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To: Rono who wrote (9791)	12/15/2001 10:14:32 AM
From: Rono	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10227

Nextel's Plan to Reduce 800 MHz Interference Beginning in early 2000, several public safety agencies using 800 MHz trunked radio systems discovered that mobile communications were sometimes disrupted--a mobile or or portable radio could not receive or transmit in certain geographic areas. The cause of the interference was initially mystifying--there seemed to be no problem with the trunked system or its coverage area. updated 12-12-2001 After some investigation, it was discovered that the interference was related to the nearby commercial radio transmitter sites operated by commercial radio companies, in most cases the wireless carrier Nextel. During 2001 the number of interference reports increased, and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) formed a task force to both verify the cause of the reported problems, and help devise a solution. In Nov. 2000 a working group of experts from APCO, the Cellular Telephone and Internet Association (CTIA), Nextel, Motorola and the Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) issued a "Best Practices Guide" (Acrobat, pdf format) to avoiding interference between public safety and commercial services in the 800 MHz band. 911dispatch.com