CEA Files Comments Urging the FCC to Evaluate and Protect Our Nation's Valuable Spectrum.Work with Economist Analyzes Value of Broadcast Spectrum ARLINGTON, Va. -- Today, in a filing to the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ), the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) )([R])urged the FCC to initiate immediate action to assess spectrum usage and determine how additional spectrum can be allocated for wireless broadband and other uses. "We are currently facing a crisis in wireless high-speed broadband availability," said CEA president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Gary Shapiro. "We encourage the Commission to immediately begin an inventory of spectrum usage. At the same time, it is important to begin developing a model for determining how to identify and reallocate Verb 1. reallocate - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" reapportion allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of spectrum." CEA worked with economist Coleman Bazelon to develop a model that considers the value and efficiency of use of the broadcast TV spectrum, which currently occupies nearly 300 megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. . CEA submitted this data, The Need for Additional Spectrum for Wireless Broadband: The Economic Benefits and Costs of Reallocations, as one approach to the type of analysis that should be considered by the FCC. The Commission should request further data to analyze and identify spectrum that may be reallocated for higher uses. "The fact is we need more spectrum to continue to fulfill spiraling consumer demand. We do have swaths of underutilized or inefficiently used spectrum," concluded Shapiro. "We must work together to ensure this spectrum crisis does not threaten our national priorities and competitiveness." About CEA: The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA's industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org. UPCOMING EVENTS * CES New York Press New York Press is a free alternative weekly in New York City. It is the main competitor to the Village Voice. Preview featuring CES Unveiled @ NY November 10, 2009, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY * Future of Television East November 18-19, 2009, New York, NY * 2010 International CES January 7-10, 2010, Las Vegas, NV * Greener Gadgets February 25, 2010, New York, NY |
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