Sprint/Nextel Gets Extension to Move BAS to New Home in Spectrum Band

The Federal Communications Commission has given Sprint/Nextel until Feb. 8. 2010, to complete the move of broadcaster auxiliary services--TV station electronic newsgathering, for example, and studio-to-transmitter links--to a new home in the spectrum band. The move is essentially ENG's digital transition. The company joined with broadcasters to seek the extension, citing the impacts of weather, broadcaster bankruptcies, delays in the DTV transition and the general complexity of the project in asking for the delay. That came in a decision released Friday.