Canadian Agreements By Frequency

Frequency Bands Major Service Date Signed Effective Date
285-325 kHz Marine Radio Beacons April 18-
Aug. 22, 1962		 Aug. 22, 1962
535-1605 kHz AM Radio Jan. 17, 1984 Jan. 17, 1984
1605-1705 kHz AM Radio Dec. 28, 1990-
Feb. 28, 1991		 Feb. 28, 1991
Above 30 MHz Above 30 MHz Agreement
(framework agreement for terrestrial services)
Text		 Oct. 24, 1962 Oct. 24, 1962
Above 30 MHz Above 30 MHz Agreement, as Amended
Technical Annex,
including the Index and
Arrangements A (general)
B (certain aviation bands) and
C and D (both administered by NTIA)		 June 16 -24, 1965 June 24, 1965
54-72 &
76-88 MHz		 Digital Television (DTV)
Television (Analog)
VHF & UHF		 Sept. 12-22, 2000
Nov. 3, 1993-
Jan. 5, 1994		 Sept. 22, 2000
Jan. 5, 1994
88-108 MHz FM Radio
FM Amendment		 Feb. 25, 1991,
amended July 9, 1997		 Feb. 25, 1991
July 9, 1997
128-132 MHz Aeronautical Mobile Sept. 27, 1977-
Feb. 14, 1978		 Feb. 14, 1978
136-137 MHz Aeronautical Mobile Nov. 1, 1991-
Jan. 15, 1992		 Jan. 15, 1992
156/162 MHz Attachment E to Arrangement A
of Above 30 MHz Agreement
(VHF parallel mobile public corresp.
on Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway)		    
156/174 MHz Attachment D to Arrangement A
of Above 30 MHz Agreement
(West coast VHF maritime public corresp.) 		Nov. 18, 1983-
Feb. 20, 1984		 Feb. 20, 1984
156.2/162 MHz Attachments A & B to Arrangement A
of Above 30 MHz Agreement
(maritime mobile) 		Jan. 9-
June 8, 1973		 June 8, 1973
156.55/156.72 MHz Attachment C to Arrangement A
of Above 30 MHz Agreement
(vessel traffic in Vancouver/Seattle)		 May 31-
Aug. 2, 1976		 Aug. 2, 1976
157.2/162.02 MHz Attachment F to Arrangement A
of Above 30 MHz Agreement
(East coast VHF maritime mobile public corresp.)		    
160-161 MHz Railroad Radio Frequency June 20-
July 28, 1960		 July 28, 1960
174-216 MHz Digital Television (DTV)
Television (Analog)
VHF & UHF		 Sept. 12-22, 2000
Nov. 3, 1993-
Jan. 5, 1994		 Sept. 22, 2000
Jan. 5, 1994
220-222 MHz Land Mobile
primarily Specialized Mobile Radio
(SMR)		 Dec. 8-21, 1999 Dec. 21, 1999
406.1-430 MHz Arrangement E of Above 30 MHz Agreement
(fixed and mobile)		    
420-421 MHz Mobile Telephone in the Yukon
and Northwest Territories		 Feb. 24, 1986-
March 20, 1986		 March 20, 1986
454-459 MHz Air-to-Ground Radio Letters dated
Aug. 6, 1970 through June 24, 1971		  
470-806 MHz Digital Television (DTV)
Television (Analog)
VHF & UHF		 Sept. 12-22, 2000
Nov. 3, 1993-
Jan. 5, 1994		 Sept. 22, 2000
Jan. 5, 1994
806-824/
851-869 MHz		 Arrangement F
Land Mobile Service
Letter from Canada
FCC Chairman's response		 Aug. 1, 2011 Aug. 1, 2011

824-849/
869-894 MHz

 Arrangement S
Cellular Radio Systems
Letter from Canada
FCC Chairman’s response

Aug. 1, 2011

Aug. 1, 2011
824-825/
845-849/
869-870/
890-894 MHz		 Cellular May 26, 1983
June 12, 1985
Dec. 4-
Jan. 8, 1990		 Jan. 8, 1990
849-851/
894-896 MHz		 Air-to-Ground Radio Aug. 18-28, 1992 Aug. 31, 1992
896-901/
935-940 MHz		 Land Mobile Aug. 15-
Sept. 17, 1990		 Sept. 17, 1990
901-902/
930-931/
940-941 MHz		 Personal Communications Service
(PCS) – Narrowband		 Sept. 22, 1994 Sept. 22, 1994
928-929/
952-953 MHz		 Fixed Point-to-Multipoint July 24-
Aug. 7, 1991		 Sept. 2, 1991
929-932 MHz Paging Sept. 14, 1983
Feb. 10, 1987
Apr. 20, 1988
July 22-
Aug. 11, 1992		 Sept. 14, 1983
Feb. 10, 1987
April 20, 1988
Aug. 11, 1992
932-935/
941-944 MHz		 Fixed Services –
Point-to- Point and Point-to-Multipoint		 Sept. 15-22, 1994 Sept. 22, 1994
1452-1492 MHz Terrestrial Digital Radio Broadcasting
(T-DRB) (Canadian)		 Aug. 25-28, 1998 Aug. 28, 1998
1453-1525 MHz
(government band)		 Aeronautical Telemetry
(U.S.)		 Aug. 25-28, 1998 Aug. 28, 1998
1610-1626.5 MHz Cross Border Roaming April 17-
May 7, 1991		 May 7, 1991
1710-1755 MHz
2110-2155 MHz		 Arrangement I
Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)
Letter from Canada
FCC Chairman's response		 May 1 & 10, 2013 May 10, 2013
1850-1990 MHz Personal Communications Service
(PCS) – Broadband		 Nov. 14, 1994 Nov. 14, 1994
2155-2162 MHz
2500-2690 MHz		 Arrangement M
Terrestrial Stations
Letter from Canada
FCC Chairman's response		 May 1 & 10, 2013 May 10, 2013
2305-2320 MHz
2345-2360 MHz		 Wireless Communications Service January 23,
June 25, 2003		 June 25, 2003
2320-2345 MHz Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service
(S-DARS) (U.S.)		 Aug. 25-28, 1998 Aug. 28, 1998
2483.5-2500 MHz Cross Border Roaming April 17-
May 7, 1991		 May 7, 1991
2150-2162
2500-2690 MHz		 Multipoint Distribution Service
(MDS)		 Dec. 5, 1997 Dec. 5, 1997
3700-4200 MHz Geostationary Orbit
(GSO) (Trilateral)
Cross Border Roaming		 1988
April 17-
May 7, 1991		 May 7, 1991
5925-6425 MHz Geostationary Orbit
(GSO) (Trilateral)		 1988  
11.7-12.2 GHz Geostationary Orbit
(GSO) (Trilateral)
Cross Border Roaming		 1988
April 17-
May 7, 1991		 May 7, 1991
14.0-14.5 GHz Geostationary Orbit
(GSO) (Trilateral)
Cross Border Roaming		 1988
April 17-
May 7, 1991		 May 7, 1991
17.7-17.8 GHz Fixed Services/
Broadcasting Satellite Service
(BSS)		 Feb. 29, 1992  
17.7-19.7/
21.2-23.6 GHz		 Fixed and Mobile Stations Mar. 3-
July 8, 1995		 July 8, 1995
24.0-24.45/
25.05-25.25 GHz		 Broadband Wireless Systems Dec. 8-21, 1999 Dec. 21, 1999
27.35-28.35/
29.1-29.25/
31.0-31.3 GHz		 Local Multipoint Distribution Service
(LMDS)		 Dec. 1-21, 2000 Dec. 21, 2000
38.6-40.0 GHz Broadband Wireless Systems Dec. 8-21, 1999 Dec. 21, 1999
Paging Paging-Transborder June 25, Aug. 9,
and Aug. 20, 1971		 Aug. 20, 1971
Satellite News Gathering Frequencies Satellite News Gathering
(SNG)		 Aug. 7-10, 1992 Aug. 10, 1992
Unspecified 1952 Convention on
the Operation of Certain Radio Equipment
and Stations in the Other Country		 Feb. 8, 1951  
Unspecified Letters Concerning
1952 Convention
on the Operation of
Certain Radio Equipment
and Stations in the Other Country		 Nov. 27, 1985-
May 14,1986
April 5-15, 1991		 May 14, 1986
April 15, 1991
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