How does the TA use published cost metrics from previously approved PFAs and FRAs in its review of Cost Estimates in PFAs and FRAs?
The TAs review of costs is influenced by its experience in reviewing costs incurred by 800 MHz licensees in planning or reconfiguration. The cost metrics provide a measure of costs for systems of varying size and complexity. The cost metrics are only one factor underlying the TAs analysis of the reasonableness of planning or reconfiguration costs. The TA may seek additional information from a licensee to explain a cost element in its PFA or FRA. In cases where the TA seeks additional information, licensees are required to provide supporting information that explains the need for the work proposed to be performed. Because each system reconfiguration is unique, historical cost metrics, while useful, are not always sufficient in and of themselves for the TA to conclude that the estimated costs are the minimum necessary to complete rebanding in a reasonable, prudent and timely manner.
