diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h
index c468371..7cd0578 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@
 int gsm_7bit_decode(char *decoded, const u_int8_t *user_data, u_int8_t length);
 int gsm_7bit_encode(u_int8_t *result, const char *data);
 
+int ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(enum gsm_band band, unsigned int dbm);
+int ms_pwr_dbm(enum gsm_band band, u_int8_t lvl);
 #endif
diff --git a/openbsc/src/abis_rsl.c b/openbsc/src/abis_rsl.c
index f5a0f6d..9080a6b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/abis_rsl.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/abis_rsl.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_utils.h>
 #include <openbsc/abis_rsl.h>
 #include <openbsc/chan_alloc.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_rll.h>
@@ -431,78 +432,6 @@
 	return abis_rsl_sendmsg(msg);
 }
 
-/* determine power control level for given dBm value, as indicated
- * by the tables in chapter 4.1.1 of GSM TS 05.05 */
-static int ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(struct gsm_bts *bts, unsigned int dbm)
-{
-	switch (bts->band) {
-	case GSM_BAND_400:
-	case GSM_BAND_900:
-	case GSM_BAND_850:
-		if (dbm >= 39)
-			return 0;
-		else if (dbm < 5)
-			return 19;
-		else
-			return 2 + ((39 - dbm) / 2);
-		break;
-	case GSM_BAND_1800:
-		if (dbm >= 36)
-			return 29;
-		else if (dbm >= 34)	
-			return 30;
-		else if (dbm >= 32)
-			return 31;
-		else
-			return (30 - dbm) / 2;
-		break;
-	case GSM_BAND_1900:
-		if (dbm >= 33)
-			return 30;
-		else if (dbm >= 32)
-			return 31;
-		else
-			return (30 - dbm) / 2;
-		break;
-	}
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
-static int ms_pwr_dbm(enum gsm_band band, u_int8_t lvl)
-{
-	lvl &= 0x1f;
-
-	switch (band) {
-	case GSM_BAND_400:
-	case GSM_BAND_900:
-	case GSM_BAND_850:
-		if (lvl < 2)
-			return 39;
-		else if (lvl < 20)
-			return 39 - ((lvl - 2) * 2) ;
-		else
-			return 5;
-		break;
-	case GSM_BAND_1800:
-		if (lvl < 16)
-			return 30 - (lvl * 2);
-		else if (lvl < 29)
-			return 0;
-		else
-			return 36 - ((lvl - 29) * 2);
-		break;
-	case GSM_BAND_1900:
-		if (lvl < 16)
-			return 30 - (lvl * 2);
-		else if (lvl < 30)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		else
-			return 33 - (lvl - 30);
-		break;
-	}
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
 int rsl_chan_ms_power_ctrl(struct gsm_lchan *lchan, unsigned int fpc, int dbm)
 {
 	struct abis_rsl_dchan_hdr *dh;
@@ -510,7 +439,7 @@
 	u_int8_t chan_nr = lchan2chan_nr(lchan);
 	int ctl_lvl;
 
-	ctl_lvl = ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(lchan->ts->trx->bts, dbm);
+	ctl_lvl = ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(lchan->ts->trx->bts->band, dbm);
 	if (ctl_lvl < 0)
 		return ctl_lvl;
 
@@ -1130,7 +1059,7 @@
 	arfcn = lchan->ts->trx->arfcn;
 	subch = lchan->nr;
 	
-	lchan->ms_power = ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(bts, 20 /* dBm == 100mW */);
+	lchan->ms_power = ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(bts->band, 20 /* dBm == 100mW */);
 	lchan->bs_power = 0x0f; /* 30dB reduction */
 	lchan->rsl_cmode = RSL_CMOD_SPD_SIGN;
 	rsl_chan_activate_lchan(lchan, 0x00, rqd_ta);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc_hack.c b/openbsc/src/bsc_hack.c
index 02ec1ab..0f0f4c8 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc_hack.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc_hack.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/db.h>
 #include <openbsc/timer.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_utils.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
 #include <openbsc/select.h>
 #include <openbsc/abis_rsl.h>
@@ -982,7 +983,7 @@
 
 	/* patch MS max power for CCH */
 	type_4->cell_sel_par.ms_txpwr_max_ccch =
-				ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(bts, 20 /* dBm == 100mW */);
+			ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(bts->band, 20 /* dBm == 100mW */);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_utils.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_utils.c
index 0c25b28..185918e 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_utils.c
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_utils.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 /* GSM 03.38 6.2.1 Charachter packing */
 int gsm_7bit_decode(char *text, const u_int8_t *user_data, u_int8_t length)
@@ -71,3 +73,77 @@
 
 	return out_length;
 }
+
+/* determine power control level for given dBm value, as indicated
+ * by the tables in chapter 4.1.1 of GSM TS 05.05 */
+int ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(enum gsm_band band, unsigned int dbm)
+{
+	switch (band) {
+	case GSM_BAND_400:
+	case GSM_BAND_900:
+	case GSM_BAND_850:
+		if (dbm >= 39)
+			return 0;
+		else if (dbm < 5)
+			return 19;
+		else
+			return 2 + ((39 - dbm) / 2);
+		break;
+	case GSM_BAND_1800:
+		if (dbm >= 36)
+			return 29;
+		else if (dbm >= 34)	
+			return 30;
+		else if (dbm >= 32)
+			return 31;
+		else
+			return (30 - dbm) / 2;
+		break;
+	case GSM_BAND_1900:
+		if (dbm >= 33)
+			return 30;
+		else if (dbm >= 32)
+			return 31;
+		else
+			return (30 - dbm) / 2;
+		break;
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int ms_pwr_dbm(enum gsm_band band, u_int8_t lvl)
+{
+	lvl &= 0x1f;
+
+	switch (band) {
+	case GSM_BAND_400:
+	case GSM_BAND_900:
+	case GSM_BAND_850:
+		if (lvl < 2)
+			return 39;
+		else if (lvl < 20)
+			return 39 - ((lvl - 2) * 2) ;
+		else
+			return 5;
+		break;
+	case GSM_BAND_1800:
+		if (lvl < 16)
+			return 30 - (lvl * 2);
+		else if (lvl < 29)
+			return 0;
+		else
+			return 36 - ((lvl - 29) * 2);
+		break;
+	case GSM_BAND_1900:
+		if (lvl < 16)
+			return 30 - (lvl * 2);
+		else if (lvl < 30)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		else
+			return 33 - (lvl - 30);
+		break;
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+