Thursday, June 26, 2008

How to democratise spectrum

The European Parliament is demanding more control over spectrum policy but seems to be back tracking on calls to curtail Commission powers. However, MEPs are set to get a greater role in setting the roadmap for frequency policy.

Spectrum policy was once considered a rarefied and technical backwater patrolled only by specialist engineers. However its importance in public affairs has recently become more widely recognised, not just because it stimulates economic development, but also because spectrum is the foundation for a significant amount of national GDP in of most countries. This fact has not escaped MEPs who have been concerned for over a year about their lack of power it his area.

Read the full details at:

http://www.policytracker.com/alerts.php?tact=771

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