Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Side-by-Side Comparison: Balanced Approach vs.Consensus Plan

From: Marcelrf <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 03:06:48 -0500

Side-by-Side Comparison: Balanced Approach vs.Consensus Plan

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Side-by-Side
Comparison:

Balanced Approach vs.
Consensus Plan

Public Safety
Speaks Out

- Supporters of the
Balanced Approach

- Opposition to Nextel's
Consensus Plan

Frequently
Asked Questions

The Balanced
Approach

800 MHz Users
Coalition Plan

Speak Out:

Contact the Federal
Communications
Commission

Side-by-Side Comparison: Balanced Approach vs.
Consensus Plan

Time Line

The Balanced Plan

Addresses the areas affected by interference expeditiously. Interference must be resolved within 60 days of it being reported.

The Consensus Plan

Reshuffling and rebanding public safety radio assignments takes 3.5 years to complete.

Estimated Costs

The Balanced Plan

100% of costs paid by the licensee responsible for interference.

The Consensus Plan

Nextel has pledged $700 million to public safety for rebanding and new radios. Using the Consensus Plan's own estimated price to replace a radio and Motorola's estimate of the number of radios needing to be replaced, this plan will cost over $2 billion. The relocation process stops if costs exceed Nextel's pledge. Also, if costs exceed estimates, no additional source of revenue is provided.

Reimbursement
of Public Safety Costs

The Balanced Plan

No cost to public safety; therefore no reimbursement mechanism necessary.

The Consensus Plan

Nextel will reimburse "direct expenses" arising from relocation. Any reimbursement to public safety is subject to negotiations. The Consensus Plan establishes an arbitration process in anticipation of disagreements between Nextel and Public Safety over elements of relocation.

Addressing
Future
Interference

The Balanced Plan

Establishes a known, pro-active method of testing and coordinating new communications facilities so additional interference is not created by new facilities.

The Consensus Plan

After rebanding, the Consensus Plan still requires additional steps to reduce interference, including many of those suggested by the Balanced Approach Plan. No funding mechanism for these additional steps has been created.

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