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For Immediate Release
800 MHz Transition Administrator, L.L.C
c/o Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, 14th Floor
Tyson's Corner, VA 22182-2700 |
Contact: Nikki Diamantes
Phone: 1-888-800-8220
E-mail: comments@800ta.org |
Wave 1, Stage 2 - Start of Alternative Dispute Resolution
November 02, 2006, Washington, D.C. - As scheduled in the Regional Prioritization Plan (RPP), the mandatory negotiation
period for Wave 1, Stage 2 licensees ended on October 31, 2006. Licensees that did not reach a Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement (FRA)
with Sprint Nextel entered mediation on November 1, 2006, as part of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process established by the
800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC (TA). Mediation is intended to assist the parties in reaching an FRA.
The cornerstone of the TA's ADR Plan and practice is flexibility. As a result, all activities within mediation will be scaled according
to the needs of the parties in reaching agreement and resolving disputes.
To address the unique aspects of Public Safety reconfiguration, the TA has provided training to all TA mediators regarding Public Safety
communications issues and concerns. The TA mediation team understands and appreciates the complexities of Public Safety systems and has
worked to prepare the mediators for the unique challenges and complexities presented by Public Safety systems. The mediators also have
access to the TA's Public Safety Outreach (PSO) team that possesses extensive engineering, operational, and management expertise in
Public Safety communications. At any time during the mediation process, the mediators may request technical support and other guidance
from PSO regarding issues presented by the parties.
The TA is committed to supporting the parties throughout the mediation process and encourages licensees with questions or concerns to
bring these to the attention of the mediator at the outset of the process. For more information on the 800 MHz mediation process,
including the ADR Fact Sheet for Stage 2 (NPSPAC) Licensees and the TA's ADR Plan please consult the TA's website at www.800TA.org.
About the 800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC
800 MHz Transition Administrator, LLC ("TA LLC") is the Transition Administrator ("TA") for the
reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band mandated by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC").
TA LLC has contracted with BearingPoint, Inc., Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. and Baseline
Telecom, Inc. to perform the duties of the TA. Among its duties, the TA establishes reconfiguration
guidelines, specifies replacement channels, reviews reconfiguration cost estimates, monitors payment of
reconfiguration costs, manages the relocation schedule, facilitates issue resolution and administers the
alternative dispute resolution process. TA LLC uses information it receives solely for the purposes of
administering the 800 MHz reconfiguration process and may disclose such information to the FCC or
other authorized parties pursuant to the requirements of the 800 MHz Order or other applicable laws.
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