In the US, a Basic Trading Area is a geographic region defined originally in the Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide and used by the FCC where a Personal Communications Service can operate.[1] It consists of the counties surrounding a city designated as the basic trading center.[2]
- Source:[3]
- Note: The Major Trading Area (MTA) numbers in this table are based on alphabetical sorting, rather than population.
References
- ^ "BTA: Basic Trading Area". Javvin. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ "Basic Trading Area (BTA) - Cell Phone Glossary - Mobiledia". Mobiledia. 2006. Archived from the original on July 28, 2003. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ "FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) BTA Form". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
