800 MHz T.A. announces improvement in the RFPF process

During a presentation at the APCO 3rd Annual Winter Summit in Orlando, FL, the T.A. announced what they called, an improved process for submitting RFPF. In this new process, the T.A. will take a more active oversight role in the process. Specific changes as detailed in the PR Newswire Release include:

• Licensees will initially submit Requests For Planning Funding (RFPF) and supporting documentation directly to the TA. The TA will acknowledge receipt and validate that the request provides the supporting detail requested in established TA policy and guidance.
• Once the request is determined to be complete in terms of supporting detail, the TA will forward it to Sprint Nextel, with a communication to both parties requesting that a negotiation schedule be established within 5 business days.
• The TA will monitor the progress of all negotiations. If an agreement is not reached within 60 calendar days (measured from the date the TA provides the request to Sprint Nextel) and the parties have not by then entered the mandatory negotiation period, the TA will recommend that the parties submit to TA mediation. If the parties have entered the mandatory negotiations period, then TA mediation will be mandatory

The TA will also be holding an online webinar on February 8th on the Request For Planning Funding Process.

See the announcement from PR Newswire here.