A service area designed by Rand McNally and adopted by the FCC to promote the rapid deployment and ubiquitous coverage of Personal Communications Services (PCS) and a variety of other services and providers BTAs are usually composed of several contiguous counties There are 493 BTAs in the United States
Basic Trading Area Usually composed of several contiguous counties BTAs are a service area designed by Rand McNally and adopted by the FCC There are 493 BTAs in the United States
Basic Trading Area The smaller of the geographic regions into which PCS licenses in the C, D, E & F blocks were auctioned by the FCC
A geographic region defined by a group of counties that surround a city, which is the area's basic trading center The boundaries of each BTA were formulated by Rand McNally & Co and are used by the FCC determine service areas for PCS wireless licenses The entire US and some of its territories is divided into 493 non-overlapping BTAs
Defined areas of economic integration, BTAs are made up of multiple counties No county is ever split between BTAs Every BTA is part of a larger Major Trading Area
Abbreviation for "Best Time Available", a phrase that usually refers to a sales plan offering the advertiser the best commercial positions that are left after the specified times and other higher priority spots have been placed See also ROS
(Basic Trading Area): A service area designed by Rand McNally and adopted by the FCC to promote the rapid deployment and ubiquitous coverage of Personal Communications Services (PCS) and a variety of other services and providers BTAs are usually composed of several contiguous counties There are 493 BTAs in the United States (Back to top )