Public safety bids stir spectrum spat

Iria · Mar 3, 2007, 03:35 PM

Source: ZDNet
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The Federal Communications Commission hasn't set a date yet for what is expected to be one of the biggest and most important spectrum auctions, but the debate over how best to use this valuable commodity is already raging.

The situation heated up this week when a start-up called Frontline Wireless, headed by former FCC chairman Reed Hundt, filed comments with the FCC that proposed a new plan for using some of the 700MHz spectrum for a national public-safety wireless network.

Mar 3, 2007, 03:35 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Public safety bids stir spectrum spat Source: ZDNet ________ The Federal Communications Commission hasn't set a date yet for what is expected to be one of the biggest and most important spectrum auctions, but the debate over how best to use this valuable commodity is already raging. The situation heated up this week when a start-up called Frontline Wireless, headed by former FCC chairman Reed Hundt, filed comments with the FCC that proposed a new plan for using some of the 700MHz spectrum for a national public-safety wireless network.