TA quarterly report notes mediation progressBy: By Donny Jackson A surprisingly large number of 800 MHz Wave 1 licensees operating in Channels 1-120 (Stage 1) had to turn to mediation to reach a rebanding agreement with Sprint Nextel but only 20 of these cases remain in limbo... Fractal Antenna awarded patentBedford, Mass.-based Fractal Antenna Systems announced it has been awarded a U.S. patent for its proprietary technology... TA releases new rebanding handbookBy: By Donny Jackson The 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA) this week released an updated version of its reconfiguration handbook that includes many updated policies that have been released separately during the past few months.... UCAN gets TA approval of planning fundingBy: By Donny Jackson Sprint Nextel today announced that the Transition Administrator has approved the company’s planning funding agreement with the Utah Communications Agency Network (UCAN), one of the largest and more complex systems to be part of 800 MHz rebanding... APCO: Plain-language communications are bestBy: By Donny Jackson Public-safety personnel should use plain-speech communications instead of the traditional 10-code languages currently used by most first-responder organizations, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) declared in a position statement released today... Bush signs 700 MHz transition package into lawBy: By Donny Jackson As expected, President George W. Bush yesterday signed budget-reconciliation legislation that includes a firm date for TV broadcasters to clear 700 MHz spectrum and $1.2 billion in funding earmarked for public-safety communications... FCC sets date for wireless auction, proposes rule changeBy: By Donny Jackson Commercial wireless operators will have an opportunity in June to bid on 90 MHz of spectrum that is expected to be used for 3G services, but many large carriers likely will have to pay more for making the same bids as in previous auctions... Bush: Unauctioned spectrum licenses should be subject to user feesBy: By Donny Jackson President George W. Bush’s 2007 budget proposal released yesterday includes authorizing the FCC to collect user fees on licensed spectrum not obtained via an auction... Budget proposal calls for no COPS moneyBy: By Donny Jackson President George W. Bush’s 2007 budget proposal calls for the elimination of a longtime public-safety grant... McDowell nominated to FCCAs expected, President George W. Bush today nominated former CLEC attorney Robert McDowell to the open Republican slot on the Federal Communications Commission... xMAX passes FCC compliance testBy: By Donny Jackson An FCC-compliant laboratory has determined that xG Technology’s long-range xMAX system demonstrated in November meets the FCC’s Part 15 requirements, the Florida-based start-up announced yesterday... TA changes planning-funding process for 800 MHz rebandingBy: By Donny Jackson ORLANDO--A top Transition Administrator (TA) official unveiled a new procedure designed to accelerate the process associated with rebanding licensees’ requests for planning funding hours after the FCC granted the TA additional authority in the rebanding process... FCC denies Sprint Nextel request for rebanding delayBy: By Donny Jackson The FCC yesterday released a letter denying Sprint Nextel’s request for an eight-month delay in the three-year schedule to complete reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band... House finalizes firm 700 MHz transition dateBy: By Donny Jackson Commercial and public-safety wireless operators will be able to use valuable 700 MHz spectrum in February 2009 after the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday narrowly approved for a budget reconciliation package that included a mandate for TV broadcasters to clear the frequencies.... Public safety should accept VoIP, speakers sayBy: By Donny Jackson ORLANDO--Instead of trying to resist voice over IP, public-safety answering point officials should prepare for an IP-based world and try to leverage technological innovations to their benefit, speakers at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Winter Summit said yesterday... |
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