DOD Calls for Better Analysis of '3G' Spectrum Alternatives

By Adam J. Hebert / August 21, 2001 at 5:00 AM
Citing the complexity of the issue, the Defense Department is calling for further review and analysis of spectrum alternatives before the administration decides whether to auction off a piece of the spectrum used by military systems, according to the DOD response to a new General Accounting Office report. The Defense Department, GAO, the Federal Communications Commission and the Commerce Department have agreed that further study is needed, the report states. Eventually, the government will have to decide on a spectrum...

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