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Revising Spectrum Rules

Posted by michael on from the oh-boy-here-comes-the-fcc dept.

Orne writes "Whereas NPR is speculating on the television spectrum, the AP brings us news that the Bush administration is set to re-evaluate government and industry use of the radio spectrum. An executive order kicks off a year of public meetings held by the Commerce Dept; the official press release is here."

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  1. Re:Hopefully... by harriet+nyborg · · Score: 2, Troll
    Hopefully Bush will give more of the radio spectrum to public use..

    Not likely since the "public" doesn't seem to be represented.

    (a) Membership of the Task Force. The Task Force shall consist exclusively of the heads of the executive branch departments, agencies, and offices listed below:

    (1) the Department of State;

    (2) the Department of the Treasury;

    (3) the Department of Defense;

    (4) the Department of Justice;

    (5) the Department of the Interior;

    (6) the Department of Agriculture;

    (7) the Department of Commerce;

    (8) the Department of Transportation;

    (9) the Department of Energy;

    (10) the Department of Homeland Security;

    (11) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

    (12) the Office of Management and Budget;

    (13) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;

    (14) such other executive branch departments, agencies, or offices as the Chairman of the Task Force may designate

    Strangely, or perhaps not at all, missing from this list of intelligence, military, and law enforcement agencies are the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services.

    Clearly, public use of the radio spectrum is far less a priority to this administration than monitoring the public's use of the radio spectrum.