Congressmen to FCC: Include Spectrum Management in National Broadband Plan

House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Subcommittee Chairman Boucher Rick (D-VA) wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps to urge that the FCC consider the role of spectrum management in the congressionally mandated national broadband plan. In an age in which broadband services are increasingly reliant on wireless networks, a coordinated and comprehensive spectrum strategy is vital, they argue. They note that the Government Accountability Office has issued a series of reports recommending that the Commission and the Secretary of Commerce take steps to improve existing spectrum management practices and, to date, these recommendations have not been fully implemented