TIA urged the Senate leadership to consider the spectrum realloca...
TIA urged the Senate leadership to consider the spectrum reallocation trust fund legislation that has languished in the Senate. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist (R- Tenn.) and Minority Leader Daschle (D-S.D.), TIA said the bill “is…
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of critical importance to the future of the radio spectrum and the wireless communications industry as a whole because it will produce greater certainty in the market and accelerate the innovation and introduction of new services. The bill ensures that eligible federal entities, particularly the Defense Dept., operating in the spectrum bands identified for reallocation to private sector users are properly compensated for the costs associated with their relocation. The Senate Commerce Committee passed HR-1320, which also passed the House last year. However, Sen. Sununu (R-N.H.) added controversial language that benefited Northpoint Technologies. The bill lay fallow since its late-June approval by the Senate Committee. (CD June 27 p1) TIA officials said the Northpoint language must be removed, which shouldn’t be as much of a problem since the spectrum that Northpoint sought has already been auctioned. “The passage of this legislation is a must before the end of the 108th Congress,” TIA Pres. Matthew Flanigan said.