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Spectrum
A Good Resource on Time
and
Frequency Division Standards
They maintain the standard for frequency and time interval for the
Allocation of
Radio
Spectrum
Provides a table that shows how the radio frequency spectrum is
allocated in
the
CATO Institute -
Techknowledge
Newsletter article presents a brief history of spectrum allocation and
provides
a congressional checklist for spectrum reform.
"FCC Awards
New
Wireless Spectrum To Nextel"
This article discusses a plan that the FCC has with Nextel to give them
10 MHz
chunks of channels in the 1.9 GHz band.
FCC - Connecting the
Globe:
VII. Spectrum Allocation, Assignment and Enforcement
Information about the assignment, enforcement of spectrum allocation,
and
useful links.
FCC Radio Spectrum Home Page
Brief explanation of what the Radio Spectrum is, as well as links to
some
useful sights
GSM Networks
Website dedicated to the use of GSM-enabled networks.
International
Telecom Union (ITU)
Talks about Radio Spectrum allocation issues, provides regulatory
information/documents, policies, white papers, and activities.
NSMA.org
National Spectrum Managers Association presentation on Terrestrial and
Satellite sharing of spectrum resources.
NTIA - US
Frequency
Allocation Chart
It provides US Frequency Allocation Charts in the Adobe Acrobat
Portable
Document Format (*.pdf).
NTIA Office of
Spectrum Management
Public
Safety and Sound Spectrum Management Go Hand in Hand"
Keynote address by FCC commissioner to National Forum on Public Safety
Spectrum
Management, Feb. 2004.
Spectrum
Defense
Fund 2006: Protecting Amateur Radio’s Ability to Respond
Article from the National Association for the Amateur Radio that
discusses the
defense fund and why protecting this bit of allocated spectrum is
important.
"Spectrum
Policy: Public Safety and Wireless Communications Interference"
A report by the Congressional Research Service on “Spectrum Policy:
Public
Safety and Wireless Communications Interference”. Describes how
“re-banding”
will be instituted in the 800MhZ spectrum.
A
Titanic
Disaster
Article describing how the FCC spectrum auctions are a failure.
"Trai
Meet: GSM, CDMA Players at Loggerheads over Spectrum"
US Frequency
Allocation
Chart
A full-colored chart (E-size) of the FCC spectrum allocation within the
"U.S.
Opposes Japan Spectrum Tax"
This article tells an interesting story about US’s stand and fears on
Japanese
government’s plan of charging the spectrum user fees also for
unlicensed
wireless devices to aid the R&D costs.
"USA Wireless 3G
Market -
2003"
The web site lists mobile operators in the US and elaborates on their
plans for
upgrading wireless technologies and utilizing the frequency spectrum.
Spectrum
Wars
This article discusses the battle
between AT&T, Google & the U.S. Government over wireless
networks and argues that the American people will be the ultimate
casualties of
this war.
Spectrum
Auctions
700MHz
auction: What's really up for grabs
This article discusses in detail the 700MHz Spectrum auction by the FCC.
FCC's Auction Website
FCC's auction web site. Explains what spectrum auctions are, how they
work,
past results, and information regarding future auctions.
FCC's Safety Spectrum
May Not Get
Buyer
An
Haywire
FCC Spectrum Auction: U.S. Needs National Broadband Strategy
According to the author of this article the market forces should not be
unleashed to decide the fate of the technology and communications
policy of the
government instead a National broadband strategy should be put in
place. The
author is critical of the FCC’s decision to auction the 700MHz
spectrum.
Singapore's Infocomm Development
Authority's
Website
The main website for
UK's Radio communications Agency's
Website
Main website for
UK's
Radio communications Agency Spectrum Auctions Website
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