Spectrum
Management Policy Reform Issues
"Wireless" communications, considered only a few
years ago as little more than a luxury or significant only
in providing broadcasting services, today is an essential
element in providing the fabric of an open and free society.
As a result, there is a rapidly increasing role for “wireless”
services in ensuring the effectiveness of national and homeland
defenses, in making available public safety and first-responder
services, in serving the domestic and international traveler,
in creating jobs and promoting economic growth, in achieving
unparalleled advances in space and scientific research,
and in maintaining national leadership in radiocommunications
technology and services. Consequently, the demands on the
use of the radio frequency spectrum, commonly referred to
as a natural resource, are rapidly increasing at a rate
that raises questions regarding the viability of this natural
resource to sustain these ever growing demands to provide
yet additional "wireless" services worldwide
to governments, industry, and individual consumers.
To address these concerns, the United States has established
a program focused on the comprehensive review and the
systematic implementation of reforms for improving
those spectrum management policies affecting United
States' ability to satisfy its domestic and international
uses of the spectrum. The National Telecommunications
and Information Administration initiated this program
in FY 03 and has conducted this work as directed in
the Executive Memorandum signed by President George
W. Bush on May 29, 2003. In this memorandum the President
also provides the Administration’s commitment
toward promoting and implementing a United States Spectrum
Policy for the 21st Century. While this program is
envisioned to continue in multiple phases over a number
of years, the Executive Memorandum directs the Secretary
of Commerce to prepare reports for submission to the
President by May 29, 2004, containing the results of
those program activities completed and specific recommendations
that have been developed for spectrum management policy
reforms.
Further details regarding
this program and information regarding the issues being
addressed will be provided on this website as that
becomes available; questions regarding this program
may be directed to Byron Barker, Chief, Strategic Planning
Division, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (email: bbarker@ntia.doc.gov;
ph: 202 482 6207; fx: 202 566 2440).
More Information
• Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee: The
Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee advises
the Commerce Department on key elements of President
Bush’s 21st Century Spectrum Policy Initiative for
improving management of the nation’s airwaves.
• Spectrum
Management Workshop: NTIA sponsored a workshop
on Improving
Spectrum Management through Economic or Other Incentives on
February 28 - March 1, 2006 at the National Academy of
Sciences. The workshop elicited views and proposals
regarding the use of economic or other incentives to increase
spectrum management efficiency.
Final agenda [
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Transcript:
February 28, 2006 [
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Transcript:
March 1, 2006 [
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Posted 04-07-2006
• Plan
to Implement Recommendations of the President's Spectrum Policy Initiative [Html,
Word,
PDF]
• Text of November 30, 2004, Executive Memorandum on Spectrum Policy Reform [PDF]
• Text of May
29, 2003, Executive Memorandum on Spectrum Policy Reform
• The Federal Government
Spectrum Task Force
• NTIA's Public Outreach
Program
• NTIA's Notice of Inquiry
on Spectrum Policy Reform and Comments Received
Links to other Websites
• Interdepartment
Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) Membership
• Federal Communications
Commission (FCC)
- FCC
Task Force Documents
• International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- ITU
Radiocommunications (R) Sector
- ITU
Telecom. Development Bureau (D Sector) 1998 - 2002 (Res.
9 Phase 1)
- ITU
Telecom.
Development Bureau (D
Sector) 2002 - 2006 (Res. 9 Phase 2)
- ITU
Council
• National
Academy of Sciences
- NAS
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)
• Center
for Strategic and International Studies: Spectrum Management
• United Kingdom
Office of Communications (OFCOM)
• Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
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