FCC to review Sprint plan for vacating airwaves

The Federal Communications Commission has indicated it will review the latest plan by Sprint Nextel to vacate a key section of the airwaves for public safety use. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Sprint's proposal resembles one the company advocated in July, but the agency is adding a firm deadline of March 2010 for Sprint to vacate. Sprint had not included a deadline in its proposal. The goal of reallocating the use of the 800-megahertz airwaves is to prevent interference between public safety and other wireless users.