Spectrum Issues for the New Communications Age

Discusses the possibility of modifying spectrum policy to support national goals for broadband deployment by placing emphasis on attracting the providers of wireless broadband services and to accommodate the wireless broadband needs of industries that are considered by many to be the economic drivers of the future.

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The convergence of wireless telecommunications technology and internet protocols is fostering new generations of mobile technologies. This transformation has created new demands for advanced communications infrastructures and radio frequency spectrum capacity that can support high-speed, content-rich uses. Furthermore, a number of services, in addition to consumer and business communications, rely at least in part on wireless links to broadband backbones. This book discusses the possibility of modifying spectrum policy to support national goals for broadband deployment by placing more emphasis on attracting new providers of wireless broadband services and to accommodate the wireless broadband needs of industries that are considered by many to be the economic drivers of the future.