Federal Communications Commission FCC 09-13 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Improving Public Safety Communications in the
800 MHz Band
Consolidating the 800 and 900 MHz
Industrial/Land Transportation and Business Pool
Channels
Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission’s Rules
To Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile
And Fixed Services to Support the Introduction
Of New Advanced Wireless Services, Including
Third Generation Wireless Systems
Amendment of Section 2.106 of the Commission’s
Rules to Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for Use by 
the Mobile Satellite Service
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WT Docket No. 02-55
ET Docket No. 00-258
ET Docket No. 95-18
ORDER
Adopted:  February 27, 2009  Released:  February 27, 2009
By the Commission:
1.  In this Order, we waive on our own motion the deadline by which Sprint Nextel Corporation 
(Sprint Nextel) is required to complete the transition of the broadcast auxiliary service (BAS) to 
frequencies above 2025 MHz for 45 days.  This will provide time to consider a Supplemental Joint 
Request Concerning the BAS Relocation (Supplemental Request) of Sprint Nextel Corporation, the 
Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc. (MSTV), the National Association of Broadcasters 
(NAB), and the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) (collectively, “the parties”) that was filed on 
February 12, 2009, as well as comments regarding the Supplemental Request.1 This action is being taken 
without prejudice relative to the merits of the Supplemental Request.
2.  In 2000, 35 megahertz of BAS spectrum was allocated to the Mobile Satellite Service, which 
was made responsible for BAS relocation (47 C.F.R. §§ 74.690, 78.40).2 In 2004, a portion of this 
spectrum (5 megahertz) was reallocated to Nextel Communications, Inc. (the predecessor in interest to 
  
1 On February 27, 2009, the Office of Engineering and Technology issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the 
Supplemental Request setting a comment date of March 9, 2009 and reply comment date of March 19, 2009. See 
Office of Engineering and Technology Declares Sprint Nextel, Inc. Request for a Waiver of the 2.0 GHz BAS 
Relocation Deadline to be a “Permit-but-Disclose” Proceeding for Ex Parte Purposes, DA No. 09-468, Public 
Notice (Feb. 27, 2009).
2 See Amendment of Section 2.106 of the Commission’s Rules to Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for use by the Mobile-
Satellite Service, ET Docket No. 95-18, Second Report and Order and Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, 15 
FCC Rcd 12315 (2000). 
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Sprint Nextel) under the terms of the 800 MHz Order.3 Although both Sprint Nextel and MSS licensees 
have equal obligations to relocate the BAS incumbents, Sprint Nextel committed to the relocation of BAS 
incumbents in the 1990-2025 MHz band and was to complete the relocation in 2007.4 The Commission 
subsequently granted the parties a waiver to provide additional time to complete the  BAS relocation by 
extending the relocation deadline to March 5, 2009, and holding in abeyance the parties’ original waiver 
request, which asked that the relocation deadline be extended to February 7, 2010.5 By the Supplemental 
Request, the parties renew their request to extend the BAS relocation deadline to February 7, 2010.
3.  On our own motion, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.3, we hereby waive the deadline by which 
Sprint Nextel must complete relocation of the broadcast auxiliary service to frequencies above 2025 MHz 
for a period of 45 days (i.e., the new deadline will become April 19, 2009).  This will provide the 
Commission with time to consider the issues raised by the Supplemental Request and the comments 
regarding the Supplemental Request.  
4.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and (j) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended, 47 C.F.R. §§ 154(i) and (j), and Section 1.3 of the Commission's Rules, 
47 C.F.R. § 1.3, that the deadline by which Sprint Nextel must complete relocation of the broadcast 
auxiliary service to frequencies above 2025 MHz is waived for a period of 45 days.
5.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the effective date of this Order is the date upon which this 
Order is released by the Commission.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Marlene Dortch
Secretary
  
3 See Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band (800 MHz Order), WT Docket No. 02-55, ET 
Docket No. 00-258, Report and Order, Fifth Report and Order, Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order, and Order, 
19 FCC Rcd 14969 (2004).
4 The Commission had initially required that BAS relocation be completed within thirty months after the effective 
date of the 800 MHz Order, i.e., May 7, 2007.  Id. The Commission subsequently extended this deadline to 
September 7, 2007.  See Commission Seeks Comment on Ex Parte Presentations and Extends Certain Deadlines 
Regarding the 800 MHz Public Safety Interference Proceeding, WT Docket No. 02-55, Public Notice (rel. Oct. 22, 
2004).
5 See Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, WT Docket 02-55, ET Docket 00-258, Order,
22 FCC Rcd 17151 (2007); Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, WT Docket 02-55, ET 
Docket 00-258, Order, 22 FCC Rcd 19730 (2007); Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, 
WT Docket 02-55, ET Docket 00-258, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 575 (2008); Improving Public Safety Communications in 
the 800 MHz Band, WT Docket 02-55, ET Docket 00-258, Order, 23 FCC Rcd 2423 (2008);  Improving Public 
Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, WT Docket 02-55, ET Docket 00-258, Memorandum Opinion and 
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 23 FCC Rcd 4393 (2008).