TA Form Number TA- Waiver Request Information Form

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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554

In the Matter of
Improving Public Safety
Communications in the
800 MHz Band

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WT Docket No. 02-55
Licensee Name ____________________
Call Sign _________________________

To: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
REQUEST FOR WAIVER
OF THE
JUNE 26, 2008 DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF 800 MHZ REBANDING
Pursuant to Section 1.925 (47 C.F.R. § 1.925) of the rules of the Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) and the Commission’s Public Notice, 1 the above-referenced licensee
(“Licensee”) requests a waiver of the Commission’s requirement for the Licensee to complete its 800
MHz rebanding by June 26, 2008. 2 The Licensee recognizes that the Commission has noted: “Requests
for extension will be subject to a high level of scrutiny. Licensees will be expected to demonstrate that
they have worked diligently and in good faith to complete rebanding expeditiously, and that the amount
of additional time requested is no more than is reasonably necessary to complete the rebanding process.” 3
Specifically, the Licensee requests until ___________ to complete its 800 MHz rebanding. The
public interest would be served by granting the requested waiver because it would allow Licensee to
reband its 800 MHz system in a reasonable, prudent and timely manner consistent with the goals of the
800 MHz rebanding program. In support of this Request for Waiver the Licensee provides the attached
Waiver Request Information Form and the following explanation of the reason(s) for not completing
1

Federal Communications Commission Provides Guidance for Submission of Requests for Waiver of June 26, 2008
Deadline for Completion of 800 MHz Rebanding, Public Notice, FCC 08-23 (rel. Jan. 17, 2008).
2
See Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, Report and Order, Fifth Report and Order,
Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 14969 (2004), Third Memorandum Opinion and Order, 22
FCC Rcd 17209, 17224 ¶ 48 (2007).
3
See FCC Announces Supplemental Procedures And Provides Guidance For Completion Of 800 MHz Rebanding,
Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 17227, 17232 (2007).

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Request for Waiver of the June 26, 2008 Deadline for
Completion of 800 MHz Rebanding
Licensee Name ____________________
Call Sign _________________________
DL ______________________________

reconfiguration by June 26, 2008, which is consistent with the assertion that a grant of the waiver would
serve the public interest.
Check if additional sheets are attached.

Finally, the licensee seeks confidential treatment of the Waiver Request Information Form
pursuant to Section 0.459 of the FCC’s Rules because the information contained therein is highly
sensitive regarding the operations of a public safety organization’s communications system. Furthermore,
the information contained in the form is not otherwise publicly available. The Licensee consents to the
disclosure of the form to the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (“TA”) and Sprint Nextel and requests
that they treat the form as confidential.

Respectfully Submitted,

______________________________
Signature
Date

______________________________
Name and Title

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Licensee Information

1

1A

Licensee/Entity Name

1B

Lead Call Sign

1C

Sprint Nextel Deal ID (if known)

DL

Please designate an 800 MHz call sign that is subject to rebanding to be used for tracking purposes. If possible the selected call
sign should include at least one fixed based station. The Licensee Name and Call Sign provided on this form should match the
same information in the caption of the Request for Waiver to which this form is attached.

1D

Licensee Contact Person Name

1E

Licensee Contact Title

1F

Contact Address 1

1G

Contact Address 2

1H

City

1I

State

1J

Zip

1K

Business Phone Number

1L

Business Fax Number

1M

Email Address

Size and Complexity of System

2

2A
2B
2C

Equipment Manufacturer(s)
Type of Radio System
( check all that may apply )

…  Conventional

… Trunked

… Simulcast

… Other (e.g., data only) ______________________________

Number of Fixed Repeater Sites
Portables

Mobiles

Data

…

…

…

To be Replaced
2D

Number of Subscriber Units

To be Reflashed
To be Retuned
Not Yet Known

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Waiver Request Information Form
Licensee Name ____________________
Call Sign _________________________
DL ______________________________
Confidential treatment sought pursuant to Section 0.459
of the FCC’s Rules.

3

Interoperability

Do you interoperate with other 800 MHz systems?
… Yes … No
If yes (3A), please list these agencies and describe how such interoperability will affect your rebanding
schedule. Specifically note if there are agencies that must reband before you will be able to reband.

3A

Agency Name

Agency Lead
Call Sign

Affect on Your Schedule

Must Reband
Before

3B

…

3C

…
( additional table space at the end of this form, page 8 )

4

Steps Already Taken to Complete Physical Reconfiguration

Frequency Reconfiguration Agreement (FRA)
Do you have an FRA executed with Sprint Nextel that covers both infrastructure and subscriber units
(mobiles and portables)?
… Yes

4A
4B

… No

If no (4A), when do you anticipate having such an FRA executed? ( M / D / Y ) ___/___/_____

If you do not have an executed FRA covering both infrastructure and subscriber units please provide as
much information to the following questions as possible.

Subscriber Equipment Deployment (SED) Program
Did you execute an FRA with Sprint for early reconfiguration of subscriber units?
… Yes

4C

… No

Implementation Planning Session ( IPS )
4D

NPSPAC Public Safety Region number: ____ [ See: http://www.800ta.org/content/faqs/rpp.asp ]

4E

Have you attended an IPS?

… Yes

… No

4F

If no (4E), have you RSVPed to attend an IPS?

… Yes

… No

The TA has not scheduled an IPS in every NPSPAC Public Safety Region. IPSs are scheduled as needed based on the
interoperability of the licensees in each region. For a schedule of IPSs held to date please see www.800ta.org.

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Licensee Name ____________________
Call Sign _________________________
DL ______________________________
Confidential treatment sought pursuant to Section 0.459
of the FCC’s Rules.

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Vendor Information
4G

Are you reconfiguring using solely internal labor?

… Yes

… No

If no (4G), provide the following:
4H

Name of Primary Vendor Performing Reconfiguration Services:

4I

Do you have a signed contract with this vendor?

… Yes

… No

4J

Have you had your vendor kick-off meeting?

… Yes

… No

4K

If no (4J), when is the kick-off meeting scheduled?

(M/D/Y)

___/___/_____

Channel Clearing Request(s) -- CCR(s)
4L

Has Sprint Nextel notified you that they have cleared your new frequencies?

4M

If no (4L), have you entered into an agreement with Sprint Nextel that contains

… Yes

… No

a firm date(s) for Sprint Nextel to clear your new frequencies?

… Yes

… No

4N

If no (4M), have you requested that Sprint Nextel clear your new frequencies?

… Yes

… No

5

Other

Describe any other steps that you have taken to date to complete physical reconfiguration.

5A

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Waiver Request Information Form
Licensee Name ____________________
Call Sign _________________________
DL ______________________________
Confidential treatment sought pursuant to Section 0.459
of the FCC’s Rules.

Proposed Timetables
If you attended a TA-sponsored IPS the schedule and interoperability information requested below was discussed at the IPS and
you would have received from the TA a written confirmation of your proposed schedule. You may use that information to
complete sections below; if such information has changed, please provide updates as appropriate:

6

Proposed Timetable Subscriber Units

6A

Does the reconfiguration of your subscriber units involve multiple touches to your subscriber

units? For example, one touch to put the new channels into the subscriber units and a subsequent touch to
remove the old channels from the subscriber units.

… Yes

… No

If a single touch, with respect to your subscriber units:
6B

Estimated/Actual start date: ___/___/___

Estimated/Actual completion date: ___/___/___

If you have a second touch please provide:
6C

Estimated/Actual start date: ___/___/___

Estimated/Actual completion date: ___/___/___

If you have more than two touches, including any “clean-up,” please describe and provide a start date
and completion date below:

6D

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
6E

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Start date (6D): ___/___/___

Completion date (6D): ___/___/___

Proposed Timetable Infrastructure Schedule

With respect to infrastructure please provide:
7A

Estimated/Actual start date: ___/___/___

Estimated/Actual completion date: ___/___/___

8

Anticipated Completion

8A

When do you anticipate operating on your new frequencies?

8B

If, different, when do you anticipate vacating your old frequencies? ( M / D / Y ) ___/___/_____

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(M/D/Y)

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Licensee Name ____________________
Call Sign _________________________
DL ______________________________
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8C
When do you anticipate completing the physical rebanding of your system including, removing
old channels from subscriber units, testing and clean-up?
( M / D / Y ) ___/___/_____
Agency Name

Agency Lead
Call Sign

Affect on Your Schedule

3D

Must Reband
Before
…

3E

…

3F

…

3G

…

3H

…

3I

…

3J

…

3K

…

3L

…

3M

…

3N

…

3P

…

3R

…

3S

…

3T

…

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Licensee Name ____________________
Call Sign _________________________
DL ______________________________
Confidential treatment sought pursuant to Section 0.459
of the FCC’s Rules.

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FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
We are seeking this information to assist us in evaluating requests for waiver of the Commission's June 2008
deadline for the completion of 800 MHz rebanding. Response to this collection is required to retain a benefit (47
C.F.R. § 90.677). We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will take from 2 to 4 hours.
Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain the
required data, and actually complete and review the form or response. You may also seek confidential treatment of
the information submitted on this form pursuant to Section 0.459 of the Commission's Rules. If you have any
comments on this burden estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you,
please e-mail them to pra@fcc.gov or send them to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM,
Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-1114), Washington, DC 20554. Please DO NOT SEND COMPLETED
WAIVER REQUESTS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of
information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection
has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-1114, which will expire on September 30, 2008.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-13,
OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

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