Senate Commerce Committee to Markup Radio Spectrum Inventory Act Next Week

The Senate Commerce Committee has slated a July 8 markup for the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. The bill was introduced by Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) back in March. It would give the FCC and National Telecommunications & Information Administration, which manages government spectrum, 180 days to report back to Congress with an inventory of the spectrum they manage and how it is being used. That would include how much unlicensed use is allowed, how much spectrum is being used in each band, including the TV and radio bands.