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Adelstein Reveals Wireless Spectrum Agenda
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 01:15:17 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> [Note: Here's a pointer to the full text of his address: <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-233139A1.pdf> DLH] Adelstein Reveals Wireless Spectrum Agenda By Sue Marek April 10, 2003 <http://www.wirelessweek.com/index.asp?layout=document&doc_id=117040&vertica lID=34&vertical=Business+and+Finance&industry=> Louisville, Colo. -- In his first public address focusing on wireless communications, newly appointed FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein yesterday outlined his 'framework for innovation,' a plan he says 'combines industry with a light regulatory touch' to provide the maximum support for wireless services. Adelstein, who was the featured speaker at the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program at StorageTek Corp.'s headquarters just outside Boulder, Colo., opened his speech by alluding to FCC Chairman Michael Powell's visit to the same group last November, in which Powell unveiled his plans to revamp the commission's 90-year-old spectrum policy. 'Boulder seems to be where the commissioners show up to make their big wireless speeches. So here I am.' While Adelstein commended Chairman Powell and the Spectrum Policy Task Force for undertaking what he calls a 'Herculean task' of revamping the existing spectrum policy, he also said he doesn't agree with every aspect of the plan. And while he declined to point out specific areas of dissent, he did provide some insight into what he believes should be the guiding principals of spectrum policy. Just as a greenhouse cultivates growth, Adelstein says, the commission should foster innovation. Taking a cue from the FCC's successes with handling new technologies such as direct broadcast satellite, Wi-Fi and PCS, Adelstein says the FCC should support technologies that operate in both licensed and unlicensed spectrum and 'not assume that only unlicensed technologies are innovative.' He also suggested that however the FCC make spectrum available, it should not give up permanent property rights. The commission should always retain authority and flexibility to regulate the rights of both licenses and users, Adelstein said. Likewise, he said that while the FCC needs to be mindful of harmful interference, the commission should be careful to not let a 'lot of frivolous claims' get in the way of its spectrum policy. Adelstein promoted the idea of providing incentives to those that use their spectrum efficiently and the imposing of a 'spectrum user fee' on those that do not. He also suggested the FCC encourage a more robust and healthy secondary market by accommodating new technologies. On the buildout front, he suggested the FCC rethink its existing rules for exclusive services, saying that 'a 10-year build-out deadline is a lifetime' because it undercuts the ability of others to get unused spectrum. And while Adelstein admits that spectrum auctions may not be the perfect, he says he doesn't believe they will go away anytime soon and in the meantime he suggests the FCC take a closer look at some of its auction rules, specifically those used to determine bidding credits. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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