Govt. Plans to Find Airwaves for Wireless Firms Posted: 06-Oct-2001 [Source: Reuters via Yahoo] [US goverment agencies to be involved in assessing commercial spectrum allocation with the results to be available late spring of 2002.] Washington -- "The Bush administration on Friday unveiled a new plan to find more airwaves to sell to wireless companies hungry for more so they can launch a new generation of advanced mobile services."Several government agencies plan to assess the usefulness of two bands of spectrum for commercial services and possible timelines in which the bands could be made available, according to a statement by the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration. More...
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