This is from PC World magazine published this week. The original title is:
US lawmakers push for auctions of gov't spectrumNot everybody thinks this is a good idea. They want to sell a resource that might more socially valuable the the price they might get.
Thursday’s bill would allow federal agencies to share in auction proceeds from spectrum they give up. Agencies could use the funds to pay for spectrum relocation costs or to offset congressional budget cuts.
Some lawmakers, tech vendors and mobile companies have been pushing government agencies for years to turn over spectrum for commercial uses. After the auctions of TV spectrum in 2016, there will be little new spectrum in the desirable lower bands to convert to commercial uses, other than government spectrum, lawmakers said during a Thursday House hearing on spectrum.
Do you think it matters? What could you do with low-cost effective broadband service that could cover several square kilometers? Just sell it to the highest bidder? Comments?
