CTIA Chief Says Licensed Spectrum Must Be Part of National Strategy
CTIA President Meredith Baker underscored the importance of identifying spectrum for licensed, full-power use as part of a national spectrum strategy, meeting with NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson Tuesday, said a letter Wednesday to Scott Harris, NTIA senior spectrum adviser. “CTIA…
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has highlighted the need for the National Spectrum Strategy to identify 1,500 megahertz of federally controlled mid-band spectrum for repurposing for full-power licensed use, including the Lower 3 GHz, 4 GHz, and 7/8 GHz bands,” the letter said: “Given global trends and consumer demands, any plan that does not at least study these critical bands would needlessly risk our future global leadership.” CTIA said “unfortunately, the present trajectory for spectrum policy in the United States is not promising” and NTIA and the Commerce Department “are uniquely situated to address these challenges head on.” NTIA expects to release the strategy this year (see 2307180076).