United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-12-20 monographic deposited born digital 39 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-236 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236 P0b002ee180385ee1 f:d06236 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236 GAO-06-236 Competition Policy evaluation Radio frequency allocation Regulatory agencies Spectrum Spectrum management Telecommunications Telecommunications industry Other Written Product A43678 The radio-frequency spectrum is a natural resource used to provide an array of wireless communications services, such as television broadcasting, which are critical to the U.S. economy and national security. In 1993, the Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to use competitive bidding, or auctions, to assign spectrum licenses to commercial users. The Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act required GAO to examine FCC's commercial spectrum licensing process. Specifically, GAO examined the (1) characteristics of the current spectrum allocation process for commercial uses; (2) impact of the assignment process--specifically the adoption of auctions to assign spectrum licenses--on end-user prices, infrastructure deployment, competition, and entry and participation of small businesses; and (3) options for improving spectrum management. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236.pdf GAO-06-236 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-236 Other Written Product GAO-06-236; Telecommunications: Strong Support for Extending FCC's Auction Authority Exists, but Little Agreement on Other Options to Improve Efficient Use of Spectrum; Competition Policy evaluation Radio frequency allocation Regulatory agencies Spectrum Spectrum management Telecommunications Telecommunications industry