Taxicabs

The activity of taxicab fleets is usually monitored and controlled by a central office, which provides dispatching, accounting, and human resources services to one or more taxi companies. Taxi owners and drivers usually communicate with the dispatch office through either a 2-way radio or a computer terminal, called a mobile data terminal.

Taxi frequencies are generally licensed in duplex pairs. One frequency is used for the dispatcher to talk to the cabs, and a second frequency is used to the cabs to talk back. This means that the drivers generally cannot talk to each other. Some cabs have, or had a CB radio in addition to the company radio so they could speak to each other without interfering with the dispatcher.

In the United States, there is a Taxicab Radio Service [LX] now merged with Business Radio Service [IB] with pairs assigned for this purpose. A taxi company can also be licensed in the Business Radio Service. Business frequencies in the UHF range are also licensed in pairs to allow for repeaters, though taxi companies usually use the pair for duplex communications.

The FCC Rules and Regulations for the TaxiCab Radio Service [LX] is Sec. 90.93

VHF Assigned Taxi Frequencies Dispatch Taxi Cabs 152.2700 157.5300 152.2850 157.5450 152.3000 157.5600 152.3150 157.5750 152.3300 157.5900 152.3450 157.6050 152.3600 157.6200 152.3750 157.6350 152.3900 157.6500 152.4050 157.6650 152.4200 157.6800 152.4350 157.6950 152.4500 157.7100 152.4650 157.7250

UHF Assigned Taxi Frequencies Dispatch Taxi Cabs 452.0500 457.0500 452.1000 457.1000 452.1500 457.1500 452.2000 457.2000 452.2500 457.2500 452.3000 457.3000 452.3500 457.3500 452.4000 457.4000 452.4500 457.4500 452.5000 457.5000

Massachusetts Taxi Frequencies

Type would be *S - Simplex, *R - Repeater, *D - Duplex [No Repeater - See list above for the associated Frequency]

City/Town	Licensee / DBA	Frequency	Type	Tone	Comments	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
Attleboro	Houles City Cab Inc	152.4050	D	71.9		2014.08.11 ecps92
Boston	Independent Taxi Operators Association	452.0500		127.3	Ch.01	2014.10.05 N1BHH
	Independent Taxi Operators Association	452.3750		127.3	Ch.02	2008.10.27 ecps92
	Bay State Taxi, LLC	472.4375		110.9		2014.05.07 N1BHH
	Milton Taxi	464.6500	B	146.2		2013.10.20 ecps92
	Milton Taxi	469.6500	M	?
	Metro Cab	452.4750		146.2		2009.01.25 ecps92
	Top Cab Dispatch Inc	152.3150	D	94.8		2009.02.21 ecps92
	Top Cab Dispatch Inc	464.0750		D125		2008.11.02 ecps92
	Town Taxi Inc	152.2700		146.2		2011.02.03 ecps92
	Town Taxi Inc	153.3950	M	146.2		2012.06.04 N1BHH
	Town Taxi Inc	159.6900	B	146.2		2012.06.04 N1BHH
Braintree	Najjar Enterprises :Braintree Best Taxi	160.1400	S	D632		2014.04.11 ecps92
Brockton	Brian Taxi Inc .:Nash Yellow Cab	152.2700		186.2		2014.04.11 ecps92
	Brockton Cab	152.3300		114.8		2010.04.11 ecps92
Brookline	Independent Taxi Operators Association	452.0500		127.3	Ch.01	2013.10.13 N1BHH
	Independent Taxi Operators Association	452.3750		127.3	Ch.02	2008.10.26 ecps92
	Brookline Red Cab LLC	452.1500		110.9		2012.04.24 ecps92
	Town Taxi Inc	152.2700		146.2		2011.01.09 ecps92
	TXX Inc	452.4250	R	233.6		2012.12.12 ecps92
Cambridge	Cambridge Radio Dispatch :Brattle Transportation	452.3000		No PL		2009.11.09 ecps92
	Cambridge Radio Dispatch :Brattle Transportation	452.4000		No PL		2009.11.09 ecps92
	Town Coach	461.3500		118.8		2012.04.28 ecps92
Chelsea	Square Taxi Inc	452.2250		127.3		2012.06.02 ecps92
Fall River	Town Transportation	160.1550 -Base 160.0275 -Mobile	D	110.9		2014.02.25 ecps92
Fall River	Veterans Safe-T-Cab	152.3900	D	151.4	KCA307	2011.12.30 W1KNE
Fitchburg	City Cab Co.	452.2250		D311		2009.11.10 BRS2195
Framingham	Tommys Taxi Inc	152.2700		179.9		2014.04.11 ecps92
Lowell	Yellow Cab of Lowell	152.2700				2010.01.01 metroscanma
Lynn	Toms Taxi Inc	152.4050		123.0		2014.06.13 ecps92
Malden	Taxi Management dba Checker Cab : Checker Cab	451.9125		D343		2013.11.23 ecps92
	Michael J Maiuri dba :Taxi Time	159.8550	S	241.8		2011.03.04 ecps92
	Yellow Cab Co of Malden	152.3000	D	88.5		2015.01.11 ecps92
Marthas Vineyard	All Island Taxi	461.3125		D152		2012.05.30 Scott SNE Webmaster
	Early, Jeff dba : Island Taxi	462.1125	R	D152	WQPN685	2015.03.06 jeffkett
Melrose	Michael J Maiuri dba :Taxi Time	159.8550		241.8		2009.09.27 ecps92
Millbury	Louise M Perks dba :Millbury Taxi	151.6850		D627		2011.06.05 MrSvenSven
	Louise M Perks dba :Millbury Taxi	159.9150		D627		2011.06.05 MrSvenSven
Nantucket	A 1 Taxi	152.2700		D465		2007 JeffKett
	Grangrade, James V : James Grangrade Taxi	452.1000	R	173.8		2009.06 cmpsa
	Murray, John P	461.4500	R	85.4		2007 JeffKett
	Roberts, John : John Roberts Taxi	461.3000	R	D343		2009.06 cmpsa
	Robinson, Patrick : Patrick Robinson Taxi	452.7000	R	103.5		2009.06 cmpsa
	Suzies Taxi LLC	451.5000	R	85.4		2009.06 cmpsa
	Viera, Ernest E : Ernest Viera Taxi	464.3250	R	D612	Encrypted	2009.06 cmpsa
	Voss, Judy : Judy's Cab	451.1750		D664		2007 JeffKett
	Unknown	451.2750		?		2007 JeffKett
New Bedford	Blue Bird Cab LLC	152.3300		225.7	Encrypted	2009.06.16 New Bedford EMA
	Star Cab Co Inc	152.3600		146.2		2008.12.23 New Bedford EMA
	TRANSIT SERVICES INC DBA YELLOW CAB CO Yellow Cab	152.3900		107.2		2012.05.27 ecps92
Pittsfield	Rainbow Taxi	157.6350		D612		2012.05.30 W1KNE
Quincy Milton	Naana Corp : Shore Taxi : CWC Taxi : Quincy Cab : Marina Bay Taxi : Milton Cab	152.4200	D	82.5		2014.03.22 ecps92
	Naana Corp	152.4350	D	?
	Yellow Cab of Quincy Inc : North Quincy Taxi : McGraths Taxi Service	152.4500	D	103.5		2014.03.22 ecps92
Quincy	Quincy Checker Cab	461.1250	D	D023		2014.07.13 N1BHH
Revere	Top Cab Dispatch Inc	464.0750		D124		2008.11.02 ecps92
Somerville	Somerville Yellow Cab Assoc	152.3300	D	91.5		2013.03.02 ecps92
Taunton	Taunton Cartage Co LTD :DBA Checker Cab	152.4500	D	74.4		2015.08.14 W1KNE
Tisbury	All Island Taxi	461.3125	R	D152		2011.07.03 ecps92
Waltham	Mc Cues Taxi Inc	152.3450	D	167.9		2008.10.20 ecps92
Weymouth	Metri, Walid R :Braintree Blue Cab :Weymouth Town Taxi :Braintree Veteran's Taxi :VIP Coach	151.6550	S	203.5		2015.01.11 N1BHH
	Metri, Walid R : Braintree Blue Cab	151.9850	S	173.8		2011.12.14 ecps92
	Metri, Walid R	151.8050	S
Worcester	Nu-Checker Inc :DBA Red Cab	152.3300	D	118.8		2012.05.03 SvenSven

To be Identified

Frequency	Type	Tone	Area	Comments-Notes
152.3600		107.2	Boston Area	Ch.02
152.3900	D	123.0	North Shore	Lynn?
152.4500	R	136.5	Nantucket	might be All Points Taxi Svc [WNLZ719] which is expired
152.4500		186.2
152.4500		D125
452.2250		127.3	?	Not enough Streets to ID
463.2000		173.8	Nantucket	WPPB694

Talk Group	Type	System	Area	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
0-19-171	LTR	Comtronics Abington LTR	Boston area	2013.10.11
0-19-233	LTR	Comtronics Abington LTR	Quincy area	2013.10.16
12720	Motorola Trunk	ICE TRS Quincy Wiki	Winthrop area	2013.10.11

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