IP: SPECTRUM USERS SEEK CERTAINTY, FLEXIBILITY IN REGULATION

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@warpspeed.com>


[Note:  Another take on the NTIA Spectrum Summit.  DLH]

SPECTRUM USERS SEEK CERTAINTY, FLEXIBILITY IN REGULATION

Thursday's kickoff of the NTIA's Spectrum Management and Policy
summit was marked by calls from industry for more certainty and
flexibility in the government's spectrum policy. Common themes
included increasing efficient spectrum use and regulatory reform for
balancing spectrum resources. In one panel, FCC Chairman Michael
Powell and NTIA Director Nancy Victory sought industry feedback
regarding a national spectrum policy, improving spectrum management
and reducing uncertainty about future technologies. Defense
Department Chief Information Officer John Stenbit raised concerns
about risks faced by the military sharing spectrum with the private
sector, and he pressed for market-based solutions for handling
transition issues, such as the treatment of incumbents when new
flexible services or spectrum policies become a reality. Commerce
Secretary Donald Evans pushed for improved spectrum management by the
government and speedier consideration of new spectrum-based
technologies as they are introduced. Other panels addressed the role
of property rights and secondary market development to encourage
flexible spectrum use and development.



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