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  1. #1
    Andrew Shepherd
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    For those interested individuals, I have made available on my site a
    database of all currently assigned Cellular AMPS SIDs as of the
    transfer of Cellular SID administration from the FCC to the private
    sector on October 1st. An FCC-registered SID(s) is no longer a
    condition of a Cellular license, and the FCC ULS database has deleted
    all previously available licensed SIDs documentation. This database
    preserves the ULS listings as of the privatization on October 1st.
    Please note that the database reflects AMPS broadcast SIDs, as AMPS
    modulation is a requirement of a Cellular license, such that AMPS &
    digital SIDs may or may not be coincident, the latter primarily due to
    digital SID consolidation.

    http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireles...ular_SIDs.html

    Beware, if you are not utilizing a broadband network connection, the
    above database consisting of all 2708 Cellular licenses is a 1.35 MB
    HTML file.

    Andrew
    --
    Andrew Shepherd
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    http://www.ku.edu/home/cinema/



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  2. #2
    Hopper
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted


    "Andrew Shepherd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...

    >
    > http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireles...ular_SIDs.html
    >


    In a word: Splendid!





  3. #3
    Ted
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    How can we use this?


    "Andrew Shepherd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > For those interested individuals, I have made available on my site a
    > database of all currently assigned Cellular AMPS SIDs as of the
    > transfer of Cellular SID administration from the FCC to the private
    > sector on October 1st. An FCC-registered SID(s) is no longer a
    > condition of a Cellular license, and the FCC ULS database has deleted
    > all previously available licensed SIDs documentation. This database
    > preserves the ULS listings as of the privatization on October 1st.
    > Please note that the database reflects AMPS broadcast SIDs, as AMPS
    > modulation is a requirement of a Cellular license, such that AMPS &
    > digital SIDs may or may not be coincident, the latter primarily due to
    > digital SID consolidation.
    >
    > http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireles...ular_SIDs.html
    >
    > Beware, if you are not utilizing a broadband network connection, the
    > above database consisting of all 2708 Cellular licenses is a 1.35 MB
    > HTML file.
    >
    > Andrew
    > --
    > Andrew Shepherd
    > [email protected]
    > [email protected]
    > http://www.ku.edu/home/cinema/






  4. #4
    Larry W4CSC
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    Thank you, Andrew. I'm a Verizon AMPS user. Very useful list....(c;

    Larry


    On 7 Oct 2003 15:09:14 -0700, [email protected] (Andrew Shepherd) wrote:

    >For those interested individuals, I have made available on my site a
    >database of all currently assigned Cellular AMPS SIDs as of the
    >transfer of Cellular SID administration from the FCC to the private
    >sector on October 1st. An FCC-registered SID(s) is no longer a
    >condition of a Cellular license, and the FCC ULS database has deleted
    >all previously available licensed SIDs documentation. This database
    >preserves the ULS listings as of the privatization on October 1st.
    >Please note that the database reflects AMPS broadcast SIDs, as AMPS
    >modulation is a requirement of a Cellular license, such that AMPS &
    >digital SIDs may or may not be coincident, the latter primarily due to
    >digital SID consolidation.
    >
    >http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireles...ular_SIDs.html
    >
    >Beware, if you are not utilizing a broadband network connection, the
    >above database consisting of all 2708 Cellular licenses is a 1.35 MB
    >HTML file.
    >
    >Andrew
    >--
    >Andrew Shepherd
    >[email protected]
    >[email protected]
    >http://www.ku.edu/home/cinema/



    Larry W4CSC

    3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
    gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
    conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?



  5. #5
    William Bray
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    Cool. The list is appreciated. Thanks.

    [email protected] (Andrew Shepherd) wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > For those interested individuals, I have made available on my site a
    > database of all currently assigned Cellular AMPS SIDs as of the
    > transfer of Cellular SID administration from the FCC to the private
    > sector on October 1st. An FCC-registered SID(s) is no longer a
    > condition of a Cellular license, and the FCC ULS database has deleted
    > all previously available licensed SIDs documentation. This database
    > preserves the ULS listings as of the privatization on October 1st.
    > Please note that the database reflects AMPS broadcast SIDs, as AMPS
    > modulation is a requirement of a Cellular license, such that AMPS &
    > digital SIDs may or may not be coincident, the latter primarily due to
    > digital SID consolidation.
    >
    > http://people.ku.edu/~cinema/wireles...ular_SIDs.html
    >
    > Beware, if you are not utilizing a broadband network connection, the
    > above database consisting of all 2708 Cellular licenses is a 1.35 MB
    > HTML file.
    >
    > Andrew
    > --
    > Andrew Shepherd
    > [email protected]
    > [email protected]
    > http://www.ku.edu/home/cinema/


    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  6. #6
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    "Ted" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > How can we use this?


    If you have to ask, you don't need it... ;-)

    Seriously, it would allow you to know what cell company you're
    roaming on if your phone has a "field test mode" or somesuch
    that dispays SIDs.

    It's informational, and to us nerds, that means fun!

    Nice work, Andrew...



  7. #7
    John Cummings
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    "Andrew Shepherd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > For those interested individuals, I have made available on my site a
    > database of all currently assigned Cellular AMPS SIDs as of the
    > transfer of Cellular SID administration from the FCC to the private
    > sector on October 1st. An FCC-registered SID(s) is no longer a
    > condition of a Cellular license, and the FCC ULS database has deleted
    > all previously available licensed SIDs documentation. This database
    > preserves the ULS listings as of the privatization on October 1st.
    > Please note that the database reflects AMPS broadcast SIDs, as AMPS
    > modulation is a requirement of a Cellular license, such that AMPS &
    > digital SIDs may or may not be coincident, the latter primarily due to
    > digital SID consolidation.


    Andrew, what do the colors signify? While I understand that Block can
    be only A or B (this is cellular), what is the Status column telling
    us?

    John C.





  8. #8
    XFF
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    "John Cummings" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

    > Andrew, what do the colors signify? While I understand that Block can
    > be only A or B (this is cellular), what is the Status column telling
    > us?


    Active/Canceled/Expired/Terminated



  9. #9
    bones boy
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    *****IN!! (Thanks!)





  10. #10
    Andrew Shepherd
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    [email protected] (XFF) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > "John Cummings" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    >
    > > Andrew, what do the colors signify? While I understand that Block can
    > > be only A or B (this is cellular), what is the Status column telling
    > > us?

    >
    > Active/Canceled/Expired/Terminated


    Correct.

    The database reflects all 2705 (not 2708 as I quoted earlier) Cellular
    licenses (even including the Gulf of Mexico Service Area CMA306) that
    have ever been awarded by the FCC. However, due to various
    transactions, not all of those licenses are still currently active.
    By my count, 2226 of those 2705 are active according to FCC
    classification.

    There exist 306 MSAs (including the GMSA CMA306) & 428 RSAs (including
    RSAs in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, & the
    Northern Mariana Islands) for a total of 734 CMAs. Each CMA has two
    complete licenses: Block A & Block B, more commonly referred to as
    A-side & B-side, respectively. Therefore, a total of 1468 complete
    CMA licenses exist. Licenses may be geographically partitioned, such
    that a single CMA may have more than one A-side or B-side license or
    licensee (e.g. a hypothetical CMA001A-1 & CMA001A-2), though such is
    far more common in sparsely populated RSAs than MSAs. The preceding
    accounts for the fact that there are more active Cellular licenses
    (2226) than aggregate Cellular Block A & Block B licenses (1468) in
    existence. Thus, on average, each CMA possesses almost exactly three,
    not two, Cellular licenses & licensees, though in many instances the
    partitioned licenses (e.g. A-1 & A-2) are held or have been acquired
    by the same ultimate entity of control.

    Andrew
    --
    Andrew Shepherd
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    http://www.ku.edu/home/cinema/



  11. #11
    SCULLY BROWN
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    uhhhhh.....what are "SIDs"? please explain to me.



    [email protected] (Andrew Shepherd) wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > [email protected] (XFF) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > > "John Cummings" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > >
    > > > Andrew, what do the colors signify? While I understand that Block can
    > > > be only A or B (this is cellular), what is the Status column telling
    > > > us?

    > >
    > > Active/Canceled/Expired/Terminated

    >
    > Correct.
    >
    > The database reflects all 2705 (not 2708 as I quoted earlier) Cellular
    > licenses (even including the Gulf of Mexico Service Area CMA306) that
    > have ever been awarded by the FCC. However, due to various
    > transactions, not all of those licenses are still currently active.
    > By my count, 2226 of those 2705 are active according to FCC
    > classification.
    >
    > There exist 306 MSAs (including the GMSA CMA306) & 428 RSAs (including
    > RSAs in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, & the
    > Northern Mariana Islands) for a total of 734 CMAs. Each CMA has two
    > complete licenses: Block A & Block B, more commonly referred to as
    > A-side & B-side, respectively. Therefore, a total of 1468 complete
    > CMA licenses exist. Licenses may be geographically partitioned, such
    > that a single CMA may have more than one A-side or B-side license or
    > licensee (e.g. a hypothetical CMA001A-1 & CMA001A-2), though such is
    > far more common in sparsely populated RSAs than MSAs. The preceding
    > accounts for the fact that there are more active Cellular licenses
    > (2226) than aggregate Cellular Block A & Block B licenses (1468) in
    > existence. Thus, on average, each CMA possesses almost exactly three,
    > not two, Cellular licenses & licensees, though in many instances the
    > partitioned licenses (e.g. A-1 & A-2) are held or have been acquired
    > by the same ultimate entity of control.
    >
    > Andrew
    > --
    > Andrew Shepherd
    > [email protected]
    > [email protected]
    > http://www.ku.edu/home/cinema/


    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  12. #12
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: Cellular SIDs database posted

    [email protected] (SCULLY BROWN) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > uhhhhh.....what are "SIDs"? please explain to me.


    "System ID", a 1-5 digit numvber that tells your phone what system it
    belongs to. The A band carriers use odd numbers, B use evens.

    In the good old days, when your phone picked up the signal of a SID
    not it's own, it would light up it's roaming indicator.



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