First Interim Progress Report on the Ten Year Spectrum Plan and Timetable

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) submits this Progress Report pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum issued on June 28, 2010, which directed the Department of Commerce, working with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to identify and make available 500 megahertz of spectrum over the next ten years for expanded wireless broadband use.

Since the issuance of the Presidential Memorandum, NTIA has completed two initiatives in support of the 500 megahertz goal, while the FCC has initiated several rulemakings. President Obama also has proposed the Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative that reiterates the Administration’s support for freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum for commercial purposes through voluntary incentive auctions and more efficient use of government spectrum.