500 MHz Initiative

A 2010 Presidential Memorandum directed the Secretary of Commerce, working through NTIA, to collaborate with the Federal Communications Commission to make available a total of 500 megahertz of Federal and nonfederal spectrum over the next 10 years for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use.

This initiative, to nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum, will spur investment, economic growth, and job creation while supporting the growing demand by consumers and businesses for wireless broadband services.

• Presidential Memorandum
• Ten Year Plan and Timetable to Make Available 500 MHz of Spectrum for Wireless Broadband
• An Assessment of the Viability of Accommodating Wireless Broadband in the 1755-1850 MHz Band