Sen Wicker Urges FCC and NTIA to Strengthen Coordination on Spectrum Policy

Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS) sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to work cooperatively to resolve spectrum policy issues and update the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on spectrum coordination, which has not been updated since 2003. "With your recent confirmations by the Senate, it is now time to take steps toward improving the cooperation and collaboration between your agencies that is essential to spectrum management and the future of US spectrum policy," says Thune. "This relationship can be strengthened through an update of the MOU between the FCC and NTIA, which details the roles and responsibilities of each agency." The request to update the MOU is consistent with Wicker’s Improving Spectrum Coordination Act of 2021. Wicker and Sens John Thune, (R-SD), and Marsha Blackburn, (R-TN), introduced this legislation in April 2021.