Work Remains to Get Handle on Federal Spectrum, ITIF Expert Says
The U.S. needs to do more work “to get our arms around the opportunities and challenges with federal spectrum,” Doug Brake, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation director-broadband and spectrum policy, told us (see 1903070061). “The fragmentation and inefficient use of…
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federal spectrum represents a tremendous opportunity to unlock value through better governance structures.” Because of recent changes, the spectrum relocation fund (SRF) can be tapped earlier than in the past, Brake said. “But there are limits on how this money can be used for the very upfront planning,” he said. “Also the SRF is not an unlimited source of money. On top of there being no great source of funding for this work, you also have real principal-agent problems.”