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Overview of Reconfiguration Prioritization Plan:
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Q&A
Q&A
How do I find out about the status of the new border area treaties?
The FCC will make appropriate announcements once border area freqiency plans are adopted. The TA will also provide information as it
becomes available on (www.800TA.org) as they become available.
How will I know when the FCC releases a Public Notice for the start of voluntary negotiations?
The FCC will release reconfiguration Public Notices approximately 30 days
prior to the start date for each Wave.The TA will post these at http://www.800TA.org/content/documents/fcc_notices.asp as they become available.
What if I operate on both Channels 1-120 and NPSPAC channels?
Public safety entities with systems using a combination of NPSPAC channels and non-NPSPAC channels that must be reconfigured (such as Channels 1-120) should work with Sprint Nextel to develop a customized reconfiguration plan. The TA recognizes the need to address such systems to minimize disruption.
If I am in an early Wave but have a license within the Canadian border area, do I have to wait until an agreement is reached with Canada?
You are considered to be within the Canadian border area if you are within 140 km (87 miles)
of the Canadian border. In the RPP, the TA scheduled some NPSPAC regions along the Canadian
border to reconfigure in the early Waves because they included high population areas such as
Boston and Minneapolis that would have been unduly delayed if they were held until Wave 4.
For any systems in Wave 1 (or other Waves) affected by the border, reconfiguration will be
delayed until a border area frequency plan is adopted. Your other systems that do not have border
considerations will be reconfigured during your scheduled Wave. All NPSPAC regions along the
Mexican border are in Wave 4. Border area licensees in Wave 4 will not begin reconfiguration
until border area frequency plans are adopted.
What if Sprint Nextel contacts me far in advance of the TA's early acceptance dates?
It is likely that Sprint Nextel may contact certain licensees with complicated or large systems very early in the 800 MHz reconfiguration process. The TA encourages licensees to be proactive and cooperative in these situations, and the TA will be as flexible as possible in facilitating such reconfigurations.
How will I know when voluntary negotiations end and mandatory negotiations begin?
The voluntary negotiation period begins on the start date for your Stage
(your reconfiguration negotiation start date) and lasts for three months.
The mandatory negotiation period begins automatically after the voluntary negotiation
period ends and lasts for three months.
How does mediation begin?
If a licensee and Sprint Nextel have not reached a Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement, the mediation period will automatically begin six months after the start date for your Stage (your reconfiguration negotiation start date). If you want the TA to help mediate your reconfiguration negotiations earlier, you may complete and submit a Request for Mediation Form, available on the TA's website (Forms).
What if I have a dispute with one of my vendors or consultants?
The TA will generally not become involved in mediation of disputes between licensees and their vendors or consultants.
What is Sprint Nextel's contact information for negotiations?
If you wish to contact Sprint Nextel to initiate negotiations, you should send an email to 800MHz@Sprint.com.
If the majority of the frequencies used in my system are in the NPSPAC Band, can I reconfigure ahead of my Wave or at the same time as Channels 1-120 within my NPSPAC region?
Channels 1-120 in a NPSPAC region must be cleared of all users (most of whom are commercial entities, not public safety) to allow for NPSPAC relocation. This means NPSPAC licensees cannot move the timing of their physical relocation outside of their Wave, region or Stage.
Where can I find guidance regarding reconfiguration of Special Temporary Authorizations (STAs)?
The FCC released guidance regarding applications for and the use of STAs during reconfiguration in a December 20, 2006 Public Notice
available at (http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-2555A1.pdf)
and in a February 12, 2007 letter to Sprint Nextel (available at http://www.800TA.org/content/PDF/fcc_notices/02_12_07.pdf).
In addition, the STAs Fact Sheet on the TA's website (http://www.800TA.org/content/PDF/reconfiguration_materials/STA_FS.pdf)
provides information about STAs and describes the process for seeking TA concurrence for an
application for an STA.
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