The FCC probably will grant an additional extension of the broadc...
The FCC probably will grant an additional extension of the broadcast auxiliary service clearing deadline, though no order had circulated on the 8th floor by Friday, sources said. The deadline is Monday. The relocation was to be completed in…
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September, but Sprint Nextel and broadcasters say it will take until late 2009. The FCC has extended the deadline twice. MSS operators need access to spectrum local broadcasters use for electronic news gathering. Because it was swept up in the 800 MHz band reconfiguration, Sprint is paying to move the auxiliary service off the spectrum that MSS wants to use. “Sprint and the broadcasters have submitted a comprehensive plan that seeks to complete the BAS transition by August of 2009 and all parties are executing against that plan to complete the transition while we await the FCC’s feedback,” Sprint said in a statement Friday. “Great strides have been made -- Las Vegas and Harrisburg, Pa., have completed the transition -- and we expect many more major markets to finish in the coming months.”