NAB CEO Gordon Smith on Wednesday urged leaders of the...
NAB CEO Gordon Smith on Wednesday urged leaders of the federal spectrum working group to require a “comprehensive” spectrum inventory that looks at both the private and public sector use of spectrum. “Neither Congress nor the American people have a…
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clear understanding of what spectrum is being used, by whom and for what purpose,” Smith wrote working group co-chairs Reps. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif. (http://xrl.us/bm6t7j). “Reasoned policy decisions and thoughtful consideration of these matters simply cannot be honestly and earnestly debated without the facts.” Smith chided the “striking lack of objective information” about U.S. spectrum policy and said that prior congressional requests for a comprehensive spectrum inventory “have gone unanswered.” CTIA Vice President-Government Affairs Jot Carpenter shot back at the NAB letter for “denying the existence of a spectrum crunch,” in a statement Wednesday. “While the NAB is committed to its ‘deny and delay’ strategy, the mobile industry is working to deploy the most efficient technologies available, building new infrastructure at a record pace, and engage with policymakers -- including the members of the spectrum working group -- to identify and move to market spectrum."