What A New Era of Spectrum Coordination Will Look Like

The recent update of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) memorializes a shared commitment between the two agencies to renew a partnership critical to jointly managing the nation’s spectrum resources. Now the work begins to translate this agreement into consistent, meaningful practice. Given the scope of the document, there is quite a lot for the FCC and NTIA to do to fulfill the potential of the MOU. The MOU promotes:  

• Evidence-based policy-making;  
• More frequent and more effective communication;  
• Long-range planning and sharing of information to coordinate proposals well in advance; and  
• Development of a common approach for assessment and technical analysis of potential radio frequency interference issues.  

More information on this agency partnership can be found here.