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For Immediate Release
800 MHz Transition Administrator
c/o BearingPoint
1676 International Drive
McLean, VA 22102 |
Contact: Brett Haan
Phone: (888) 800-8220
E-mail: Brett.Haan@800TA.org |
800 MHz Transition Administrator Announces Start Date of 800 MHz Wave 1 Reconfiguration
Wave 1 of the Regional Prioritization Plan set to begin on June 27, 2005 for non-NPSPAC Licensees
June 13, 2005, Washington, D.C. - The 800 MHz Transition Administrator (“TA”) today announced that
Wave 1, Stage 1 reconfiguration will start on June 27, 2005 as previously scheduled in the Regional
Prioritization Plan (“RPP”). “Wave 1” licensees are in National Public Safety Planning Advisory
Committee (“NPSPAC”) regions covering areas including much of the Northeastern United States,
Northern California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Colorado and regions around the greater Chicago area. 800
MHz licensees in the 806-809 MHz/851-854 MHz band, also known as “Channels 1-120”, are considered
Stage 1 or non-NPSPAC licensees. The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a related
Public Notice on May 27, 2005 (http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-1546A1.pdf).
As required by the FCC, the TA developed a RPP that lists the order in which the 55 800 MHz NPSPAC
regions will start the process of reconfiguration. The RPP defines four "Waves" or groupings of NPSPAC
regions to be reconfigured. Within each NPSPAC region, Channels 1-120 (“Stage 1”) frequencies must
relocate prior to NPSPAC frequencies. To learn more about the RPP, the reconfiguration Waves, or to
identify the assigned “Wave” for a given license or call sign please visit the TA’s website at
www.800TA.org.
800 MHz licensees should be aware of the following:
- On May 3, 2005, the TA sent all Wave 1 licensees a reconfiguration information package. This
package was mailed to the address on file with the FCC. If you are a Wave 1 licensee and have not
received this mailing, please contact the TA at comments@800TA.org or (888) 800-8220. The TA’s
reconfiguration guidance is available at www.800TA.org.
- A separate package will be mailed to Wave 1, Stage 1 licensees, containing the TA’s frequency
proposals for licensees’ affected call signs. Completed Frequency Proposal Reports (FPR) will be
mailed to the address on file with the FCC prior to June 27, 2005.
- Licensees receiving FPRs will be contacted by Nextel to begin reconfiguration negotiations. If you
are a Wave 1, Stage 1 licensee and do not hear from Nextel, you should contact Nextel at
800MHz@Nextel.com.
- Licensees in Waves 2 through 4 will receive information packages before the start dates of their
reconfigurations. To facilitate this process, please ensure that your license information on file with the
FCC is current. Licensees in Waves 2-4 can access the most recent reconfiguration news by visiting
the TA’s website at www.800TA.org.
About the 800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC
800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC ("TA LLC") is the Transition Administrator
("TA") for the reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band mandated by the Federal Communications
Commission ("FCC"). TA LLC has contracted with BearingPoint, Inc., Squire, Sanders
& Dempsey L.L.P. and Baseline Telecom, Inc. to perform the duties of the TA. Among
its duties, the TA establishes reconfiguration guidelines, specifies replacement
channels, reviews reconfiguration cost estimates, monitors payment of reconfiguration
costs, manages the relocation schedule, facilitates issue resolution and administers
the alternative dispute resolution process. TA LLC uses information it receives
solely for the purposes of administering the 800 MHz reconfiguration process and
may disclose such information to the FCC or other authorized parties pursuant
to the requirements of the 800 MHz Order or other applicable laws.
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