Rawvega Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sprint (NYSE: S) told the FCC that its rebanding efforts in the 800 MHz band are nearing completion, according to a filing the carrier made with the commission. The declaration comes nearly a decade after the FCC ordered the rebanding of the 800 MHz band to alleviate interference to public-safety licensees in 800 MHz band caused by commercial cellular licensees. http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-800-mhz-rebanding-project-nearing-completion/2014-07-14 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericdabbs Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Nice find. I am shocked though that detroit is complete with rebanding given its next to canadian border. Hopefully California can be rebanded soon since it seems no part of California is 100% rebanded. I am curious why seattle hasnt been rebanded already given how detroit was able to get it done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawvega Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 So in terms of non-border areas, NorCal, Nevada, Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, PR/USVI and three regions in Texas each only have licensee left. Does anyone know who all of these holdouts are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 So in terms of non-border areas, NorCal, Nevada, Florida, Oklahoma, Arkansas, PR/USVI and three regions in Texas each only have licensee left. Does anyone know who all of these holdouts are? Yes, Robert and I probably do know the holdouts. But we decided long ago not to write about them at S4GRU. They are spectrum speculators. Any publicity they get only increases their buyout value. AJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawvega Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Yes, Robert and I probably do know the holdouts. But we decided long ago not to write about them at S4GRU. They are spectrum speculators. Any publicity they get only increases their buyout value. AJ Is this something that can be disclosed in the sponsor or premier sponsor section since that wouldn't be viewable by the general public? I do now recall the identity of the spectrum squatter in Puerto Rico as there was a discussion about them in 800 MHz spectrum map thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewezgrays Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 So does this news confirm that North Carolina is free and clear now, or is this only in reference to squatters and not the public service usage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Is this something that can be disclosed in the sponsor or premier sponsor section since that wouldn't be viewable by the general public? I do now recall the identity of the spectrum squatter in Puerto Rico as there was a discussion about them in 800 MHz spectrum map thread. I think this recent filing in the FCC's 800 MHz reconfiguration docket will answer your question. Seriously. http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=6017840577 AJ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 One of these days a tell all book will be written about this rebanding boondoggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Well, this is all great news, I just wish it would help those of us in Mid/West Michigan figure out why there is no SMR Voice or LTE being rolled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 This is good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmeraldReporter Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) But, but! What about Seattle! That's not fair that they're dragging their feet with WA State! Make a deal with the FCC, and give Canadians some headway with their future slices of low-band spectrum rebranding plans. Sell 40Mhz of EBS/2.5Ghz in order to get it done! Do something!!! Edited July 14, 2014 by EmeraldReporter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThorson Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I am happy for everyone else but I'm stuck in the border regions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kineticman Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I think this recent filing in the FCC's 800 MHz reconfiguration docket will answer your question. Seriously. http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=6017840577 AJ One of the best posts I've ever read on here. Classic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 One of the best posts I've ever read on here. Classic. "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill (or, at least, oft attributed) AJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Well, this is all great news, I just wish it would help those of us in Mid/West Michigan figure out why there is no SMR Voice or LTE being rolled out. The Canadian IBEZ will be sorted out before the end of the year. The Mexican IBEZ on the other hand... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The Canadian IBEZ will be sorted out before the end of the year. The Mexican IBEZ on the other hand... West Michigan is out of the 140mile exclusion zone, Mid michigan is out of the 100 mile, but in the 40 mile buffer zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The Mexican IBEZ on the other hand... AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 http://theconversation.com/carlos-slims-empire-broken-up-but-oligarchs-still-control-mexico-29072 Maybe the Carlos Slim empire getting broken up will help. Maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) http://theconversation.com/carlos-slims-empire-broken-up-but-oligarchs-still-control-mexico-29072 Maybe the Carlos Slim empire getting broken up will help. Maybe not. NII will know which Mexican officials to bribe, I mean lobby, to get it done Edited July 14, 2014 by bigsnake49 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Softbank might want to buy NII. They have some pretty valuable spectrum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquereddroiduser Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Anyone hear any updates about the Miami police dept and their vacating the 800mhz spectrum? The last references I saw were saying their new system had issues and they were "temporarily switching back" to the old one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmeraldReporter Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The Canadian IBEZ will be sorted out before the end of the year. The Mexican IBEZ on the other hand... I want a source for that Canadian IBEZ resolution please. Please, please, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) I want a source for that Canadian IBEZ resolution please. Please, please, please! http://www.800ta.org/content/reporting/QPR_03.31.14.pdf Look at Chart 1. The actual physical returning is nearing completion. All that is left is the verification. and that chart was of 3/31/2014. Edited July 14, 2014 by bigsnake49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnwk Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Can someone provide me some background information? How does the rebranding affect me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Rebanding is a separate issue than the IBEZ. Rebanding can complete along the Mexico and Canada borders and the IBEZ will still persist. This rebanding is affecting American providers in the SMR band, not international providers in the same spectrum. Until Mexican and Canadian providers stop using narrowband transmissions within Sprint's 800 SMR spectrum holdings on the other side of the border, there will be no resolution to the IBEZ problem. Until Mexico and Canada rebands themselves, the problem will will not go away. AFAIK, there is no rebanding occurring north or south of the border. Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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