Recently passed spectrum provisions will increase broadband adoption in rural...
Recently passed spectrum provisions will increase broadband adoption in rural areas and move the U.S. closer to having an interoperable public safety network, panelists said at the TechAmerica congressional briefing Thursday. The FCC will “hit the ground running” on spectrum…
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incentive auctions, said Rick Boucher, former U.S. Representative. FCC staff has been preparing for the auctions, and he hopes the FCC can get it done in a short time, he said. The next step in spectrum reallocation is to ensure everyone can participate in the auctions and that they can get the best price with no burdensome conditions, said Anna-Maria Kovacs of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. This move forward towards more spectrum will improve business opportunities for rural communities by giving them broadband access, said Jonathon Adelstein administrator of the USDA Rural Utilities Service. The strategy to provide broadband to rural areas in America is a “winner,” said CGI Senior Vice President Peter Ihrig. Bright-minded people will go where the technology is, he said, and when rural areas gain access to broadband, they will attract innovation and business, he said. Besides providing opportunity for innovation, the passing of this bill will also make an interoperable network a reality, Boucher said. “We can now celebrate a success” for what may be the most important legislation recently passed, he said.