Thursday November 9, 4:12 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Nextel Communications, Inc.
Nextel Gains Access to Additional 800 MHz Band
Spectrum
-- FCC Makes 5 MHz of Business/ILT Spectrum Available -- -- Contemplates Doing Same For
Nextel in the 900 MHz Band --
RESTON, Va., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextel Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTL - news) today announced that it was
pleased with the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to increase available spectrum in the 800 MHz band
for commercial use by 5 MHz from 21.5 MHz to 26.5 MHz. Nextel officials were encouraged by the news that the FCC also
had issued a notice of proposed rule making which, if adopted, would offer Nextel access to an additional 5 MHz of spectrum
in the 900 MHz band.
``The FCC's order will increase our spectrum position and enable our ability to more rapidly introduce the enhanced services
our customers are demanding,'' said Tim Donahue, president and CEO of Nextel. ``I am also very pleased to see that the
Commission is being progressive in considering additional spectrum allocation moves to address the ever increasing demands
by the marketplace.''
Further, the FCC adopted a policy statement providing flexibility in spectrum leasing arrangements. Nextel said that the FCC
Chairman Kennard initiative in ``secondary markets'' will provide it opportunities for even more additional spectrum. |
