(a) General use and State License channels. All systems using six or more narrowband channels in the 769-775 MHz and 799-805 MHz frequency bands must be trunked systems, except for those described in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Interoperability and low power channels. Trunking is permitted only on Interoperability channels specified in Sec. 90.531(b)(1)(iii). Trunked use must be strictly on a secondary, non-interference basis to conventional operations. The licensee must monitor and immediately release these channels when they are needed for interoperability purposes. All systems using narrowband low power channels listed in Sec. 90.531(b)(3) and (4) are exempt from the trunking requirements described in paragraph (a) of this section. [79 FR 39340, July 10, 2014]