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Overview of 800 Mhz Reconfiguration:
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Overview of the 800 MHz Interference Issue
Overview of 800 Mhz Reconfiguration
Overview of the 800 MHz Interference Issue
Over the past several years, public safety and other "high-site" radio systems—including those used by police, firefighters, emergency services, utilities, businesses, and others operating in the 806-824 MHz/851-869 MHz Band (the "800 MHz Band")—have increasingly been experiencing equipment interference problems and communication "dead zones" as a result of technically incompatible "low-site" commercial wireless systems operating in the same or adjacent spectrum bands.
The 800 MHz interference problem surfaced in large part because the FCC's original 800 MHz Band plan did not anticipate the extent of development and growth of "low-site" cellular-type systems. As these low-site systems (such as those of Sprint Nextel) flourished, and as high-site 800 MHz public safety systems also became more widespread, interference problems became more common. Given the paramount importance of effective first responder and emergency communications, the FCC began addressing this serious issue in April 2000.
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