Spectrum Spotlight
The
FCC released a Public Notice on January 17, 2008 listing procedures and giving
guidance to 800 MHz, non-border, licensees who need to request a waiver of the
June 26, 2008 deadline for completion of 800 MHz rebanding.
Key
decisions are as follows:
- Licensees requesting a waiver
must be able to demonstrate:
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They have worked diligently and in good faith to complete rebanding
expeditiously
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The additional time requested is no more than is reasonably
necessary to complete the rebanding process.
- The FCC recommends the
following factors be addressed in the request:
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System size and complexity.
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Interoperability.
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Steps already taken towards completion
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A proposed timetable which includes steps necessary for completion,
along with the dates these steps will be completed
- The 800 MHz Transition Administrator
(TA) has developed a template Request for Waiver, which the FCC recommends
be used by licensees to prepare their requests. This is available at the TA’s web site. www.800TA.org
- Deadlines to file requests have
been set according to waves:
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Waves 1 and 2 must file by March 17, 2008.
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Waves 3 and non-border Wave 4 must file by April 15, 2008.
- Licensees in the following
situations may need to file a request for waiver:
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FRA (Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement with Sprint Nextel)
negotiations are not complete.
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New channels will not be cleared by Sprint Nextel before June 26,
2008.
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Implementation will not be able to be completed by June 26, 2008.
For the complete notice
see:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-23A1.pdf
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