Rebanding NewsSprint Nextel's rebanding price tag continues to increaseBy 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 effortsBy 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 quarterBy 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.... BearingPoint files bankruptcyBy Donny Jackson BearingPoint, the consulting company that is leading the Transition Administrator’s (TA) project management of the 800 MHz rebanding efforts, yesterday announced its U.S. operation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring deal with its senior secured lenders.... 800 MHz rebanding runs for the borderBy Donny Jackson ORLANDO--More than four years after the initial 800 MHz rebanding schedule was unveiled to public-safety agencies, an international agreement that would allow public-safety agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border likely is at least four months away... Panel: Bad economy not expected to slow 800 MHz rebandingBy Donny Jackson ORLANDO—Key players in 800 MHz rebanding may face uncertain futures amid the economic downturn, but even worst-case scenarios should not jeopardize the reconfiguration process in the band, representatives of the 800 MHz Transition Administrator said yesterday... Sprint Nextel provides 800 MHz rebanding updateBy Donny Jackson About one-third of all 800 MHz public-safety licensees are operating on new frequencies after completing rebanding work, but one out of five NPSPAC licensees still remain without a rebanding agreement with Sprint Nextel... FCC unveils application process for 800 MHz interleaved channelsBy Donny Jackson Frequency coordinators can begin reserving a place in line as early as next week for public-safety entities planning to file applications for 800 MHz interleaved channels cleared by Sprint Nextel... Sprint Nextel: 265 NPSPAC licensees have finished 800 MHz retunesBy Donny Jackson Almost 30% of the non-border NPSPAC licensees have completed reconfiguring their 800 MHz networks as part of the massive rebanding effort... Martin places Sprint Nextel interleaved item on October agendaBy Donny Jackson Public-safety agencies nationwide will gain access to new spectrum in the 800 MHz band in 18 months, under proposed rules that the FCC will consider during its next open meeting scheduled for Oct. 15.... FCC looks for public safety to push rebanding to completionBy Donny Jackson Already more than one month beyond the scheduled completion date for 800 MHz rebanding, public-safety licensees operating in the band are expected to drive the monumental engineering project to substantial completion during the next year... D Block reauction may be pushed into 2009By Donny Jackson An additional layer of comments regarding rulemaking for the 700 MHz D Block will make it difficult for the FCC to auction the spectrum this year as proposed... Public safety responds to Sprint Nextel waiver requestBy Donny Jackson Three key public-safety organizations today filed a joint letter with the FCC indicating that they would agree with a portion of Sprint Nextel’s proposal to vacate its interleaved channels in the 800 MHz band in stages.... Sprint Nextel gets one rebanding waiver, seeks anotherBy Donny Jackson Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel this week received notice from the FCC that it has received an expected waiver from completing rebanding as originally scheduled next week and asked the agency to provide it relief from a deadline regarding other 800 MHz frequencies that a federal court recently upheld.... FCC approves rebanding waiversBy Donny Jackson As expected, the FCC yesterday granted more than 500 waivers to NPSPAC licensees seeking relief from the commission’s original June 26 deadline for the completion of 800 MHz rebanding.... |
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