[TrunkCom] Nextel Digital system

[Marcel]

OK,

Let me clear up all this mis-information be fore we have public safety operating
on 3 Mhz.

On November 21 st , Nextel filed a white paper with the FCC to propose a
realignment of spectrum between it and the public safety community.

Specifically, under the proposal, Nextel would exchange 4 MHz in the 700
MHz guard band, approximately 8 MHz of current SMR spectrum in the
lower non-contiguous channels of the 800 MHz band and approximately 4
MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz band (for a total of 16 MHz). Nextel�s
current, contiguous spectrum holdings of 10 MHz in the upper 800 MHz
band would be unaffected.

In return, Nextel would receive 16 MHz of spectrum, comprised of 6 MHz
in the upper 800 MHz band and 10 MHz in the 2100 MHz band.

Several government agencies are currently assessing the 2100 MHz band
with regard to its potential allocation for commercial advanced wireless
services, including 3G. For example, the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA), the FCC, the Department of Defense
(DoD) and other agencies plan to complete an assessment by late Spring
2002 of the potential use of the 1710-1770 and 2110-2170 MHz bands for
commercial advanced wireless services.

Nextel proposes to contribute up to $500 million to help cover
the public safety community�s costs and other expenses associated with the
realignment, provided the FCC adopts the proposal substantially as
submitted.




MILLINNIUMCLEAN@aol.com wrote:

>  So right now the Nextel system is being used by cell phone service, but it
> might move into the public safety band. So you cannot monitor Nextel, and the
> scanners in the future will not be able to monitor a Nextel system if it goes
> into the public safety band. I remember in the early 90s, people said there
> is no way a trunked system could be monitored. Scanning as a hobby as we know
> would be gone. Then the same companies that made the trunked systems sold its
> secrets to the scanner companies. I think this whole trunked system service
> is just a cat and mouse game being played between use the scanner listeners
> and the companies that build these systems, its all about money. They build a
> new system that cannot be monitored, then later on they sell the secrets of
> the system to the companies that build scanners (for a pretty penny ), then a
> new scanner comes out that can monitor it, then all of us hobbyist run out to
> buy it. Then something else will come out. It keep's going and going. When
> will it end? It's just a cat and mouse game, so both the radio companies and
> scanner companies can make money, and thats it. There will probably be a
> scanner out soon the will monitor a Nextel system. Then a new system will
> come out that can't be monitored. Then a scanner will come out that can
> monitor it and it will keep going on like that, its big money.
>
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