The FCC released rulemaking notice seeking comment on a Sprint...
The FCC released rulemaking notice seeking comment on a Sprint Nextel petition, which asked the agency to clarify its rules permit larger than 25 kHz bandwidth operations in the enhanced specialized mobile radio (ESMR) portion of the 800 MHz band.…
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Sprint, the dominant player in the space, filed the petition in June (http://xrl.us/bky38d). “Subject to certain protections to safeguard 800 MHz public safety licensees, elimination of the legacy channel spacing and bandwidth limitation should provide greater flexibility to ... 800 MHz SMR licensees to deploy competitive wireless services over contiguous channels,” the rulemaking notice said (http://xrl.us/bmxkzk). “The record suggests that eliminating these limitations may serve the public interest by allowing licensees to deploy more advanced wireless technologies, to consumers’ benefit, while continuing to ensure such operations do not increase interference to 800 MHz public safety licensees through the conditions proposed below.” Sprint is “pleased that the FCC has moved forward in modernizing its rules to provide greater flexibility in spectrum usage in the 800 MHz ESMR band,” said Larry Krevor, vice president for government affairs. “Sprint believes this step will allow license holders to use spectrum more efficiently and improve service to customers while continuing to protect 800 MHz public safety communications systems from interference."