Treaty Series 1962 No. 15 — Coordination and Use of Radio Frequencies

Treaty Series 1962 No. 15 — Coordination and Use of Radio Frequencies – Exchange of Notes between Canada and the United States of America
(entered into force October 24, 1962)

Technical Annex

Revised Technical Annex to Treaty Series 1962 No. 15

Revised Technical Annex — Telecommunication: Coordination and Use of Radio Frequencies Above 30 Megacycles per Second – Agreement revising the Technical Annex to the Agreement of October 24, 1962, effected by Exchange of Notes signed at Ottawa June 16 and 24, 1965
(entered into force June 24, 1965)

Index to the Technical Annex

Index to the Technical Annex listing Frequency Bands, Authorized Coordination Agencies or Channels and Arrangements (entered into force June 24, 1965)
(PDF, 71 KB, 6 pages)

Arrangement A

Arrangement between the Department of Transport and the Federal Communications Commission for the Exchange of Frequency Assignment Information and Engineering Comments on Proposed Assignments along the Canada-United States borders in certain Bands above 30 Mc/s (entered into force June 24, 1965)
(PDF, 100 KB, 10 pages)

Maritime — Attachments Related to Arrangement A

• Maritime Mobile Frequencies Appearing in Appendix 18 of the International Radio Regulations
• Frequency Usage for Vessel Traffic Systems in the General Vancouver/Seattle Area
• Channelling Arrangement for the West Coast VHF Maritime Mobile Public Correspondence
• VHF Channelling Arrangement for Parallel Mobile Public Correspondence on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway
• Channelling Arrangement for the East Coast VHF Maritime Mobile Public Correspondence

Railway — Exchange of Letters Related to Arrangement A

• Canadian Railroads Radio Frequency Assignment Plan

Air-Ground — Exchange of Letters Related to Arrangement A

• 400 MHz Air/Ground Channel Designations and Frequency Assignments

Arrangement B

Arrangement for the Exchange of Frequency Assignment Information and Engineering Comments on Proposed Assignments along the Canada/United States borders in Certain Aviation Bands (entered into force June 24, 1965)
(PDF, 94 KB, 10 pages)

Aeronautical — Interim Arrangements related to Arrangement B

• Coordination and Use of 25 kHz Frequency Assignments in the Aeronautical Mobile (R) Sub-band 128.8125-132.0125 MHz
• U.S./Canada Interim Channelling Arrangement for the Aeronautical Mobile (R) Service Utilizing 25 kHz Channels for the Band 136-137 MHz

Arrangement C

Arrangement for Frequency Coordination of Fixed Installation Radars
(entered into force June 24, 1965)
(PDF, 64 KB, 4 pages)

Arrangement D

Arrangement between the Department of Transport and the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee for the Exchange of Frequency Assignment Information and Engineering Comments on Proposed Assignments along the Canada-United States borders in Certain Frequency Bands Above 30 Mc/s (entered into force June 24, 1965)
(PDF, 84 KB, 7 pages)

Interim Arrangements related to Arrangement D

• Radio Services Operating in the Band 4400-5000 MHz

Exchange of Letters related to Arrangement D

• Coordination Procedures of Fixed and Mobile Services in the 138-144 MHz Band
• Frequencies in the VHF and UHF Bands for Use as "Wide Area" Channels and "Common Use" Channels

Other Interim Arrangements

Interim Sharing Arrangement between the Canadian Department of Industry, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission Concerning the Use of the Band 220 to 222 MHz along the United States-Canada Border

Land Mobile Service Operating in the Bands 896-901 MHz and 935-940 MHz

Interim Sharing Arrangement for the Bands 901-902 MHz, 930-931 MHz, and 940-941 MHz

Special Coordination Procedures to Interim Sharing Arrangement for the Bands 901-902 MHz, 930-931 MHz and 940-941 MHz

• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of Frequencies 901.125/940.125 MHz and 901.175/940.175 MHz for Narrowband PCS Systems
• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of Frequencies 901.275/940.275 MHz for Narrowband PCS Systems
• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of Frequencies 901.80625/930.625 MHz for Narrowband PCS Systems
• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of Frequency Pair 901.175/940.175 MHz

Exchange of Letters to SCP (901.175/940.175 MHz)

• Exchange of Letters
  (PDF, 51 KB, 2 pages)

Arrangement between the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the United States of America and Industry Canada concerning the Use of the Bands 932 to 935 MHz and 941 to 944 MHz along the United States - Canada Border

Interim Arrangement Concerning the Use of the Frequency Bands 2305 - 2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz by Stations in the Wireless Communications Service (WCS) Near the Canada/United States of America Border

Coordination of Systems Operating in the Bands 17.7-19.7 GHz and 21.2-23.6 GHz

Interim Arrangement Concerning the Sharing between Canada and the United States of America on Broadband Wireless Systems in the Frequency Bands 24.25-24.45 GHz, 25.05-25.25 GHz, and 38.6-40.0 GHz

Interim Arrangement Concerning the Sharing between Canada and the United States of America on Local Multipoint Communication Systems, the Local Multipoint Distribution Service and Certain Other Services in Parts of the Frequency Bands 27.35-28.35 GHz, 29.1-29.25 GHz, and 31.0-31.3 GHz

Point-to-Multipoint Communications Systems Operating in the Bands 928-929 MHz and 952-953 MHz

Paging Operations in the Band 929-932 MHz

Exchange of Letters to Interim Sharing Arrangement for the Band 929-932 MHz

• Exchange of Letters Pertaining to the Establishment of an Arrangement for the Sharing of Frequency 931.4375 MHz for Nationwide Paging Operations

Special Coordination Procedures to Interim Sharing Arrangement for the Band 929-932 MHz

• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of 929.2875 MHz for Paging Operations in the United States within 120 Km of the United States/Canada Border
• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of 929.3375 MHz for Paging Operations in the United States within 120 Km of the United States/Canada Border
• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of Frequencies 929.4125 MHz and 929.4875 MHz for Paging Operations in the United States Between Line A and the United States/Canada Border
• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of Frequencies 929.6625 MHz and 929.7125 MHz for Paging Operations in Canada within 120 Km of the Canada/United States Border
• Special Coordination Procedure for the Use of the Frequency 929.5875 MHz for Paging Operations in Canada within 120 Km of the Canada/United States Border

Arrangement E

Arrangement between the Department of Communications of Canada and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States Concerning the Use of the 406.1 MHz to 430 MHz Band in Canada-United States Border Areas
(entered into force April 7, 1982)

Arrangement F

Sharing Arrangement Between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the Use of the Frequency Bands 806-824 MHz and 851-869 MHz by the Land Mobile Service Along the Canada-United States Border
(entered into force January 4, 1994)

Exchange of Letters to Arrangement F

• Exchange of Letters
  • Annex 1
  • Annex 2
  • Annex 3

Special Coordination Procedures to Arrangement F

• Special Coordination Procedure for The Use of Frequencies in the Bands 806-821 MHz and 851-866 MHz for Land Mobile Services

Arrangement G

Sharing Arrangement Between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the Use of the Frequency Bands 764 to 776 MHz and 794 to 806 MHz by the Land Mobile Service along the Canada-United States Border
(entered into force June 20, 2005)

Arrangement H

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Bands 1850 to 1915 MHz and 1920 to 1995 MHz by the Personal Communications Services along the Canada-United States Border

Arrangement I

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Bands 1710 to 1755 MHz and 2110 to 2155 MHz by Advanced Wireless Services along the Canada-United States Border

Arrangement J

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Band 1670 to 1675 MHz by Fixed and Mobile (Except Aeronautical Mobile) Services along the Canada-United States Border

Arrangement K

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Band 1427 to 1432 MHz by Telemetry Systems and Subscriber Radio Systems in the Fixed Service near the Canada-United States Border

Arrangement L

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Band 4940 to 4990 MHz by the Mobile and Fixed Services along the Canada-United States Border

Arrangement M

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Bands 2155-2162 MHz and 2500-2690 MHz by Terrestrial Stations near the Canada-United States Border

Arrangement N

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Bands 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz by Air-Ground Systems along the Canada-United States Border

Arrangement O

Sharing Arrangement between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Bands 698-758 MHz and 776-788 MHz for the Fixed and Mobile (Except Aeronautical Mobile) Services along the Canada-United States Border

Exchange of Letters to Arrangement O

• Exchange of Letters

Arrangement S

Sharing Arrangement Between the Department of Industry of Canada and the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America Concerning the use of the Frequency Bands 824 to 849 and 869 to 894 MHz by Cellular Radio Systems Along the Canada-United States Border

Exchange of Letters to Arrangement S

• Exchange of Letters
  • Annex 1
  • Annex 2

Other Exchange of Letters

Paging (commercial) — Exchange of letters related to Arrangement A

• Provision of Trans-Border Radio Paging Service by United States and Canadian Licensees to Subscribers Across the Border

Maritime — Below 30 MHz

• Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Coordination of the Marine Radio Beacons of Canada and the United States
• Civil Maritime Mobile Radio Frequency Usage in the Band 1 605-3 500 kc/s

Fixed/Satellite sharing — Above 1 GHz

• Technical Conditions for Implementation of Digital Radio Broadcasting (DRB) Services in Canada in the Bands 1452-1492 MHz and Digital Radio by Satellite (DARS) Services in the United States in the Bands 2320-2345 MHz
• Arrangement Between Canada and the United States on Principles to Govern the Use of the 37.5-42.5 GHz Band by the Fixed and Fixed-Satellite Services