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Sprint Nextel appeals rebanding dates

Faced with the prospect of its iDEN network having only a fraction of the operating spectrum needed in less than seven months, Sprint Nextel has asked a federal appeals court to set aside an FCC ruling requiring the wireless carrier to abandon all 800 MHz spectrum by the middle of next year. Filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Sprint Nextel litigation states that the FCC's revised rebanding order issued on Sept. 11 this year unfairly requires the carrier to cease 800 MHz operations on June 26, 2008 — the date ...

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