<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
business	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
colloquial	O
name	O
used	O
by	O
radio	O
users	O
who	O
utilize	O
,	O
and	O
scanner	O
hobbyists	O
who	O
listen	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
Industrial/Business	O
pool	O
frequencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pool	O
describes	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
frequencies	O
on	O
the	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
and	O
UHF	O
two-way	O
radio	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
frequency	O
bands	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
citizens	B-Application
band	I-Application
radio	I-Application
(	O
CB	B-Application
radio	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Family	O
Radio	O
Service	O
(	O
FRS	O
)	O
,	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
without	O
a	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
large	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
the	O
UHF-T	O
band	O
(	O
between	O
470	O
and	O
512MHz	O
)	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
congestion	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
or	O
UHF	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
specific	O
frequencies	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
and	O
UHF	O
spectrum	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
for	O
business	O
use	O
;	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
have	O
color-coded	O
names	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Red	O
Dot	O
or	O
Blue	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
FCC	O
required	O
all	O
CFR	O
47	O
Part	O
90	O
VHF	B-Algorithm
(	O
150	O
–	O
174MHz	O
)	O
and	O
UHF	O
(	O
421	O
–	O
470MHz	O
)	O
PLMR	O
(	O
Private	O
Land	O
Mobile	O
Radio	O
)	O
licensees	O
operating	O
legacy	O
wideband	O
(	O
25kHz	O
bandwidth	O
)	O
voice	O
or	O
data/SCADA	O
systems	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
narrowband	O
(	O
12.5kHz	O
bandwidth	O
or	O
equivalent	O
)	O
systems	O
by	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
industrial	O
and	O
business	O
frequencies	O
,	O
sometimes	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
business	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
radio	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
eligibility	O
requirements	O
are	O
listed	O
in	O
47CFR90.35	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
general-purpose	O
two-way	O
radio	O
services	O
with	O
simplified	O
licensing	O
requirements	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
established	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
including	O
GMRS	B-General_Concept
and	O
CB	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
now	O
being	O
licensed	O
by	O
rule	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
users	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
individual	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
business	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
"	O
refers	O
to	O
several	O
discrete	O
frequencies	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
grouped	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
band	O
,	O
examples	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
frequencies	O
are	O
grouped	O
by	O
band	O
and	O
listed	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
charts	O
also	O
list	O
other	O
frequencies	O
not	O
specifically	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
business	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
"	O
but	O
commonly	O
used	O
by	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
individual	O
license	O
is	O
still	O
required	O
under	O
GMRS	B-General_Concept
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
90	O
(	O
Business	O
)	O
and	O
Part	O
95	O
(	O
GMRS	B-General_Concept
)	O
frequencies	O
are	O
not	O
interchangeable	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
95	O
GMRS	B-General_Concept
frequencies	O
are	O
not	O
"	O
Itinerant	O
"	O
,	O
nor	O
business	B-Algorithm
band	I-Algorithm
frequencies	O
.	O
</s>
