NTIA, Industry Eyeing 4.4 GHz for Commercial Use

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is close to completing plans for studying two government spectrum bands for potential repurposing. Those are the 4.400-4.940 GigaHertz and 2.7-2.9 GHz bands, according to a top agency official, which together comprise 740 megahertz of airwaves. The agency is looking to make more spectrum available to wireless carriers. “During the shutdown NTIA has been working on band study plans for 2.7 and 4.4 so that we can quickly have those out the door when the government reopens,” NTIA Chief of Staff Brooke Donilon.