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Presidential Memorandum on Spectrum

This memorandum outlines a plan to make 500 MHz of spectrum available for wireless broadband over a 10-year period. It emphasizes the need for collaboration, funding, and incentives to effectively reallocate spectrum. Additionally, the memorandum emphasizes the importance of facilitating research, development, and testing of spectrum-sharing technologies. It also addresses the consideration of international implications and appropriate enforcement mechanisms.

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Presidential Memorandum on Spectrum

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  1. Presidential Memorandum on Spectrum Karl B. Nebbia Associate Administrator Office of Spectrum Management National Telecommunications and Information Administration (202)-482-0536 knebbia@ntia.doc.gov

  2. Components of the Presidential Memo • Complete a plan and milestones identifying and making available 500 MHz over 10 years suitable for wireless broadband. • Provide funds, incentives and assistance to effectively reallocate spectrum. • Plan to facilitate research, development, experimentation testing of spectrum-sharing technologies.

  3. Plan and Milestones • By October 1, 2010 • Collaborate with the FCC • Make available over 10 years • Federal and non-Federal spectrum • Suitable for fixed and mobile wireless broadband • Licensed or unlicensed • Exclusive or shared • Take into account • No loss of critical existing and planned Federal, State, local or tribal government capabilities • International Implications • Appropriate enforcement mechanisms • Use Policy and Plans Steering Group

  4. Funding, Incentives and Assistance • OMB working with Commerce (NTIA) and in consultation with the agencies shall incorporate in the Plan and Milestones (October 1, 2010) adequate funding, incentives and assistance to make the 500 MHz available. • Planning and research funds • Staffing for relocation • Cover costs for commercial services • Enable upgrade of equipment • Cover costs associated with sharing

  5. Spectrum-Sharing Technologies • Commerce, through NTIA, in consultation with NIST, NSF, DOD, DOJ, NASA and others create and implement a plan to facilitate research, development, experimentation testing of spectrum-sharing technologies • Test methods • Test locations • Funding • Applicable regulation • Basic research

  6. Fast Track Bands • To be made available within 5 years • To be decided by October 1, 2010 • FCC looking for band to match with AWS-3 • 1675-1710 MHz • 1755-1780 MHz • 3500-3650 MHz • 4200-4220 and 4380-4400 MHz

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