CEA Calls For More Broadband Spectrum

The Consumer Electronics Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to review spectrum usage and determine how additional spectrum can be allocated for wireless broadband and other uses. And to show the way, the CEA submitted a cost-benefit analysis of reallocating the 300 Mhz of TV broadcast spectrum to wireless broadband. "We are currently facing a crisis in wireless high-speed broadband availability," said CEO President Gary Shapiro. "We encourage the commission to immediately begin an inventory of spectrum usage. At the same time, it is important to begin developing a model for determining how to identify and reallocate spectrum."