FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking...
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on a Sprint Nextel petition asking the FCC to clarify that its rules permit larger than 25 kHz bandwidth operations in the enhanced specialized mobile radio (ESMR) portion…
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of the 800 MHz band, FCC officials told us. Sprint filed the petition in June (http://xrl.us/bky38d). The carrier said it owns 14 MHz of 800 MHz spectrum, including ESMR spectrum, across much of the U.S. and noted that the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 directed the FCC to establish “parity among commercial licensees in the 800 MHz, cellular and PCS spectrum allocations.” Eliminating the 25 kHz bandwidth limitation provides licensees “with the same flexibility and technological neutrality enjoyed by other CMRS licensees, consistent with Congress’ OBRA 93 regulatory parity directive,” Sprint said. Sprint representatives met with various FCC officials this week to discuss the order, according to ex parte filings (http://xrl.us/bmtvdd). Sprint said it “addressed Sprint Nextel and public safety’s substantial progress in the 800 MHz band reconfiguration initiative as well as the technical measures Sprint Nextel is taking to ensure no harmful interference from its proposed CDMA operations in the 800 MHz band.” AT&T had recommended that the FCC seek comment on the petition through an NPRM (http://xrl.us/bmtvgv).