High Demand for Spectrum Necessitates Increased Cooperation and New Sharing Programs

The FCC licensed a significant amount of the limited available spectrum before its authority to do was set to expire.

Teralyn Whipple

Dec 23, 2022 — 3 min read

Graphic courtesy of TechHive

No matter the year, issues of radiofrequency spectrum is an important topic because of the crucial importance of wireless transmission in modern internet connectivity.

The year 2022 saw many carve-outs of the already limited unlicensed spectrum to tackle growing demand for connections and to relieve congestions on existing frequencies.

The 12 Days of Broadband 2022 (click to open)

On the First Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me:
A Symmetrical Gigabit Network
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24 Reverse-Preemption Pole Attachment States (2022 edition)
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Section Two-30 of the Communications Decency Act
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$42.5 billion in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funds
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5 Federal Communications Commissioners
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Wi-Fi 6E
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7.7% annual inflation rate
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8,132,968 census blocks and a national Broadband Fabric
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$9 Billion Universal Service Fund
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$10 Billion Remaining in the Affordable Connectivity Program
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11th Year of Xi Jinping’s rule in China
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12 or More State Broadband Officers

Indeed, new Wi-Fi devices and a growing number of consumers are driving up the demand for unlicensed spectrum. In 2020, the Federal Communications Commission freed up the 6 GigaHertz (GHz) band to meet these demands, which sparked controversy regarding potential interference issues.

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High Demand for Spectrum Necessitates Increased Cooperation and New Sharing Programs

Teralyn Whipple

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