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At the end of the May 24th hearing on “Strengthening our Communications Networks” by the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Anna Gomez suggested the time has come to develop a National Spectrum Plan. Ms. Gomez is a former Acting Administrator at NTIA, First Net boss, veteran of the FCC and the Senate Commerce staff, and Wiley Rein telecom lawyer; if anybody understands the need for such a plan she does.

Since then, the idea has snowballed. At last week’s Senate Commerce hearing on the Future of Spectrum, both witnesses and Senators endorsed it. This is an idea whose time has come.

In this podcast, Anna joins us for a fleshing out of a National Spectrum Plan and an analysis of related subjects. This podcast teaches how spectrum assignments are made and deployed, starting with the kernel of ideas such as Wi-Fi that demand innovative approaches.

We also discuss the important role that the Institute of Telecommunication Sciences, a unit of NTIA, plays in modeling wireless propagation and resolving spectrum disputes. We first explored this idea in a podcast with former ITS leader Keith Gremban following the 2018 ISART conference.

Of all the telecom lawyers I’ve met, nobody understands spectrum better than Anna Gomez. This is a must-see podcast for spectrum geeks.

Highlights

Scope of a National Spectrum Plan 9:59 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=599

Identifying new spectrum bands for licensed and hybrid uses 17:12 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1032

The First Net spectrum sharing model 23:06 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1386

New MOU addresses problems that arose in the C-Band/Aviation controversy 33:29 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=2009

Coordination between stakeholders depends on trust 42:35 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=2555

Full Index

Government role in spectrum management at NTIA and FCC 1:09 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=69

Extending FCC auction authority – 18 months or longer? 3:01 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=181

Allocating spectrum, allocating auction revenue – 5:02 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=302

Scope of a National Spectrum Plan 9:59 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=599

5G demonstrated the value of mid-band spectrum 13:09 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=789

Identifying new spectrum bands for licensed and hybrid uses 17:12 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1032

Developing a common analytical framework for interference 20:36 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1236

The diversity of sharing methodologies 20:54 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1254

The First Net spectrum sharing model 23:06 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1386

Steps to creating new communications standards 26:40 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1600

Developing processes for formalizing informal processes in spectrum 30:32 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=1832

New MOU addresses problems that arose in the C-Band/Aviation controversy 33:29 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=2009

Inter-agency coordination generally works well 40:27 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=2427

Coordination between stakeholders depends on trust 42:35 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=2555

Anna’s greatest hits in spectrum policy 46:34 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=2794

ITS is an under-appreciated asset of NTIA 52:24 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=3264

Advice for young spectrum mavens 58:03 https://youtu.be/Sr0kCWhvcag?t=3483