[DMCA-Activists] David Reed on FCC Spectrum Policy Process

[Seth Johnson]

> http://www.satn.org/archive/2002_08_11_archive.html#85342790

FCC Spectrum Policy process looks promising 

Last Friday, 8/9/02, I participated in an FCC Public
Workshop on Spectrum Rights and Responsibilities (available
in RealVideo: http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/mt080902.ram). I
was particulary heartened by Chairman Michael Powell's
introductory remarks. Here is a man who really wants to
change things in spectrum policy. He brought in Paul
Kolodzy, a real technology guy from DARPA, to create a
Spectrum Policy Task Force, and Paul has been making things
happen in a way that most FCC watchers have never seen
before. Both panels were particularly interesting. The first
one, which I participated in, was about technology change
and its impact on Spectrum Policy - and it was very
interesting to hear different points of view. The second one
was about policy changes. I was particularly encouraged by
Tom Hazlett's attempt to bridge the gap between the
"commons" folks and the "secondary markets" folks - pointing
out that what we really need is a "cheap" means of
allocating spectrum, whether technically based or
auction-based.

I think this panel, and the other one I participated in on
8/1/02 about unlicensed RF technology (RealVideo:
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/mt080102.ram), were very
important, and I hope enlightening.

All of the workshops are accessible on the FCC website
(http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/workshops.html). 
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