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• Swap of airwaves encounters snags

  - 2006-01-16

  A long-awaited swap of airwaves aimed at eliminating cellphone interference with emergency-service radios across the USA is in turmoil, prolonging communications problems and risking public safety, law enforcement officials say. Public-safety officials and consultants largely blame cost disputes with Sprint Nextel, which is bankrolling the $2.8 billion project. They...

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• Radio interoperability with Nextel customers.(Hitting the airwaves)

  - 2005-07-01

  Zetron Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. offer a new way for private radio users to communicate with Nextel users through the Zetron Series 4000 radio dispatch console. This capability makes Zetron one of the first radio dispatch systems to support Zetron Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc....

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• Nextel/Motorola off-network radio-capable handset.(Worksite Products)

  - 2005-03-15

  Nextel Communications and Motorola announce the hunch of the Motorola i325 IS handset, a ruggedized phone that provides off-network communications capabilities. Nextel Communications and Motorola announce the hunch of the Motorola i325 IS handset, a ruggedized phone that provides off-network communications capabilities....

  Tags: handset, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., radio

• Nextel OKs FCC deal on wireless spectrum

  - 2005-02-08

  Nextel Communications agreed Monday to a deal in which it will begin using new wireless spectrum so its cellphones will stop interfering with public-safety radios across the USA. Under an agreement with regulators, Nextel will give up its old airwaves and, in the next three years, shift to more...

  Tags: airwave, FCC, Government, MARKETING, Nextel Communications Inc., radio, spectrum, wireless

• Solving 800 MHz radio interference: a win for all.(fire technology)

  - 2005-01-01

  Over the past year, I have been a staunch advocate--along with many other public safety organizations and representatives--of a plan to eliminate a serious radio interference problem that has plagued public safety in the 800 MHz frequency band for more than five years. [ILLUSTRATION...

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• Radio interoperability with Nextel customers.(Communications Showcase)

  - 2005-01-01

  Zetron Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. offer a new way for private radio users to communicate with Nextel users through the Zetron Series 4000 radio dispatch console. This capability makes Zetron the first radio dispatch system to support Nextel' Zetron Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. offer...

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• AGREEMENT CLEARS WAY FOR POLICE TELECOM

  - 2004-11-20

  Two telecommunications corporations reached agreement on access to high-fidelity radio frequencies that removed the final impediments to clear channel radio for law enforcement and first responders.The Federal Communications Commission in July adopted a plan to dedicate the 700- and 800-megahertz radio bands for public safety agencies.The decision required Nextel Communications...

  Tags: agreement, FCC, Government, MARKETING, Nextel Communications Inc., radio, telecommunications

• Raytheon JPS Communications and Nextel Advance Radio Systems Interoperability

  - 2004-10-27

  RALEIGH, N.C. & RESTON, Va. -- Nextel Direct ConnectR -- First Commercial Push To TalkTM Walkie-Talkie Product to Completely Integrate with ACU-1000TM System

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• Change in Nextel spectrum challenged

  - 2004-07-07

  In a hotly contested move, federal regulators this week are expected to grant Nextel Communications valuable airwaves despite rivals' complaints that it's getting an unfair windfall. The Federal Communications Commission's move is part of a controversial plan to stop interference with police and fire radio systems by cellphone calls...

  Tags: airwave, FCC, Government, MARKETING, Nextel Communications Inc., radio, spectrum

• Los Angeles Cell Phone Use Interferes with Emergency Services.

  - 2004-04-26

  By James Nash, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26--Cell phone users have become so numerous in Los Angeles they have crowded out police and firefighter services that use the same bandwidth, creating a sweepstakes with potential life-and-death ...

  Tags: bandwidth, FCC, MARKETING, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, radio