Sec.  22.950   Provision of service in the Gulf of Mexico Service Area (GMSA)

   The GMSA has been divided into two areas for licensing purposes, the Gulf of
   Mexico Exclusive Zone (GMEZ) and the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Zone (GMCZ).
   This section describes these areas and sets forth the process for licensing
   facilities in these two respective areas within the GMSA.

   (a) The GMEZ and GMCZ are defined as follows:

   (1) Gulf of Mexico Exclusive Zone. The geographical area within the Gulf of
   Mexico Service Area that lies between the coastline line and the southern
   demarcation line of the Gulf of Mexico Service Area, excluding the area
   comprising the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Zone.

   (2) Gulf of Mexico Coastal Zone. The geographical area within the Gulf of
   Mexico Service Area that lies between the coast line of Florida and a line
   extending approximately twelve nautical miles due south from the coastline
   boundary of the States of Florida and Alabama, and continuing along the west
   coast of Florida at a distance of twelve nautical miles from the shoreline.
   The line is defined by Great Circle arcs connecting the following points
   (geographical coordinates listed as North Latitude, West Longitude)
   consecutively in the order listed:

   (i) 30 °16'49" N 87 °31'06" W

   (ii) 30 °04'35" N 87 °31'06" W

   (iii) 30 °10'56" N 86 °26'53" W

   (iv) 30 °03'00" N 86 °00'29" W

   (v) 29 °33'00" N 85 °32'49" W

   (vi) 29 °23'21" N 85 °02'06" W

   (vii) 29 °49'44" N 83 °59'02" W

   (viii) 28 °54'00" N 83 °05'33" W

   (ix) 28 °34'41" N 82 °53'38" W

   (x) 27 °50'39" N 83 °04'27" W

   (xi) 26 °24'22" N 82 °23'22" W

   (xii) 25 °41'39" N 81 °49'40" W

   (xiii) 24 °59'02" N 81 °15'04" W

   (xiv) 24 °44'23" N 81 °57'04" W

   (xv) 24 °32'37" N 82 °02'01" W

   (b) Service Area Boundary Calculation. The service area boundary of a cell
   site located within the Gulf of Mexico Service Area is calculated pursuant
   to  Sec. 22.911(a)(2). Otherwise, the service area boundary is calculated
   pursuant to  Sec.  Sec. 22.911(a)(1) or 22.911(b).

   (c) Operation within the Gulf of Mexico Exclusive Zone (GMEZ). GMEZ
   licensees have exclusive right to provide service in the GMEZ, and may add,
   modify, or remove facilities anywhere within the GMEZ without prior
   Commission approval. There is no five-year buildout period for GMEZ
   licensees, no requirement to file system information update maps pursuant to
    Sec. 22.947, and no unserved area licensing procedure for the GMEZ.

   (d) Operation within the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Zone (GMCZ). The GMCZ is
   subject to the Phase II unserved area licensing procedures set forth in
    Sec. 22.949(b).

   [ 67 FR 9610 , Mar. 4, 2002]