FCC Wireless Bureau granted waiver request by Nextel to operate o...
FCC Wireless Bureau granted waiver request by Nextel to operate on 65 Canadian primary frequencies on secondary basis in 800 MHz along part of U.S.-Canadian border. Nextel had sought waiver after Clearnet recently acquired frequencies in Windsor, Canada, area.…
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Both carriers signed agreement for frequency reuse plans that extend along U.S.-Canada border and facilitate roaming. Commercial Wireless Div. of bureau said in order released Mon. that U.S. and Canada now shared use of 800 MHz bands along border under negotiated mutual agreement that designated certain frequencies for U.S. primary use and others for Canadian primary use. Frequencies primarily allotted for unrestricted use by one agency can be assigned for use in border area by other country if certain conditions are met, order said. Bureau approved waiver for Nextel to operate on secondary basis “on frequencies which are not specifically allocated for U.S. operation under Commission rules.”