General Notes And Locator Info for the Process
Pros Re-banding Matrix (Old to New 800 channel - large file - 4 meg htm file)
Pros Re-banding Matrix in zip format (53 kb)
FCC Info Page on 800 MHz Re-banding
800 MHz Transition Authority Homepage
NPSPAC Regions on the FCC website
NPSPAC Regions broken down for Freeze Waves
NPSPAC Regional Chairmen and contact information
800 MHz Freeze Regions and Dates
| Wave | Region |
Area |
Freeze Starts | Freeze Ends | Notes |
| Wave 1 | 6 | California (Northern) | May 27, 2005 | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| 7 | Colorado | (not yet unfrozen) | |||
| 8 | NY City area (NY, NJ, & CT) | ||||
| 11 | Hawaii | ||||
| 13 | Illinois (except Southern Lake Michigan counties) | ||||
| 14 | Indiana (except Southern Lake Michigan counties) | ||||
| 19 | New England | ||||
| 20 | Maryland, Northern VA & DC | ||||
| 27 | Nevada | ||||
| 28 | Eastern PA, DE & Southern NJ | ||||
| 35 | Oregon | ||||
| 41 | Utah | ||||
| 42 | Virginia | ||||
| 45 | Wisconsin (except Southern Lake Michigan counties) | ||||
| 54 | Southern Lake Michigan (MI, WI, IL, & IN) | ||||
| Large non-public safety systems that cover multiple NPSPAC regions | |||||
| Wave 2 | 4 | Arkansas | Sep 2, 2005 | May 12, 2006 | |
| 12 | Idaho | ||||
| 15 | Iowa | ||||
| 16 | Kansas | ||||
| 17 | Kentucky | ||||
| 22 | Minnesota | ||||
| 24 | Missouri | ||||
| 25 | Montana | ||||
| 26 | Nebraska | ||||
| 32 | North Dakota | ||||
| 34 | Oklahoma | ||||
| 38 | South Dakota | ||||
| 39 | Tennessee | ||||
| 40 | Texas (Central & Northeast) | ||||
| 44 | West Virginia | ||||
| 46 | Wyoming | ||||
| 47 | Puerto Rico | ||||
| 48 | US Virgin Islands | ||||
| 49 | Texas (Central - Austin area) | ||||
| 51 | Texas (East – Houston area) | ||||
| 52 | Texas (Panhandle,
High Plains & Northwest – Lubbock area) |
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| Wave 3 | 9 | Florida | Dec 2, 2005 | Aug 14, 2006. | |
| 10 | Georgia | ||||
| 18 | Louisiana | ||||
| 23 | Mississippi | ||||
| 31 | North Carolina | ||||
| 37 | South Carolina | ||||
| Wave 4 | 2 | Alaska | Jun 3, 2006 | Feb 3, 2007 | |
| 3 | Arizona | ||||
| 5 | Southern California | ||||
| 18 | Louisiana | ||||
| 21 | Michigan (except Southern Lake Michigan counties and portion of Region 54 in Michigan) | ||||
| 29 | New Mexico | ||||
| 30 | Eastern Upstate New York | ||||
| 33 | Ohio | ||||
| 36 | Western Pennsylvania | ||||
| 43 | Washington | ||||
| 50 | Texas – West & Central (Midland Area) | ||||
| 53 | Texas – Southern (San Antonio) | ||||
| 55 | Western Upstate New York |
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Click on thumbnail for Map of Wave Regions.
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