Lee Refiles Government Spectrum Valuation Act
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said Thursday he refiled his Government Spectrum Valuation Act. The bill, first filed in 2018, would require the FCC, NTIA and OMB to jointly determine the value of each federal agency's assigned spectrum (see 1811140057). It…
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would require all agencies to report the value of their allocated spectrum in the president's annual federal budget proposal and the agency's financial statement. Spectrum “is becoming increasingly in demand and congested; and we do not currently have a way of making sure that federal spectrum is being efficiently allocated and managed,” Lee said. “This bill will provide us with data that we need to better manage federal spectrum, and to better facilitate a strategy for operating our current technologies and future innovations.” The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the measure in September (see 2009160072). CTIA, NATE and NCTA praised the bill. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., cited lingering dissatisfaction Wednesday with the FCC’s November vote to reallocate the 5.9 GHz band for Wi-Fi and cellular vehicle-to-everything (see 2011180043). “This is spectrum that can save people’s lives,” Peters said during a Senate Commerce confirmation hearing for deputy transportation secretary nominee Polly Trottenberg. “It’s a safety feature versus, perhaps, allowing people to download a movie quicker. In that kind of tradeoff, I would rather save lives.”