Obama Gets Serious about Broadband

In an address to be given at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., President Obama today will detail plans to facilitate the rollout of high-speed wireless services across more of the country.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a "National Wireless Initiative" to make available high-speed wireless services to at least 98 percent of Americans. The president today will lay out "The Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative" that he hopes will free up spectrum through incentive auctions, spur innovation and creating a nationwide, interoperable wireless network for public safety. President Obama says the plan will reduce the national deficit by approximately $10 billion.

The president has chosen to detail the plan in a city where local businesses have been able to grow as a result of broadband access, with particular benefit in exporting goods to new markets around the world. He will also see a demonstration of how the university's WiMAX network has enabled distance learning for university and community students.

The Administration has set the goal of freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum within the next 10 years. The proposal to auction off spectrum freed up from the government and voluntarily relinquished by current commercial users is estimated to raise $27.8 billion. The White House says the auctions could reduce the deficit by $9.6 billion over the next decade.

Last June, President Obama issued a memorandum calling for action by the federal government and Congress to enable spectrum to be used more efficiently. The NTIA identified 115 MHz of federal spectrum that can be freed up as part of a "fast track" process for exclusive or shared use, selected another 95 MHz of spectrum for immediate evaluation and offered a plan for evaluating other federal spectrum bands that can be used more efficiently. By Andrew BergThursday, February 10, 2011

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