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For Immediate Release
800 MHz Transition Administrator
c/o Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, 14th Floor
Tyson's Corner, VA 22182-2700 |
Contact: Nikki Diamantes
Phone: (888) 800-8220
E-mail: comments@800TA.org |
Wave 3, Stage 2 - Start of Alternative Dispute Resolution
May 1, 2007, Washington, D.C. —
As scheduled in the Regional Prioritization Plan (RPP), the mandatory negotiation period for Wave 3, Stage 2 licensees ended
on April 30, 2007. Licensees that did not reach a Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement (FRA) with
Sprint Nextel entered mediation on May 1, 2007, as part of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),
or mediation, process established by the 800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC (TA). Mediation is
intended to assist the parties in reaching an FRA.
The cornerstone of the TA's ADR Plan and practice is flexibility. As a result, all activities within mediation will be scaled
according to the needs of the parties in reaching agreement and resolving disputes.
To address the unique aspects of Public Safety reconfiguration, the TA has provided training to all TA mediators regarding
Public Safety communications issues and concerns. The TA mediation team understands and appreciates
the complexities of Public Safety systems and has worked to prepare the mediators for the unique
challenges and complexities presented by Public Safety systems. The TA mediators also have access
to the TA's extensive engineering, operational, and management expertise in Public Safety communications.
At any time during the mediation process, the TA mediators may request technical support and other
guidance from the TA regarding issues presented by the parties.
The TA is committed to supporting the parties throughout the mediation process and encourages any licensee with questions
or concerns to bring these to the attention of the licensee's assigned TA mediator at the outset
of the process. For more information on the 800 MHz mediation process, including the ADR Fact
Sheet for Stage 2 (NPSPAC) Licensees and the TA's ADR Plan, please consult the TA's website
at http://www.800TA.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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