FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel repeated her call for...
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel repeated her call for a national prize to go to someone who can find a way to make the use of spectrum below 5 GHz 50-100 percent more efficient over the next 10 years. Her comments…
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came in remarks Thursday to the Marconi Society Anniversary Symposium. The winner would get 10 MHz of spectrum. “This is no small prize,” Rosenworcel said. “If the winner can find a way to use spectrum 50 or 100 times more efficiently, that 10 megahertz of spectrum could do the work of 500 to 1,000 megahertz of spectrum using today’s technology.” Rosenworcel said U.S. spectrum policy must entice federal agencies to give up spectrum rather than punish them if they don’t. “We need to find ways to reward federal authorities for efficient use of their spectrum so that they see benefit in commercial reallocation rather than just loss,” she said. “As part of this effort, we should consider a valuation of all spectrum used by federal authorities to provide a consistent way to reward efficiency.” The U.S. needs more Wi-Fi, Rosenworcel said: “It is time to give unlicensed spectrum its due.” Rosenworcel made similar comments at a Mobile Future Forum Monday (CD Sept 30 p1).