/ 04.26.2010 12:00AM
FCC Forms Spectrum Task Force
WASHINGTON: FCC Chairman Julius
Genachowski announced the launch of a Spectrum Task Force today. The stated
intent is “to advance the FCC’s spectrum agenda and promote collaboration
across the agency.” Julius Knapp, chief of the Office of Engineering Technology,
and Ruth Milkman, chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, will
co-chair the cross-agency working group.
“To lead the world in mobile, the FCC must ensure that our nation’s spectrum is
being put to its highest and best use,” Genachowski said. “Maximizing this
essential 21st century resource will create jobs, drive economic growth, and
encourage innovation and investment. The FCC’s National Broadband Plan lays out
a comprehensive roadmap for promoting greater spectrum efficiency and
flexibility, and ensuring sufficient spectrum for broadband. The Spectrum Task
Force will keep us on this charted course.”
The Spectrum Task Force will be instrumental in the FCC’s plan to carry out its
National Broadband Plan, including the reallocation of broadcast spectrum. The
chiefs of the FCC’s Enforcement, International, Media, and Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureaus, as well as the chief of the Office of Strategic
Planning and Policy Analysis, will participate on the Task Force.