Spectrum and Wireless
Government-Held Spectrum Necessary for Wireless Broadband Growth
Freeing up more federal government spectrum – potentially the largest source of additional spectrum for wireless broadband – requires a combination of administrative/budgetary and market mechanisms, stated Thomas Lenard in testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for the hearing, “Wireless Broadband and the Future of Spectrum Policy.” In addition, he noted, spectrum licensed for mobile satellite services (MMS) is the largest block of available spectrum in the short run.