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FCC eyes govt airwaves as answer to US spectrum crunch
24 мая 2012 |
The U.S. could consider addressing the country's shortage of airwaves for mobile telecommunications by re-licensing government-held spectrum for commercial use, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said.
"We have to do things like look harder and more carefully at government spectrum," and look for "innovative ways" to share airwaves between the private and public sector, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said at a cable industry conference in Boston.
Mobile operators are increasingly seeking deals to acquire more spectrum from
each other and from cable operators, in an attempt to meet consumers' surging
demand for broadband-intensive video-streaming services on mobile devices and
tablets like Apple Inc.'s iPad.
Genachowski
said the spectrum crunch was the positive result of an entrepreneurial economy
that resulted in the popularity of bandwidth-intensive applications available
to consumers. Mobile congestion is "in the category of problems you want
to have," he said, adding that foreign regulators are increasingly
"envious of what they see in the U.S. in terms of broadband
innovation."
The FCC chairman also pointed to new efforts by cable operators to introduce
usage-based pricing as a "completely appropriate" step to meet
consumers' needs.
Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable operator by subscribers, last week
began experimenting with a usage-based pricing model. Time Warner Cable Inc.
also is testing a flexible usage plan, after an initial foray into usage-based
pricing was canceled several years ago because of customer concerns about
overcharges.
Genachowski conceded that the current regulation for the television industry
could need updating to better address the new dynamics surrounding programming
fees and other costs associated with distributing television content.
"The creators of programming have the right to charge for carriage of
their content," Genachowski said. But "there are questions about if
that framework is addressing some of issues that are coming up now."
Disputes about the consistent rate hikes that TV programmers levy on
distributors are resulting in a growing list of network blackouts when
distributors and programmers fail to reach an agreement on price.
Источник: Total Telecom
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