Spectrum and Wireless Policy

As the President's principal adviser on telecommunications policy issues, NTIA's proposes and analyzes Administration policy on a wide variety of issues regarding radio spectrum and wireless devices. NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management is responsible for the management of spectrum used by Federal Government agencies and related policies. The Office of Policy Analysis and Development addresses the regulatory, economic, and commercial aspects of non-federal as well as federal spectrum use, regarding such matters as incentives for more efficient use, and uses including commercial mobile (cellular) telecommunications, broadcast spectrum, private radio, and Wi-Fi and other license exempt (unlicensed) spectrum operations.

For Further Information

• Additional Wireless Resources

• Comprehensive Report on Spectrum Use and Management (1991) was the culmination of a year-long study undertaken by NTIA. While many of its recommendations have since been adopted, the report remains valuable today for its analytical approach to spectrum and its assessment of many current issues.
  
  
• Key Dates in Spectrum Management History
  
  
• Links to related international websites
  
  
• Archives: Speeches, Letters, and Filings: 2002 - 2005

For more information contact:

Joe Gattuso, jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th St. & Constitution Ave., NW, Room 4725
Washington, D.C. 20230
Voice: (202) 482-1880 · Fax: (202) 482-6173