House and Senate Talks Stalled on Spectrum Bills

Stalled talks reduce chances for legislation this year

Negotiations between the House and Senate to resolve differences over spectrum bills that would free up spectrum for wireless services and public safety have stalled, reducing chances any spectrum legislation may pass this year.

"I'm disappointed that the House has unilaterally stopped negotiating with us on spectrum, but I'm not giving up," said Sen. John Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, which passed the Senate spectrum bill earlier this year. In a statement, Rockefeller, who sponsored the Senate bill with Sen.

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