Free Press, July 9, 2010
By Adam Lynn

The real question the FCC needs to ask is, who needs more spectrum, and why -- now that we have an idea that we can make more spectrum available, and that we probably should, how should it be allocated? Consider this: The wireless industry currently holds roughly 500 megahertz of spectrum, but large portions of that are not yet in use. Although the White House fears a "spectrum crunch" as the demand for mobile data usage increases, before even more valuable spectrum is handed over to carriers, they must be held accountable for "warehousing" valuable spectrum.

Read the whole story here

Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media. Free Press does not support or oppose any candidate for public office. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media and universal access to communications.

This article is copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.