A group of 800 MHz Public Safety border area licensees...
A group of 800 MHz Public Safety border area licensees disagreed with earlier Sprint Nextel comments on a further notice of proposed rulemaking proposing an 800 MHz band reconfiguration band plan and negotiation timetable for U.S.-Mexico border areas. “In their…
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Comments, Sprint Nextel requests that the Commission change the presumption that public safety licensees in the Expansion Band will be relocated (unless the entity makes an affirmative decision to stay),” the licensees said (http://xrl.us/bnuouv). “Since each of these licensees may make a choice, it is unclear what is accomplished by this change. However, the Public Safety Licensees believe that such a change will result in a significantly more difficult rebanding situation in those geographic areas. Specifically, if the Transition Administrator assumes that such licensees are not moving, it will not make accommodations in frequency assignments for such moves. Then, if a public safety licensee elects to move, the entire frequency plan for the region will have to be reviewed, as the domino effect of one licensee’s move has repercussions for many other licensees.” Sprint said the FCC should adopt the proposed plan for 800 MHz reconfiguration along the Mexican border. “Timely completion of 800 MHz band reconfiguration must continue to be a priority for the public safety community,” Sprint said (http://xrl.us/bnuovo). “Completion of 800 MHz band reconfiguration is necessary to both reduce and eliminate the risk of harmful interference in the 800 MHz band and provide an opportunity to offer more advanced wireless services to the public."