Rebanding gains traction, but much still to do 

By: By Sandy Edwards

Considerable progress has been achieved over the last month or so regarding reconfiguration. This progress has included new guidance for planning-funding...

Transition Administrator takes charge 

By: BY DONNY JACKSON

Armed with additional authority from the FCC, the 800 MHz Transition Administrator in February took several measures to clear bottlenecks in the processes...

FCC refuses Sprint Nextel request for extra time 

By: Donny Jackson

The FCC last month denied Sprint Nextel's request for an eight-month delay in the 36-month schedule to reconfigure the 800 MHz band but acknowledged that...

Motorola releases software for 800 MHz rebanding 

By: Donny Jackson

Motorola announced that it has completed the development of subscriber-unit software designed to ease 800 MHz users' transition to new spectrum via rebanding....

Rebanding problems out in the open 

By: BY DONNY JACKSON

Anxiety about the 800 MHz rebanding process continued to escalate throughout January, when increased public evidence emerged that many licensee/Sprint...

FAST+FURIOUS 

By: BY DONNY JACKSON

Nov. 14, 2005 TA releases quarterly report stating that rebanding is behind schedule. Dec. 1, 2005 Sprint Nextel asks FCC to extend the timetable for...

Motorola software to be replaced 

By: BY DONNY JACKSON

For most 800 MHz licensees, the massive rebanding project effectively involves packing their existing systems and moving them to a new frequency. As with...

First deadline looms for rebanding 

By: BY DONNY JACKSON

It may have occurred during the holiday season, but few involved with reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band were celebrating their progress as the first...

Rebanding process slower than hoped 

By: By Donny Jackson

Transition Administrator tries to accelerate process while Sprint Nextel seeks extension...

Planning is the key to reconfiguration 

By: By Sandy Edwards, Sprint Nextel

Reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band is moving forward and making good progress...

Nextel will come through bank on it 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

Finally, the long-awaited reconfiguration of the 800 MHz airwaves has begun...

Following directions key to rebanding 

By: BY SANDY EDWARDS, NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS

Public safety and communications go hand-in-hand because fast and clear communication is key to preventing and addressing emergencies...

TA challenged to find 800 MHz licensees 

By: By Donny Jackson

Payment questions persist as Transition Authority tries to clarify process...

Be proactive toward rebanding 

By: By Alan Tilles

The start of the 800 MHz rebanding process ushered in an era of unprecedented activity in the public-safety community...

FCC: Negotiations on 800 MHz border pacts progressing 

By: By Donny Jackson

U.S. officials have begun 800 MHz spectrum-coordination discussions with representatives from Canada and Mexico...

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