[K3PZN-List] Matter of concern to all amateur radio operators

[Douglas Kearney]

Greetings to all club members,
 
 
    I came across this article during my lunch hour at work. I can only
tell you that we must communicate to our representatives that the
amateur radio spectrum must not be touched. It is imperative that the
study convey the benefits of Amateur Radio and that our spectrum must
not be touched. I hope to have more information on how you can help with
this cause at our next club meeting.
 
    This article came from www.computerworld.com
 
Regards,
Douglas Kearney N5LBJ
 
Bush administration to order spectrum review

The top-to-bottom review is expected to take a year 

By Reuters
JUNE 05, 2003

Content Type: Story 
Source: Reuters <http://www.reuters.com/>  
 
 
 
 
The Bush administration today plans to order a yearlong top-to-bottom
review of how to make more efficient use of coveted airwaves by the
government and the wireless industry for everything from mobile
telephone service to military operations, a senior administration
official said. 

President George W. Bush is expected to sign an executive memorandum
that will direct the U.S. Department of Commerce to undertake the study
of ways to improve the management of the scarce resource that's used for
commercial communications as well as the U.S. air traffic control
system. 


"The review is a recognition of how important spectrum has become, not
only to the domestic economy but to military and homeland security
efforts," said the official, who requested anonymity. 


The commercial wireless industry has an almost insatiable appetite for
more airwaves, especially the mobile telephone companies that want to
offer high-speed Internet access. But they have faced stiff competition
from the U.S. government, which recently has had a growing need for
spectrum to meet new security and military needs. 


Congress is already considering one administration proposal for making
more airwaves available to commercial users by creating a trust fund
that would take proceeds from the auction of spectrum and using them to
cover the costs of moving government operations to other airwaves. 


The Commerce Department plans to form one task force made up of the
principal government users that would examine processes, procedures and
policies for effective use of spectrum and make recommendations to the
White House, the official said. A second group will look at the use of
airwaves by nongovernmental entities and also make recommendations for
improvements, according to the official. 


"The radio frequency spectrum is a vital and limited natural resource
and is crucial to our economic growth and national security," Commerce
Secretary Don Evans said in a statement obtained by Reuters. 


The Commerce Department will likely seek the involvement of industry
players as well as the Federal Communications Commission, which
regulates the commercial wireless industry and is responsible for
auctioning the airwave licenses to be used by the industry. 


The recommendations developed will be presented in a report to the
president in a year. The official said it could also include proposals
for legislative solutions. 




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