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US broadband plan to recommend 500 MHz more mobile spectrum

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25-02-2010 12:48pm

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US broadband plan to recommend 500 MHz more mobile spectrum Thursday 25 February 2010

US FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has released more details of the upcoming National Broadband Plan, including plans to make at least 500 MHz of additional spectrum available over the next decade. The mobile industry group CTIA welcomed the proposal to free up more spectrum. To encourage broadcasters to give up some of their spectrum, the chairman proposed a "Mobile Future Auction", where existing spectrum licensees can voluntarily relinquish spectrum in exchange for a share of auction proceeds. The broadband plan will also recommend a more flexible approach to other frequency bands, used for mobile satellite service or wireless communications service. These licensees would have the option to put the spectrum toward mobile broadband use, or the option of voluntarily transferring the licence to someone else who will. The plan will also look at promoting the use of unlicensed spectrum and radio technology such as dynamic databases that can manage access to spectrum in particular times, with a recommendation for R&D spending on spectrum use technology. To increase access to services, Genachowski also called for an expanded concept of the Universal Service Fund. The creation of a Mobility Fund would take part of the USF to provide one-time support for deployment of mobile broadband infrastructure, to bring all states to a minimum level of mobile availability.

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