Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 1.djvu/422

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107 STAT. 396 PUBLIC LAW 103-66—AUG. 10, 1993 or (B) to such classes of eligible users as to be effectively available to a substantial portion of the public, as specified by regulation by the Commission; "(2) the term 'interconnected service* means service that is interconnected with the public switched network (as such terms are defined by regulation by the Commission) or service for which a request for interconnection is pending pursuant to subsection (c)(l)(B); and "(3) the term 'private mobile service' means any mobile service (as defined in section 3(n)) that is not a commercial mobile service or the functional equivalent of a commercial mobile service, as specified by regulation by the Commission.". (B) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (i) Section 2(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 152(b)) is amended by inserting "and section 332," after "inclusive,". (ii) Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is amended— (I) in subsection (n) by inserting "(1)" after "and includes", and by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", (2) a mobile service which provides a regularly interacting group of base, mobile, portable, and associated control and relay stations (whether licensed on an individual, cooperative, or multiple basis) for private one-way or two-way land mobile radio communications by eligible users over designated areas of operation, and (3) any service for which a license is required in a personal communications service established pursuant to the proceeding entitled 'Amendment to the Commission's Rules to Establish New Personal Communications Services' (GEN Docket No. 90-314; ET Docket No. 92-100), or any successor proceeding"; and (II) by striking subsection (gg). 47 USC 332 note. (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section are effective on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) EFFECTIVE DATES OF MOBILE SERVICE AMENDMENTS. — The amendments made by subsection (b)(2) shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act, exc^t that— (A) section 332(c)(3)(A) of the Conununications Act of 1934, as amended by such subsection, shall take effect 1 year after such date of enactment; and (B) any private land mobile service provided by any person before such date of enactment, and any paging service utilizing frequencies allocated as of January 1, 1993, for private land mobile services, shall, except for purposes of section 332(c)(6) of such Act, be treated as a private mobile service until 3 years after such date of enactment. (d) DEADLINES FOR COMMISSION ACTION. — 47 USC 309 note. (1) GENERAL RULEMAKING. —The Federal Communications Commission shall prescribe regulations to implement section 309^') of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by this section) within 210 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Reports. (2) PCS ORDERS AND UCENSING. — The Commission shall—