Tech CEOs urge U.S. find more wireless airwaves

[SOURCE: Reuters]
The Technology CEO Council said on Wednesday it will issue a report urging Congress to order the Bush administration to analyze which airwaves are not being used best, and how they might be re-allocated. Additionally, the organization plans to urge the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to consider allowing government airwaves that are underutilized to be used for other purposes. The executives also plan to suggest the FCC ease restrictions on wireless licenses so companies have more flexibility to use the airwaves for new services. They also will recommend making more unlicensed spectrum available that could be used for a variety of purposes. The organization also plans to recommend Congress and regulators ensure that public safety organizations have the airwaves they need. Safety officials have complained about poor communications during disasters like the September 11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina.
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For more on the Technology CEO Council see:
http://www.techceocouncil.org/

See also --
* DirecTV Moves on Wireless Broadband
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld]
DirecTV is willing to invest as much as $1 billion in a company that would create a third alternative in the United States to cable companies or telephone companies in providing high-speed access to the Internet. CEO Chase Carey said the company would make the investment in a broadband company that would build a network -- DirecTV , in turn, would buy capacity from the company, paying monthly fees at wholesale rates.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6309483.html?display=Breaking+News
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