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For Immediate Release
800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC
c/o Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, 14th Floor
Tyson's Corner, VA 22182-2700 |
Contact: Bryan Cloar
Phone: 1-888-800-8220
E-mail: comments@800TA.org |
800 MHz Transition Administrator Announces
Publication of Updated Reconfiguration Handbook
Release 2.0 of the 800 MHz Band Reconfiguration Handbook provides licensees with guidance consistent with published TA policies.
February 20, 2006, Washington, D.C. — The 800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC
("TA") today announced the publication of Release 2.0 of the 800 MHz Band Reconfiguration Handbook.
The document is available on the TA's website (www.800TA.org) both
in a practical Online Reference Guide and as a complete PDF document available for download.
The guidelines provided in the Handbook are designed to support reasonable and prudent reconfiguration
planning activities while conforming to the FCC's requirements. The Handbook provides background
information on 800 MHz Band Reconfiguration and an overview of the Regional Prioritization Plan.
It describes:
The roles of the TA, Sprint Nextel and licensees
The activities associated with planning for reconfiguration
The steps required to execute a Planning Funding Agreement (PFA) or Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement (FRA) with Sprint Nextel
Guidelines for allowable costs and reimbursement
The payment process and funding guidelines
Contact information for the TA and Sprint Nextel
The TA has updated the guidance in the Handbook based on FCC's October 5, 2005 Memorandum Opinion and
Order, most notably the modified Atlanta area Band plan and additional information for Non-Enhanced
Specialized Mobile Radio (ESMR) Economic Area (EA) Licensees. The Handbook contains revised graphics
and more direct links to documents referenced in the text. It also provides more complete discussions
on the Payment Process, the revised Request for Planning Funding process, and the Reconfiguration
Implementation Phase, along with a new section on Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. Other policy additions
and revisions previously reflected on the website have also been incorporated.
"The TA continues to provide guidance to facilitate the affected community's ability of all stakeholders
to achieve the goals of 800 MHz Reconfiguration," said Brett Haan, Director, 800 MHz Transition
Administrator. "The publication of Release 2.0 of the Handbook represents many improvements to the
TA processes and policies that have been influenced by lessons learned in the first eight months of
this multi-year program. Our guidance will continue to evolve in this complex, nationwide program."
To obtain a copy of the newly revised Reconfiguration Handbook, please visit the Online Reference
Guide on the TA's website at http://www.800ta.org/org/.
About the 800 MHz Transition Administrator
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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