Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Form Letter from a Public Safety Employee:

From: Marcelrf <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 03:01:37 -0500

Form Letter from a Public Safety Employee:
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Letter from a Public Safety Employee:

April 1, 2004

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary

Federal Communications Commission

445 12th Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20554

RE: In the Matter of Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band;
WT Docket No. 02-55 (Ex Parte)

Dear Secretary Dortch:

The City of (City)* is writing to express its opposition to the Nextel's so-called "Consensus Plan" and support for the "Balanced Approach Plan". As discussed below, we believe that the Consensus Plan will unnecessarily jeopardize Public Safety communications systems.

The City currently utilizes an 800 MHz communications system which is used by the Police Department, the Fire Department and (Department)*. Each of these departments is obviously involved in providing essential services to the citizens of (City)*. Any modification that would negatively impact the ability of City personnel to communicate would have a detrimental impact on municipal operations. The City is certainly not supportive of any change to its current communications system that would affect emergency management and Homeland Security responsibilities.

We are concerned that the Consensus Plan's relocation process is extremely complicated, and there is no guarantee that Public Safety licensees will be able to continually operate their communications systems during the process. In addition, it is unrealistic to expect all Public Safety licensees to relocate in the time frame required given the complexity of some Public Safety systems and the fact that the rebanding would be going on nation-wide all at the same time.

Furthermore, the City is also concerned that the Consensus Plan does not include a sufficient amount of funding to offset all costs associated with its implementation. Significantly, there appears to be questions as to whether the money "committed" by Nextel will even be available in the first place. A partially completed rebanding would be much worse than the limited amount of interference that is occurring today. The City has invested a significant amount of money to provide a reliable means of communication for its personnel and is not in a position to incur any additional costs.

Due to the importance of the City's communications system and the problems that would be created by the Consensus Plan, we urge the FCC to adopt the Balanced Approach Plan that would resolve interference to Public Safety with significantly less disruption and cost.

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