Rebanding...in the newsSprint Nextel's rebanding price tag continues to increaseMar 2, 2009 4:05 PM, By Donny Jackson Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel spent $1.8 billion on spectrum reconfiguration related to 800 MHz rebanding through 2008 and projects it will spend $3.2 billion to $3.6 billion by the time the massive effort is complete, the company said in an annual regulatory filing released last week.... Interoperability, change orders slow rebanding effortsFeb 26, 2009 3:09 PM, By Donny Jackson Officials for two 800 MHz public-safety licensees in Florida expressed frustration with slowdowns in their respective rebanding efforts caused by interoperability agreements and a lengthy change-order process during a panel at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Winter Summit in Orlando last week... Sprint Nextel reports $1.6 billion loss in fourth quarterFeb 20, 2009 12:03 PM, By Donny Jackson Commercial wireless carrier Sprint Nextel this week reported a $1.6 billion loss during the fourth quarter of 2008, when the company also lost 1.3 million subscribers, most of which had been customers of the company’s services offered over its iDEN network.... ...from our magazineTough times for Moto, SprintJan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Donny Jackson Two of the biggest names in the U.S. wireless industry — Motorola and Sprint Nextel — last month saw their credit ratings downgraded to “junk” status by separate agencies... Alice in rebanding landJan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Robert H. Schwaninger Jr. Lewis Carroll could not have written the scenario playing out in the depths of the rabbit hole that is rebanding. With public safety playing Alice, the characters that have come to the tea party are as weird and wonderful as any that a fantasy writer could imagine.... ...commentaryShine a bright lightMar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Alan Tilles The global financial crisis affects everyone. In the land mobile world, the question is whether there is (or will be) any impact on 800 MHz rebanding.... No excuse for lack of 800 MHz agreement with MexicoFeb 17, 2009 4:23 PM, By Glenn Bischoff I have a son who today is in his mid-twenties, a productive member of society who never has been in any significant trouble. That’s not to say he wasn’t a typical teenager, which landed him occasionally in a heap of trouble with me....
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