Private Land Mobile Paging
A private paging service is a paging service that is not-for-profit and that serves the licensee's internal
communications needs as defined in Part 90 of the Rules. Private paging systems in general provide the same
applications offered by commercial paging services: tone, tone-voice, numeric or alphanumeric, shared-use,
cost-sharing, or cooperative arrangements, multiple licensed systems that use third-party managers, or users
combining resources to meet compatible needs for specialized internal communications facilities are presumptively
private paging services.
Frequencies
The following frequencies are available to all Public Safety and Industrial Business Pool licensees for one-way paging on a shared basis:
- 929.0375 MHz
- 929.0625 MHz
- 929.0875 MHz
- 929.1625 MHz
- 929.2625 MHz
Specific regulations governing the use of these bands can be found at
47 CFR 90.494.
Frequency Coordinator
In 1982, Congress provided the Commission with the statutory authority to use frequency coordinators to assist it in developing and managing the Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) spectrum.
Frequency coordinators, in this case, are private organizations that have been certified by the Commission to recommend the most appropriate frequencies for applicants in the designated Part 90 radio services. This frequency coordination process is intended to make more efficient use of the PLMR spectrum for the benefit of all members of the public.
In general, applications for new frequency assignments, changes to existing facilities or operation at temporary locations must include a showing of frequency coordination. See 47 CFR 90.175 for further information.
The private paging frequency coordinators are:
Attn: Don Andrew, Frequency Coordination Department
901 N. Washington Street, STE 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
P: 703-759-7502
F: 703-836-1608
Attn: Frequency Coordination Department
8484 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102
*Also coordinates on behalf of the International Taxicab and Livery Association (ITLA), Telephone Maintenance Frequency Advisory Committee (TELFAC), Newspaper Association of America (NAA), and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
200 N. Glebe Road
Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22203
P: 703-558-2204
c/o Radiosoft
8900 Dicks Hill Parkway
Toccoa, GA 30577
P: 800-262-9206
1129 20th Street NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20036
P: 202-872-0030
F: 202-872-1331
1565 Oak Street
Eugene, Oregon 97401
P: 541-485-8441
F: 541-485-7556