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Article: Pentagon likely to clear 1710 MHz band for wireless.
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- RCR Wireless News
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- July 15, 2002
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WASHINGTON--The Bush administration's effort to identify spectrum for third-generation wireless systems has been complicated by an 11th hour revelation by the Pentagon that military aeronautical use of frequencies under review effectively precludes frequency sharing with mobile-phone carriers.
Only a few weeks ago, the mobile-phone industry voiced confidence about securing 90 megahertz of the 120 megahertz (1710-1770 MHz and 2110-2170 MHz) targeted for 3G by the administration last October. While industry's public pronouncement did not sit well with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration or the Department of Defense, industry insists that ...