Thursday, October 16, 2008

Oct 16, 2008 12:27 PM, By Donny Jackson

Plans for the FCC to address the fate of Sprint Nextel's 800 MHz interleaved channels have been delayed, as all action items slated for yesterday's meeting agenda were scrapped. However, the commission expects to act on the matter soon and hopes to approve rules governing public safety's application process to secure the newly available spectrum during the next month, an FCC spokesman said.

Under the FCC proposal, Sprint Nextel would have to vacate all of its interleaved channels in the 800 MHz band by March 31, 2010, although the carrier would clear the spectrum earlier as rebanding progress thresholds are met in given geographic regions, FCC spokesman Rob Kenny has said. ...

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