US wireless users may get to share military spectrum

The US military might have to share its radar frequencies with mobile broadband providers under a plan the Federal Communications Commission continued to flesh out under the name Citizens Broadband Radio Service.

The proposed rules could allow sharing a wide band of spectrum spanning 3550MHz to 3700MHz. Parts of that spectrum are home to high-powered military radar, especially within 200 miles of US coastlines, which is also home to a majority of the country's population.

To prevent interference, the FCC calls for using a dynamic database to keep track of where and when the frequencies can be used.