Senate Republicans File Bill to Improve US Spectrum Coordination
Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Communications Subcommittee ranking member John Thune, R-S.D., and Consumer Protection Subcommittee ranking member Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., filed the Improving Spectrum Coordination Act Thursday to improve agencies’ communication. Lawmakers seek to prevent a…
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return of the spectrum policy fracases that became routine during President Donald Trump’s administration (see 2010260001). The measure would require the FCC and NTIA to update their spectrum memorandum of understanding, adding language governing a process for addressing interagency policy differences and instituting a resolution process. The bill would clarify NTIA’s role as the representative of other federal agencies to the FCC on spectrum matters and would ensure the government considers scientific analyses and additional potential implications of reallocations and other actions.