500 MHz Initiative
A 2010 Presidential Memorandum directed the Secretary of Commerce, working through NTIA, to collaborate with the Federal Communications Commission to make available a total of 500 megahertz of Federal and nonfederal spectrum over the next 10 years for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use.
This initiative, to nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum, will spur investment, economic growth, and job creation while supporting the growing demand by consumers and businesses for wireless broadband services.
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Letter from Assistant Secretary Strickling to FCC Chairman Genachowski on the planned auction of licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz Band and the 1755-1780 MHz Band
Enclosures:
CSMAC, "1695-1710 MHz Meterological-Satellite," Final Report of Working Group 1 (Feb. 22, 2013).
Report to the President: Identification of 15 MHz of Spectrum Between 1675 MHz and 1710 MHz for Reallocation
As directed by Congress in Section 6401(a)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act), NTIA submitted a report to the President identifying 15 megahertz of spectrum between 1675 MHz and 1710 MHz for reallocation from federal use to non-federal use.