The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced yesterday that it has launched Spectrum.gov, a website aimed at centralizing and consolidating its resources for federal spectrum managers, policymakers, industry interest, and the public into a single website.
“NTIA is launching Spectrum.gov as a centralized hub for updates on federal spectrum policy and 6G pipeline progress, as well as our efforts to unleash the space economy and ensure the U.S. leads the world at WRC-27,” Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth said in a press release. “By providing greater visibility into our work, we’re raising the bar for delivering results.”
The new website will include updates on identifying federal spectrum for allocation under the Working Families Tax Cut and the administration’s “Winning the 6G Race” memorandum. It also will cover developments related to the modernization of federal spectrum management and efforts to accelerate next-generation wireless innovation, according to the press release.
Spectrum.gov was the second spectrum-related initiative the NTIA established during the past few weeks. Early last month, the NTIA created the Space Launch Frequency Coordination Portal to streamline federal reviews of spectrum requests by commercial satellite providers.
Spectrum.gov will be busy because spectrum issues are hot. Late in April, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted a Report and Order to improve coordination between NGSO and geostationary orbital (GSO) operators to bring things up to date.
In its February meeting, the FCC opened up the full 10 MHz available in the 900 MHz spectrum band (896–901 and 935–940 MHz) for licensed broadband services. The goal is to replace narrowband wireless applications for electric and other utilities and convert them to broadband networks for advanced communications applications.
