Transition Administrator

WASHINGTON–Don’t blame the public-safety community if the 800 MHz reconfiguration process is not going smoothly, said Wanda McCarley, president of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials. McCarley’s assertion follows a …

WASHINGTON-EF Johnson Inc. protested Motorola Inc.’s proposal to allow 800 MHz licensees to replace their radios before they complete rebanding negotiations with Sprint Nextel Corp. and the 800 MHz Transition …

WASHINGTON—EF Johnson Inc. objected strongly Thursday to a plan by Motorola Inc. to change the reconfiguration plan for the 800 MHz band and allow radios to be replaced before licensees …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator encouraged public-safety spectrum licensees in middle America to begin thinking about the reconfiguration process and begin preparing their requests for planning funding even though their …

WASHINGTON—The 800 MHz Transition Administrator encouraged public-safety spectrum licensees in middle America to begin thinking about the reconfiguration process and begin preparing their requests for planning funding even though their …

WASHINGTON—The 800 MHz Transition Administrator is extending the deadline to Aug. 14 for licensees in the border regions to file requests for planning funding. The original deadline was last Saturday. …

WASHINGTON—The 800 MHz Transition Administrator said late Wednesday it was extending the deadline to Aug. 14 for licensees in the border regions to file requests for planning funding. The original …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released details and a new electronic worksheet about its Planning Funding Fast Track Option, announced last month. Public-safety agencies’ requests must meet specific criteria to …

WASHINGTON—The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released details and a new electronic worksheet about its Planning Funding Fast Track Option, which it announced last month. Public-safety agencies’ requests must meet specific …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator warned that vendors supplying equipment for companies moving off the 800 MHz band need to proactively prepare for their clients’ needs as the reconfiguration process …

WASHINGTON-Public-safety agencies with a request for 800 MHz retuning planning funding that equals less than $55 per subscriber can take advantage of a new fast-track process announced last week by …

WASHINGTON-The team designated to manage the 800 MHz band reconfiguration necessary to solve public-safety interference reported that it has billed nearly $30 million since it was chosen in the fall …

WASHINGTON—The team designated by the Federal Communications Commission to manage the reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band necessary to solve public-safety interference reported that it has billed nearly $30 million …

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A handful of public-safety organizations, led by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the government agency to deny Sprint Nextel Corp.’s …

WASHINGTON-A handful of public-safety organizations, led by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the government agency to deny Sprint Nextel Corp.’s …

WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay the retuning process for the 800 MHz band, claiming that the slow start reported by the 800 MHz Transition Administrator …

By Heather Forsgren Weaver WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday to delay the retuning process for the 800 MHz band, claiming that the slow start reported …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz rebanding process may not be going as quickly as first hoped. The 800 MHz Transition Administrator recently told the Federal Communications Commission that there will be a …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released information Wednesday on how Sprint Nextel Corp. should reimburse labor and other costs as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to solve public-safety …

WASHINGTON-Mandatory negotiations between Sprint Nextel Corp. and the 800 MHz licensees it must pay to move as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s rebanding process began last week for Wave …

WASHINGTON-Mandatory negotiations between Sprint Nextel Corp. and 800 MHz licensees it must pay to move as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s rebanding process began Tuesday for Wave 1 licensees …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz band Transition Administrator began accepting elections for the expansion and guard bands, and advised public-safety groups on how they might stay in the expansion band. The transition …

WASHINGTON-Nearly a year after the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the reconfiguration will begin June 27, said the FCC’s …

WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator late last week gave non-Nextel economic area licensees until May 13 to decide whether they want to move as part of the 800 MHz rebanding …