[RTC List] Spectrum policy developments

[Sean McLaughlin]

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On June 28, President Barack Obama directed executive departments, agencies,
and offices, and strongly encourage that independent agencies, take the
following steps:

1) The National Telecommunications and Information Administration shall --
a) collaborate with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make
available a total of 500 MHz of Federal and nonfederal spectrum over the
next 10 years, b) collaborate with the FCC to complete by October 1, 2010, a
specific Plan and Timetable for identifying and making available 500 MHz of
spectrum, c) convene the Policy and Plans Steering Group (PPSG) to advise
NTIA on achieving these spectrum objectives, and d) submit, not later than
180 days after the Plan and Timetable are completed, to the National
Economic Council (NEC), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) an interim report to assess
progress against the Plan and Timetable developed.

2) The White House Office of Management and Budget shall incorporate into
the Plan and Timetable adequate funding, incentives, and assistance to
enable executive agencies or other affected entities to accomplish the
actions specified.

3) The Department of Commerce shall create and implement a plan to
facilitate research, development, experimentation, and testing by
researchers to explore innovative spectrum-sharing technologies, including
those that are secure and resilient.

4) The FCC is to collaborate with the NTIA on repurposing of nonfederal
Government spectrum as appropriate and identifying the mechanisms necessary
to ensure compliance with the FCC's decisions.

5) The NEC, the OMB, and the OSTP are to assess whether there has been
sufficient progress in achieving the objectives of this memorandum or
whether some other mechanism, such as an independent review panel, is needed
to address those areas where sufficient progress is not occurring.

6) The NTIA will provide administrative support for the interagency groups
created in this memorandum.

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More to follow ...

Aloha,
Sean

Sean McLaughlin
Knight Media Policy Fellow

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