FCC Should Expedite License Modification Applications to Make More Spectrum Available

FCC Should Expedite License Modification Applications to Make More Spectrum Available

Contact: Amy Smorodin
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February 17, 2016 – Thomas Lenard, Technology Policy Institute President and Senior Fellow, urged the Federal Communications Commission today to expedite issuing a public notice on recent license modification applications in order to quickly make spectrum available for wireless broadband.

It the letter filed with the Commission, Lenard stated that Mobile Satellite Service spectrum can play an important role in increasing spectrum available for broadband, which is a crucial part of the FCC’s 2010 National Broadband Plan. “I have stated previously in comments to the Commission that, of the various options available, the spectrum held by Ligado Networks (formerly LightSquared) is low-hanging fruit,” he explained. “I therefore urge the Commission to take the necessary steps to be able to act on Ligado’s application expeditiously and move its spectrum to productive uses.”

The full text of the letter is available on the TPI website.

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Amy V. Smorodin is Vice President of Communications and External Relations at the Technology Policy Institute. Prior to joining TPI, she was Vice President of Communications at The Progress & Freedom Foundation. Smorodin also served as a public policy communications specialist at the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a global tech industry association. She began her media and public relations career at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, where she acted as liaison between families, law enforcement, and the media. Smorodin attended American University in Washington, DC.
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
asmorodin at techpolicyinstitute.org

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