A special search committee led by the Assn. of Public Communicati...
A special search committee led by the Assn. of Public Communications Officials selected a team headed by BearingPoint, formally KMPG Consulting, to administer the multibillion dollar 800 MHz rebanding, the Transition Administrator Search Committee (TASC) said. The FCC must…
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still sign off on the recommendation. As expected, the group picked a relatively large consulting firm, with 16,000 employees in 29 countries, to head what is expected to be a massive, multiyear project. Law firm Squires, Sanders & Dempsey and telecom firm Baseline Telecom are working with BearingPoint. TASC said it had received applications from 12 firms and met with each to assess their qualifications. TASC said the BearingPoint team showed “the strongest skills among those responding.” One source said of the selection: “As long as Nextel goes along with whomever it is it really doesn’t matter.” A 2nd source said the selection of a major consulting firm and partners had been expected. “There’s a lot of moving parts you have to deal with and you need some size.”