The law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery recently examined documents filed with the FCC to determine support (or not) of the Consensus Plan for reorganizing the 800 MHz radio band. In 2001 Nextel proposed sweeping changes in how the 800 MHz band should be divided up, and then a group of companies and organizations countered with the so-called "Consensus Proposal" in 2002.
[Editor: Naturally, any list is a product of whoever compiles it, and this one is not exception. Also, there are many reasons for a company or organization to support or oppose the proposal, and not just on its merits--there may be related reasons for their position, based on how it affects their operations. Use caution when using the list as a simple "scorecard" of the supporters and detractors of the Consensus Proposal.]
On behalf of Cinergy Corp., Consumers Energy Co., Entergy Corp. and Entergy Services, Inc., the law firm examined FCC documents filed in connection with Docket 02-55, and as of April 16, 2003 they show:
Consensus Parties Supporting the Plan
- Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials- International, Inc.
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- International Association of Fire Chiefs/International Municipal Signal Association
- Major City Chiefs Association
- National Sheriff's Association
- Major County Sheriff's Association
- Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
- American Mobile Telecommunications Association
- American Petroleum Institute
- Association of American Railroads
- Forest Industries Association
- Industrial Telecommunications Association (ITA)
- National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
- Nextel Communications
- Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA)
- Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association
Parties Opposing the Consensus Plan
- 3M Company
- Access Spectrum, LLC.
- Alliant Energy Corporation
- Alltel Communications, Inc.
- Ameren Corporation
- American Electric Power
- AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
- City of Baltimore, Maryland
- The Boeing Company
- Carolina Power & Light
- CC Communications
- Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
- Central Maine Power Company
- Cinergy Corporation
- Cingular Wireless LLC
- Computer Car, Inc.
- Consolidated Edison Electric Company of New York, Inc.
- Consumers Energy Company
- Cooper Valley Wireless, Inc.
- DaimlerChrysler
- Duquesne Light Company
- East Bay Municipal Utility District
- Electronic Specialties, Inc.
- Entergy Corporation /Entergy Services, Inc.
- Exelon Corporation
- Harbor Wireless, L.L.C.
- State of Hawaii
- Instant Signal & Alarm Co., Inc.
- MidAmerican Energy
- Mobile Relay Associates
- MRFAC, Inc.
- MT Communications
- National Association of Manufacturers
- Nokia, Inc.
- Palomar Communications, Inc.
- City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (Arizona Public Service)
- Preferred Communications System, Inc.
- Radio Communications Systems, Inc. d/b/a RCS Communications
- SCANA Corporation
- Small Business in Telecommunications
- SMR of Columbia, LLC.
- Sprint Corporation
- Southern Illinios RSA Partnership
- Southern LINC
- Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.
- TXU Business Services
- United States Cellular Corporations
- United Telecom Council
- US Unwired, Inc.
- Verizon Wireless
- Warren Haven and Telesaurus Holdings GB LLC d/b/a LMS Wireless
- Wiztronics, Inc.
Parties Expressing Reservations About the Consensus Plan
- America West Airline, Inc.
- American Water Works Association
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Automobile Club of Southern California
- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
- Bell South Corporation
- California State Automobile Association
- Cobb Electric Membership Corp.
- Coupe Communications, Inc.
- Creative Airtime Services, LLC.
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- District of Columbia Office of Chief Technology Officer
- Electrocom, Inc.
- Fauquier County, Virginia
- Fisher Wireless Services, Inc.
- FleetTalk Partners, Ltd.
- State of Florida, State Technology Office, Bureau of WirelessCommunications
- Gainesville Regional Utilities
- Greater Metro (Denver) Telecommunications Consortium
- Industrial Wireless Technologies, Inc.
- Iridium Satellite, LLC.
- Jackson Electric Membership Corp.
- Kenwood Communications Corporation
- King County Regional Communications Board
- Lake County, Illinois
- County of Maui, Hawaii
- State of Michigan
- Motorola, Inc.
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- NEC America, Inc.
- Nevada Wireless
- New York City Transit Authority
- City of New York, New York
- State of New York
- Nucentrix Broadband Networks, Inc.
- Osceola County, Florida
- Peak Relay, Inc.
- Pro Tec Communications, Inc.
- Public Safety Wireless Network
- Radio One, Inc.
- Region 43 NPSPAC Regional Review Committee
- RFB Cellular, Inc.
- Rural Cellular Association
- Rural Telecommunications Group
- City of San Diego, California
- County of San Diego, California
- Satellite Industry Association
- Shell Oil Products USA
- Snohomish County, Washington Emergency Radio System
- Star Crystal Communications, Inc.
- Texas National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee Regional Review Committees
- UTAM, Inc.
- Washington State Interoperability Executive Committee
- Wireless Communications Association
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