President’s Broadband Boost Plan: Increase Jobs, Wi-Fi Access
Reuters reports that President Obama’s plan to free up airways would “nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum currently available for wireless devices.”
Available details of the plan are as follows:
- The plan would make available 500 megahertz of federal and commercial spectrum over the next 10 years
- Freeing up spectrum would also create jobs by meeting the growing demand for mobile and fixed broadband, spur economic growth and raise funds to build an emergency network for public safety workers
- The plan includes an auction of the freed-up spectrum for mobile broadband use
- Revenues from the auction would provide funding to help build a nationwide mobile broadband network for public safety
White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers is scheduled to provide details on the President’s broadband boost policy in a midday speech. And the President is scheduled to sign scheduled to sign a memorandum today as part of a broader effort that also includes legislation to facilitate the transfer of spectrum.
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