diff --git a/python/qa_arfcn.py b/python/qa_arfcn.py
index 3e8a5ee..358d436 100755
--- a/python/qa_arfcn.py
+++ b/python/qa_arfcn.py
@@ -28,261 +28,282 @@
 import sys
 
 
-class qa_arfcn (gr_unittest.TestCase):
-   
+class qa_arfcn(gr_unittest.TestCase):
     def test_001_is_valid_arfcn(self):
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(259, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(277, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(293, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(258, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(294, 'GSM450'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(306, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(323, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(340, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(305, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(341, 'GSM480'))
-                
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(128, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(199, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(251, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(127, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(251, 'GSM480'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(1, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(63, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(124, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(0, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(125, 'P-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(0, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(1, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(124, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(125, 'E-GSM'))
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(975, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(999, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(1023, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(974, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(1024, 'E-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(0, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(1, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(124, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(125, 'R-GSM'))
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(955, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(989, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(1023, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(954, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(1024, 'R-GSM'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(512, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(732, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(885, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(511, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(886, 'DCS1800'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(512, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(691, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(810, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(511, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_arfcn(811, 'PCS1900'))
 
-
     def test_002_is_valid_uplink(self):
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(450.6e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(457.4e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(450.4e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(457.6e6, 'GSM450'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(479e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(485.8e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(478.8e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(486e6, 'GSM480'))
-                
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(824.2e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(848.8e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(824e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(849e6, 'GSM850'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(890.2e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(914.8e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(890e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(915e6, 'P-GSM'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(880.2e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(889.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(890.0e6, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(914.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(880e6, 'E-GSM'))
-        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(890e6, 'E-GSM'))
-        
+        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(915e6, 'E-GSM'))
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(876.2e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(889.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(890.0e6, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(914.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(876e6, 'R-GSM'))
-        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(890e6, 'R-GSM'))
-        
+        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(915e6, 'R-GSM'))
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1710.2e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1784.8e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1710e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1785e6, 'DCS1800'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1850.2e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1909.8e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1850e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_uplink(1910e6, 'PCS1900'))
 
-
     def test_003_is_valid_downlink(self):
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(460.6e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(467.4e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(460.4e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(467.6e6, 'GSM450'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(489e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(495.8e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(488.8e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(496e6, 'GSM480'))
-                
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(869.2e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(893.8e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(869e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(894e6, 'GSM850'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(935.2e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(959.8e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(935e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(960e6, 'P-GSM'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(925.2e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(934.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(935.0e6, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(959.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(925e6, 'E-GSM'))
-        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(935e6, 'E-GSM'))
-        
+        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(960e6, 'E-GSM'))
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(921.2e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(934.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(935.0e6, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(959.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(921e6, 'R-GSM'))
-        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(935e6, 'R-GSM'))
-        
+        self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(960e6, 'R-GSM'))
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1805.2e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1879.8e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1805e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1880e6, 'DCS1800'))
-        
+
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1930.2e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertTrue(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1989.8e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1930e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertFalse(arfcn.is_valid_downlink(1990e6, 'PCS1900'))
-        
+
     def test_004_arfcn2uplink(self):
         self.assertEqual(450.6e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(259, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertEqual(457.4e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(293, 'GSM450'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(479e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(306, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertEqual(485.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(340, 'GSM480'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(824.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(128, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertEqual(848.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(251, 'GSM850'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(890.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(1, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(914.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(124, 'P-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(890.0e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(0, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(914.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(124, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(880.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(975, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(889.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(1023, 'E-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(890.0e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(0, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(914.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(124, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(876.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(955, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(889.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(1023, 'R-GSM'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(1710.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(512, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertEqual(1784.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(885, 'DCS1800'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(1850.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(512, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertEqual(1909.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2uplink(810, 'PCS1900'))
-        
+
     def test_005_arfcn2downlink(self):
         self.assertEqual(460.6e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(259, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertEqual(467.4e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(293, 'GSM450'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(489e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(306, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertEqual(495.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(340, 'GSM480'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(869.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(128, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertEqual(893.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(251, 'GSM850'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(935.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(1, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(959.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(124, 'P-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(935.0e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(0, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(959.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(124, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(925.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(975, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(934.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(1023, 'E-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(935.0e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(0, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(959.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(124, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(921.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(955, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(934.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(1023, 'R-GSM'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(1805.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(512, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertEqual(1879.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(885, 'DCS1800'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(1930.2e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(512, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertEqual(1989.8e6, arfcn.arfcn2downlink(810, 'PCS1900'))
-        
+
     def test_006_uplink2arfcn(self):
         self.assertEqual(259, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(450.6e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertEqual(293, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(457.4e6, 'GSM450'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(306, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(479e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertEqual(340, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(485.8e6, 'GSM480'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(128, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(824.2e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertEqual(251, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(848.8e6, 'GSM850'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(1, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(890.2e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(124, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(914.8e6, 'P-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(890.0e6, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(124, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(914.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(975, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(880.2e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(1023, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(889.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(890.0e6, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(124, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(914.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(955, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(876.2e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(1023, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(889.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(512, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(1710.2e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertEqual(885, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(1784.8e6, 'DCS1800'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(512, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(1850.2e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertEqual(810, arfcn.uplink2arfcn(1909.8e6, 'PCS1900'))
-        
+
     def test_007_downlink2arfcn(self):
         self.assertEqual(259, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(460.6e6, 'GSM450'))
         self.assertEqual(293, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(467.4e6, 'GSM450'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(306, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(489e6, 'GSM480'))
         self.assertEqual(340, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(495.8e6, 'GSM480'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(128, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(869.2e6, 'GSM850'))
         self.assertEqual(251, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(893.8e6, 'GSM850'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(1, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(935.2e6, 'P-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(124, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(959.8e6, 'P-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(935.0e6, 'E-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(124, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(959.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(975, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(925.2e6, 'E-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(1023, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(934.8e6, 'E-GSM'))
-        
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(935.0e6, 'R-GSM'))
+        self.assertEqual(124, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(959.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(955, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(921.2e6, 'R-GSM'))
         self.assertEqual(1023, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(934.8e6, 'R-GSM'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(512, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(1805.2e6, 'DCS1800'))
         self.assertEqual(885, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(1879.8e6, 'DCS1800'))
-        
+
         self.assertEqual(512, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(1930.2e6, 'PCS1900'))
         self.assertEqual(810, arfcn.downlink2arfcn(1989.8e6, 'PCS1900'))
-        
-    def test_008_firstarfcn(self):
-        self.assertEqual(259, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('GSM450'))
-        self.assertEqual(306, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('GSM480'))
-        self.assertEqual(128, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('GSM850'))
-        self.assertEqual(1, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('P-GSM'))
-        self.assertEqual(975, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('E-GSM'))
-        self.assertEqual(955, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('R-GSM'))
-        self.assertEqual(512, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('DCS1800'))
-        self.assertEqual(512, arfcn.get_first_arfcn('PCS1900'))
 
-    def test_009_firstarfcn(self):
-        self.assertEqual(293, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('GSM450'))
-        self.assertEqual(340, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('GSM480'))
-        self.assertEqual(251, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('GSM850'))
-        self.assertEqual(124, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('P-GSM'))
-        self.assertEqual(1023, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('E-GSM'))
-        self.assertEqual(1023, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('R-GSM'))
-        self.assertEqual(885, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('DCS1800'))
-        self.assertEqual(810, arfcn.get_last_arfcn('PCS1900'))        
-        
+    def test_008_get_arfcn_ranges(self):
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('GSM450')))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('GSM480')))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('GSM850')))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('P-GSM')))
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('E-GSM')))
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('R-GSM')))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('DCS1800')))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(arfcn.get_arfcn_ranges('PCS1900')))
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     gr_unittest.run(qa_arfcn, "qa_arfcn.xml")
-