incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum under .

(17)

Incentive auction

section 309(j)(8) of this titleThe term “incentive auction” means a system of competitive bidding under subparagraph (G) of , as added by section 6402.

(18)

Interoperability Board

section 1423 of this titleThe term “Interoperability Board” means the Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability established under .

(19)

Multichannel video programming distributor

section 522 of this titleThe term “multichannel video programming distributor” has the meaning given such term in .

(20)

Narrowband spectrum

The term “narrowband spectrum” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 769 megahertz to 775 megahertz and between the frequencies from 799 megahertz to 805 megahertz.

(21)

Nationwide public safety broadband network

section 1422 of this titleThe term “nationwide public safety broadband network” means the nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network described in .

(22)

Next Generation 9–1–1 services

The term “Next Generation 9–1–1 services” means an IP-based system comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational policies and procedures that—

(A)

provides standardized interfaces from emergency call and message services to support emergency communications;

(B)

processes all types of emergency calls, including voice, text, data, and multimedia information;

(C)

acquires and integrates additional emergency call data useful to call routing and handling;

(D)

delivers the emergency calls, messages, and data to the appropriate public safety answering point and other appropriate emergency entities;

(E)

supports data or video communications needs for coordinated incident response and management; and

(F)

provides broadband service to public safety answering points or other first responder entities.

(23)

NIST

The term “NIST” means the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(24)

NTIA

The term “NTIA” means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

(25)

Public safety answering point

section 222 of this titleThe term “public safety answering point” has the meaning given such term in .

(26)

Public safety entity

The term “public safety entity” means an entity that provides public safety services.

(27)

Public safety services

The term “public safety services”—

(A)

section 337(f) of this title has the meaning given the term in ; and

(B)

section 101 of title 6 includes services provided by emergency response providers, as that term is defined in .

(28)

Public Safety Trust Fund

section 1457(a)(1) of this titleThe term “Public Safety Trust Fund” means the trust fund established under .

(29)

Radio access network

section 1422(b)(2) of this titleThe term “radio access network” means the radio access network described in .

(30)

Reverse auction

section 1452(a) of this titleThe term “reverse auction” means the portion of an incentive auction of broadcast television spectrum under , in which a broadcast television licensee may submit bids stating the amount it would accept for voluntarily relinquishing some or all of its broadcast television spectrum usage rights.

(31)

State

section 153 of this titleThe term “State” has the meaning given such term in .

(32)

Ultra high frequency

The term “ultra high frequency” means, with respect to a television channel, that the channel is located in the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 470 megahertz to 698 megahertz.

(33)

Very high frequency

The term “very high frequency” means, with respect to a television channel, that the channel is located in the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 54 megahertz to 72 megahertz, from 76 megahertz to 88 megahertz, or from 174 megahertz to 216 megahertz.

Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6001Feb. 22, 2012126 Stat. 201(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 6402 of Pub. L. 112–96 section 309 of this titleSection 6402, referred to in par. (17), is , which amended .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6501Feb. 22, 2012126 Stat. 237

Pub. L. 112–96 section 942 of this title“This subtitle [subtitle E (§§ 6501–6509) of title VI of , enacting sections 1471 to 1473 of this title and amending ] may be cited as the ‘Next Generation 9–1–1 Advancement Act of 2012’.”

, , , provided that: