Improving International Spectrum Management Policies and Framework

In accordance with the Plan to Implement Recommendations of the President’s Spectrum Policy Initiative, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in coordination with relevant federal agencies, conducted a comprehensive study of the U.S. international spectrum policy framework.2 This study reviewed the following four policy considerations: 1) policies and related approaches regarding barriers to the implementation of new spectrum-dependent technologies and services; 2) U.S. technical, administrative and financial contributions to organizations involved in international spectrum policy; 3) crossborder processes for sharing and coordination to ensure compatibility; and 4) global and regional spectrum harmonization and technical interoperability.