NTIA Chief: Administration Moved U.S. Toward More Rational Spectrum Policy
The Joe Biden administration made strides toward a better-coordinated spectrum policy, on the heels of the fight over the C-band during the previous administration, NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson blogged Tuesday. “Think about where the federal government was three years ago:…
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We were just completing a bruising process working through the hard issues around 5G and radio altimeters. Collaboration between federal agencies on spectrum was fraught,” he said: “And the United States had no National Spectrum Strategy.” Now “we have built stronger processes and better working relationships among agencies to solve the many issues that come up in managing federal spectrum.” The administration released a national strategy and completed the first band study, of the lower 37 GHz band (see 2412030057), he said. In addition, it “released a National Spectrum R&D Plan, and secured funding for the lower 3 GHz and 7-8 GHz band studies.” Davidson also highlighted the administration's focus on AI. “Responsible advances in AI will bring enormous benefits and innovation,” he said: “But we will only realize the full promise of AI if we address the real risks it poses and ensure broad access to the opportunities it offers.”