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FCC announces more 800 MHz channels available for public safety

Public-safety entities seeking 800 MHz spectrum next month will be able to apply for interleaved frequencies being cleared by Sprint Nextel as part of the rebanding process, the FCC announced in a public notice released yesterday. As part of 800 MHz rebanding, certain interleaved channels will be cleared by Sprint Nextel and dedicated for public-safety usage, based on rebanding progress in a given geographic area. Yesterday’s public notice represents the FCC’s second round of applications for such frequencies. In this second stage, 30 channels in the 809.5–810.5/854.5–855.5 MHz block will be available for public-safety application in geographic regions ...

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