All vendors and/or purchasers of BDAs (Bi-Directional Amplifiers), DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems) and other Signal Booster systems transceiving any 700 or 800 MHz radio frequency licensed to DoIT (State of Maryland Department of Information Technology) must adhere to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements.

• Certain signal booster devices identified in 47 CFR §90.219 must be registered with th FCC by DoIT prior to installation and activation. 
• If a device is already installed and activated, the owner must STILL apply for authorization from DoIT so it can be registered with the FCC.
  
• Installing and activating an unregistered signal boosters is a violation of FCC rules and is subject to Enforcement Bureau action. Violators may be fined by the FCC.

DoIT must grant its consent to activate a signal booster, as required by the FCC, and then register the device in the federal signal booster registry.

Follow these steps to register all BDA, DAS, and Signal boosters that have been installed previously without the required consent of DoIT to come into compliance with FCC rules.

1. Complete and submit the DoIT 700MHz Signal Booster Retransmission Application (vi​ew the a​pplication​). Diagrams and other information are required with this application.
2. An engineer review by MD FiRST will follow after the application is complete and all required diagrams have been submitted.
3. An in-person or remote site review will be conducted by MD FiRST.
4. The process may include an Initial Approval followed by a Final Approval.
   1. Initial Approval occurs before the BDA, DAS, Signal Booster is turned on.
   2. Final Approval occurs after the BDA, DAS, Signal Booster has been turned on and it is verified there is no interference with MD FiRST.
      
5. Once submitted applications are approved, MD FiRST will enter the required data into the FCC signal booster registry. The applicant will be notified by DoIT when the signal booster is fully registered with the FCC.
   

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How to regi​ster
Why register
FCC Rules
For the list of Maryland FiRST licensed radio frequencies​​​​​​​

Contact MD FiRST with questions mdfirsthelpdesk@maryland.gov​ ​