US Agencies Balking More on Spectrum Sharing, Ligado Says
An increasing number of federal agencies "are following in [DOD] footsteps" in intransigence to relinquish or share spectrum with the private sector instead of deferring to the FCC and NTIA, said Ligado General Counsel Valerie Green in a Technology Policy…
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Institute podcast Monday. She said opposition isn't based on legitimate technical concerns but is "a turf war." She said the private sector is interested in figuring out how to incentivize or revise government to change those spectrum dynamics. She said there needs to be more clarity about agencies' authority and roles, and more transparency in agency decision-making. Ligado CEO Doug Smith said adoption of the 1 dB standard for interference protection has implications for bands in use and coming into use and "a lot of inefficient use of spectrum." DOD didn't comment Tuesday.