Rattle wrote:
] ] The No. 6 U.S. wireless carrier has proposed moving some
] ] of its operations to the 1.9 gigahertz band and giving
] ] the FCC some airwaves it holds in the 800 megahertz band
] ] for expanded use by public safety organizations.
] ]
] ] Police and fire organizations have complained they have
] ] difficulties communicating in emergency situations
] ] because of interference with commercial wireless services
] ] using 800 Mhz.
] ]
] ] Nextel also has said it would pay $850 million to cover
] ] the costs of reorganizing the public safety groups and
] ] another $512 million to move some users in the 1.9 Ghz
] ] band. It has offered airwaves in other bands as well as
] ] part of the swap.
]
] They get to trade up to a higher band if they fix/modernize
] police/fire/etc radio? Hrm..

About damned time. I was first made aware that Nextel's bands interfered with police bands early last year on "America's Most Wanted." Cops have actually reported not being able to call for backup because of interference, which, if you've ever watched cops, can be a chilling scenario.

RE: F.C.C. Chief Said to Back Nextel Plan for Airwaves