Arizona Public Service Co. Gets Less Than Half of What It Sought To Pay for 800 MHz Rebanding
The FCC Public Safety Bureau decided that Arizona Public Service Co. is entitled to less than half of the reimbursement APSC sought from Sprint as part of the 800 MHz rebanding. After running through a complicated analysis of arguments presented…
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by APSC and Sprint and findings of the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA) mediator, the bureau approved $1.19 million in reimbursements for APSC. “We generally concur with the TA Mediator and find that, in most respects, APSC has failed to meet its burden of proof to demonstrate that its estimate of the cost to reband its 800 MHz communications system meets the Commission’s well-established Minimum Necessary Cost Standard,” the bureau said in an order released Tuesday. Among the findings, the bureau said APSC operates a Motorola system, but chose Motorola competitor Harris to reband its system. “We note that APSC is free to use Harris or whichever other vendor it wishes and can use any rebanding methodology it desires,” the bureau said. “However, the Minimum Necessary Cost Standard still applies.”