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Rebanding gets started

Published Monday, June 27, 2005

After years of proceedings, the long-awaited 800 MHz rebanding officially begins today with the beginning of the voluntary negotiation period for Wave 1 licensees in the Channel 1-120 range, which must be cleared before other 800 MHz users can be relocated to frequencies. Affected licensees in the 800 MHz will be negotiating primarily with Nextel Communications, the wireless carrier responsible for paying for the massive rebanding effort, but they also can work through the Transition Administrator team headed by Project Manager Brett Haan. Although the voluntary negotiating period is just beginning, some licensees already have had contract discussions, ...

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