Moran, Udall Tout Spectrum Relocation Fund Provisions in Budget Deal
Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Tom Udall, D-N.M., took credit Wednesday for the Spectrum Relocation Fund provisions in the Bipartisan Budget Act, signed into law this week. The compromise deal was revealed Oct. 26, and Moran and Udall introduced S-2211…
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Oct. 27 to accomplish similar changes to the fund, many at the administration’s behest. Similar bipartisan legislation was in the drafting stages in the House (see 1510260044). "With the growth of smart phones and other wireless technologies, spectrum is a scarce and increasingly valuable resource,” Udall said in a statement. “These smart policy changes not only raise revenue, they will help our nation’s wireless and technology sectors continue to innovate and bring new products and services to consumers.” CTIA President Meredith Baker praised the Moran/Udall legislation as “an important step toward achieving needed process and research reforms that will improve federal spectrum management.”