    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [February 4, 1997]
    [Pages 107-108]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders and the Chairman of the Federal
    Communications Commission Reporting on Radio Frequency Spectrum
    Reallocation
    February 4, 1997

    Dear __________:
        Title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 directs
    the Secretary of Commerce to prepare a report identifying at least 200
    megahertz (MHz) of the radio frequency spectrum for reallocation, over a
    period of 15 years, from Federal Government use to nonfederal Government
    use. This title also directs the President to notify the Federal
    Communications Commission and both Houses of Congress as actions are
    taken under this title. Including the reallocation of the 25 MHz
    reported in this

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    notice, actions have now been completed to reallocate 120 MHz of
    spectrum for use by nonfederal Government entities.
        Under delegated authority, the National Telecommunications and
    Information Administration (NTIA) is responsible for managing the
    Federal Government's use of the radio frequency spectrum. On March 22,
    1995, former Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown submitted to you NTIA's
    Spectrum Reallocation Final Report; this report presented a schedule for
    reallocating specified frequency bands over the period extending to
    January 1999. The NTIA report identified the frequency band 4635-4660
    MHz for reallocation in January 1997.
        I am pleased to inform you that the Federal Government frequency
    assignments in the 4635-4660 MHz frequency band have been withdrawn by
    NTIA in compliance with section 114 of the Act. In addition, appropriate
    modifications have been made to the United States Table of Frequency
    Allocations for Federal Government stations to reflect the completed
    spectrum reallocation actions.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives; Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate; and Reed
    E. Hundt, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.