800 MHz reband to begin June 27.(News)

Nearly a year after the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the reconfiguration is set to begin June 27, said the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau late last month.

As of June 27, licensees will begin a three-month voluntary negotiation period with Nextel Communications Inc., followed by a three-month mandatory negotiation period. The voluntary period will end Sept. 26, and the mandatory period will end Dec. 26.

Licensees in Northern California, Colorado, the New York City area, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, New England, Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Nevada, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Southern New...

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