PCS (Personal Communications Service)

PCS (Personal Communications Service) is a set of standards. Most PCS standards are based on an existing standard. PCS is little more than the operation of these standards on the frequency bands of 1930-1990MHz for receiving and 1850-1910Mhz for transmitting.

PCS StandardBase Standard

PCS TDMA	IS-136
PCS CDMA	IS-95
PCS 1900	GSM
PACS	PHS cordless
DCT-U	DECT cordless
Composite CDMA/TDMA	n/a

PCS Network Operators

Sprint PCS operates a PCS network in the United States.