Wireless Communications Service (WCS) is a set of frequency bands designated in the
United States
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and Canada in the 2305–2320 and 2345–2360
MHz
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spectrum range. The most common use of WCS spectrum is
mobile voice and
data
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services, including
cell phone,
text messaging
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, and
Internet
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.
There are four blocks in WCS:
[
* A Block (2305–2310 and 2350–2355 MHz)
* B Block (2310–2315 and 2355–2360 MHz)
* C Block (2315–2320 MHz)
* D Block (2345–2350 MHz)
The WCS frequency band is not contiguous]
Interference
AT&T and SiriusXM have previously raised interference concerns
References
Bandplans
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