Calls for spectrum czar highlight spectrum reform issues.(News)

RCR Wireless News, March, 2004

Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Policy-making jurisdiction could prove more controversial than policy itself in any spectrum reform plan the Bush administration or Congress decides to pursue in coming months. While the administration and Congress continued to solicit views on spectrum management, there is a strong undercurrent of interest being expressed about how the oversight of frequencies used by the private sector and the federal government might change.

Last week, Motorola Inc. endorsed a think-tank recommendation calling for the creation of a spectrum czar at the White House. "Certainly, the creation of a White House position to oversee spectrum policy during challenging times is not unprecedented,'' said Motorola in written comments on the...

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