Sprint Nextel petitioned the FCC for a waiver of the...
Sprint Nextel petitioned the FCC for a waiver of the legacy 25 kHz bandwidth limitation for 11 economic areas where it has 800 MHz Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (ESMR) spectrum. “The requested waiver would permit Sprint Nextel to provide more…
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advanced broadband data and voice services to more customers than it currently is capable of providing on its 2G 800 MHz iDEN Network,” Sprint said (http://xrl.us/bm3742). “Accordingly, such relief is consistent with the public interest and the Commission’s goal of promoting widespread competitive wireless broadband services to all Americans.” The commission recently sought comment on a rulemaking notice on rules for the ESMR band, allowing for more general deployment of larger channels in the spectrum (CD April 17 p3). The waivers cover cities including Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and the Kansas City metropolitan area.