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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Start Planning for 800MHz Retuning

Reconfiguration of the 800MHz band officially got underway last week when Nextel Communications formally accepted the Federal Communications Commission's order to pay for retuning to eliminate interference in public safety communications. Nextel will pay all the costs of rebanding, which will affect an estimated 40,000 public safety organizations that operate 800MHz wireless communications, including many fire departments. The FCC’s Transition Administrator will coordinate and manage the rebanding and payments to reimburse organizations for their costs. Rebanding is set to begin June 27, 2005. The telecommunications law firm, Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, PA, which ...

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