Dept. of Defense (DoD) and wireless industry remain apart on some technical issues regarding how bands occupied by military users could be altered for 3rd-generation uses. Govt. and industry officials, at meeting hosted by NTIA Thurs., emphasized that analyses of bands that could be used for additional 3G spectrum were continuing, with final FCC and NTIA reports due late next month. “We still have a lot of work to do,” Motorola’s Steve Sharkey said. “We have at least an idea of where the paths to move forward are.” Meanwhile, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) raised budget projections for proceeds from FCC spectrum auctions through 2007, with rosier outlook attributed to interest in 3G.
Wireless Spectrum Auctions
The FCC manages and licenses the electromagnetic spectrum used by wireless, broadcast, satellite and other telecommunications services for government and commercial users. This activity includes organizing specific telecommunications modes to only use specific frequencies and maintaining the licensing systems for each frequency such that communications services and devices using different bands receive as little interference as possible.
What are spectrum auctions?
The FCC will periodically hold auctions of unused or newly available spectrum frequencies, in which potential licensees can bid to acquire the rights to use a specific frequency for a specific purpose. As an example, over the last few years the U.S. government has conducted periodic auctions of different GHz bands to support the growth of 5G services.
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