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Basic Elements of Spectrum Management

The following pages are updated extracts from NTIA Special Publication 91-25, Federal Spectrum Management: A Guide to the NTIA Process. This brochure describes some basic elements of spectrum management. It explains what is meant by The Spectrum; how it is used; how, why, and by whom its use is regulated.