Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 06/2012

Spectrum for the Next Generation of Wireless

Mark MacCarthy

July 2011

Aspen Institute

Abstract

Spectrum for the Next Generation of Wireless explores possible sources of spectrum, looking specifically at incentives or other measures to assure that spectrum finds its highest and best use. It includes a number of recommendations, both private and federal, of where and how spectrum can be repurposed for wireless use. In November 2010, the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program convened the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Spectrum Policy, where 31 experts and leaders addressed the consequences and solutions to the increasing demand for spectrum. Spectrum for the Next Generation of Wireless is the report resulting from the Roundtable discussions.