FCC Record, Volume 27, No. 18, Pages 14770 to 15765, November 26 - December 13, 2012 Page: 14,785
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PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION News Media Information: (202) 418-0500
445 12th STREET, S.W. Internet: http:llwww.fcc.qov
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 TTY: 1-888-835-5322
DA 12-1839
Released: November 27, 2012
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
APPLICATION AND LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR CHANNELS IN NON-
BORDER REGIONS RELINQUISHED BY SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION
IN THE 809.5-815/854.5-860 MHZ BAND
Application Filing Commences January 17, 2013
Pre-Filing Coordination Notification Commences December 11, 2012
WT Docket No. 02-55
By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announces that
on January 17, 2013, it will begin accepting applications for licensing of channels in the 809.5-
815/854.5-860 MHz (Channels 251- 470) portion of the 800 MHz band that have been relinquished by
Sprint Nextel Corporation (Sprint) in the National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee
(NPSPAC) regions listed in Table 1 of Appendix A. Specific information regarding available channels,
application filing procedures, and frequency coordination requirements is set forth below.
Applicants who receive licenses for channels vacated by Sprint in accordance with this Public
Notice must provide 60 days notice to Sprint' before they activate a channel for testing or the
commencement of operations.
Background
In July 2004, the Federal Communications Commission ordered the reconfiguration of the 800
MHz band to eliminate interference to public safety and other land mobile communication systems
operating in the band.' As part of this plan, the Commission provided that spectrum vacated by Sprint in
the Interleaved Band (809-815/854-860 MHz) would temporarily be reserved for licensing exclusively to
public safety and critical infrastructure industry (CII) entities.3 Specifically, the Commission ordered
that, upon initiation of licensing, eligibility for the vacated interleaved band channels will be limited to
public safety entities for the first three years after the opening of a filing window and to public safety and
'Notice should be provided to Sprint by email at 800mhzinterleavedspectrum@sprint.com.
2 See Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, Report and Order, Fifth Report and Order,
Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order, and Order, 19 FCC Red 14969 (2004) (800 MHz Report and Order).
I3d., 19 FCC Red at 15052 152.14785
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