800 MHz Rebanding

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800 MHz Rebanding

• Mexican Border
• Mexican border band plan remains unresolved
• Negotiations extended until April 1, 2009
• Freeze extended until May 13, 2009
• FCC began accepting applications for first 20
  Nextel Vacated Spectrum on January 28, 2009

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800 MHz Rebanding

• 800 MHz Plan Modification for Regions in
  Non-Border Areas (Waves 1-3)
• FCC established 2 plan amendment procedures
• 1) Amendments that are Rebanding Related Only
  (Shifting frequencies down 15 MHz)
• No adjacent Region concurrence required
• Amendments must be filed by April 13, 2009
• Expedited FCC review - will not be put on Public
  Notice
• 2) Additional amendments to the Plan (Changing
  frequency allocations/allotments, technical
  parameters, application filing procedures)
• Adjacent Region concurrence IS required
• Must notify FCC by April 13 File amendment by
  June 10
• Normal FCC review process
• Amendments must include a cover letter signed by
  the RPC chair and referencing the original docket
  

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DTV Transition Extended

• On February 4th, Congress passed a bill to extend
  the DTV transition deadline from February 17 to
  June 12
• Not yet signed by President (as of 2/9/2009)
• Many stations have already moved
• For 66 TV/DTV transmitters in continental US
  affecting PS spectrum, as of 2/6/2009
• 6 stations are already silent
• At least 1 other station is operating at reduced
  ERP
• 6 more stations filed applications to go silent
  on 2/17/2009
• These stations must confirm status by midnight on
  2/9/2009
• PS must protect co- and adjacent channel
  full-power TV DTV stations that continue to
  operate after Feb 17th until June 12th, or
  earlier termination

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700 MHz

• 13 Plans are Approved
• Three 700 MHz Regional Plans approved since
  November
• Region 1 (Alabama)
• Region 7 (Colorado)
• Region 51 (Texas-Houston)
• 17 Plans Pending Six filed since November
• Region 54 (Chicago area)
• Region 33 (Ohio)
• Region 6 (Northern California)
• Region 10 (Georgia)
• Region 13 (Illinois)
• Region 28 (E.PA/S.NJ)

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700 MHz RPC Status
Active Regions