Subject: [NEXTEL-1] 800 for 900 ?

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 11:50:38 -0400

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   From: "Cathy Sutter" <[email-masked]>
Subject: [800interference] 800 for 900 ?

Alan, Given Nextel owns the bulk of the auctioned 900MTA's..... if they do a 2 for
1 exchange ( two 900's for one 800 ) ,  will they be conventional 900's or
Auctioned SMR 900's ?  Even in the last  "retune plan"  offered several years ago
by Nextel.....  I don't know of anyone who accepted the 900. Can you elaborate ?
I also find it odd that Nextel would want to chop up contiguous spectrum they now
own on a nationwide basis. Again.... I have to ask....How can Nextel state they're
giving back the 900 in exchange for the 1.9 ?  Exactly how much are they really
giving back especially after it's used for swapping  800 channels ?   Also,  has
anyone proved there is a 800/900 IDEN unit actually operating ?   If so... that
says to me they plan on using 900 in the future?  Is that before or after they
give it back ? One thing you can say about t the plan is it does buy time for
various  "exit strategies"  for Nextel. Cathy Sutter