White House Report: Let's Share The Airwaves
Former methods to solve spectrum crunch won't meet demand
The administration's report on finding new spectrum to feed the public's growing demand for wireless services concludes that the answer lies in spectrum sharing between government and private industry.
The report, "Realizing the Full Potential of Government-Held Spectrum to Spur Economic Growth," represents a major shift in the administration's spectrum management policy, which formerly cleared and reallocated it for exclusive uses.
The original plan to reallocate more spectrum to wireless services was set in motion two years ago in the National Broadband Plan, which recommended that spectrum allocated to wireless services be doubled.
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