Chairman Genachowski Done With Spectrum Crunch Debate

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski told a Telecommunications Industry Association audience in Dallas that there should be no more debate about whether there is a spectrum crunch that requires freeing up more spectrum.

"Any objective observer would have to say that the spectrum crunch debate has been put to rest." The chairman has been stumping for legislation to compensate broadcasters and others for giving up spectrum for wireless broadband. He echoed his vision of a great, big beautiful mobile-broadband enabled tomorrow of remote college student monitoring and healthcare and plumbing tips, and citing Twitter, Foursquare, Gowalla, Groupon and others for finding new ways to connect people to local business.