Comments filed on a Sprint Nextel petition asking the FCC...
Comments filed on a Sprint Nextel petition asking the FCC to allow channels larger than 25 kHz in the enhanced specialized mobile radio (ESMR) portion of the 800 MHz band “demonstrate overwhelming support” for the proposal, SouthernLINC Wireless said in…
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reply comments filed at the commission. “As the record shows, the Commission’s proposal will promote the availability of new, competitive advanced wireless services for consumers and encourage investment and innovation by enabling the efficient use of limited spectrum resources for the deployment of next-generation wideband technologies,” SouthernLINC said (http://xrl.us/bm4x2e). “At the same time, the Commission’s proposal ensures continued interference protection for public safety licensees. The Commission should therefore act as expeditiously as possible to formally adopt its proposal allowing wideband operations in the 800 MHz ESMR band.” Sprint said in its reply that no commenter questioned the “substantial competitive and consumer benefits” of allowing larger channel sizes. “These benefits provide a strong public interest basis for the Commission to provide ESMR licensees the greater technical flexibility proposed in the Notice,” Sprint said (http://xrl.us/bm4yiz). “The existing channel spacing and bandwidth limitations set forth in the Commission’s ESMR rules are outdated obstacles to investment and new technologies."