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38 1 The 1992 World Administrative Radio Conference: Technology and Policy Implications
may provide a model of planning for future
spectrum needs. The SFCG (see chapter 2) is
composed of space agencies from all over the
world. This group identifies the future needs of
space operations and research, and develops
consensus among member countries, on a contin-
ual basis, on how best to meet those needs.
Because of the long lead times to get large-scale
space operations and missions into space, this
group has to think
of their spectrum
requirements in
D espite the the long term and
increasing then develop in-
importance of ternational agree-
telecommunications ments to get what
they need. In the
in world and United States, for
domestic economies, example, NASA
no action has been was a strong
taken to unify driver pushing
the United States
United States to become more
telecommunications involved with and
policy. to support what
turned out to be
WARC-92. As a result of the extensive pre-
negotiation done in the SFCG prior to WARC-92,
new allocations for space services were relatively
easy to agree to at the conference.
I The Future: Protecting US.
Technological and Policy Leadership
As the United States moves into the 21st
century and wireless technologies and services
become an increasingly important part of the
overall telecommunications infrastructure of thiscountry, the timely development of appropriate
radiocommunication policies, both domestic and
international, becomes imperative. Many analysts
have identified the general problems and short-
comings of the presently divided structure of U.S.
telecommunications policymaking.49As a subset
of overall telecommunications policy, spectrum
planning and management suffers from the same
problems. It is important to note, however, that
despite the increasing importance of telecommun-
ications in world and domestic economies and
the strategic and competitive benefits a strong
telecommunications policy represents, no action
has been taken to unify U.S. telecommunications
policy, although some efforts have been made to
improve long-term spectrum management.
The large number of radiocommunication tech-
nologies and services now being developed, and
the corresponding increase in the number and
influence of private sector interests, will place
increased emphasis on government and private
sector cooperation to prepare for future world
radiocommunication conferences, to carry out
cooperatively developed strategies at the confer-
ences, and to implement new domestic radiocom-
munication rules and regulations. There is a
significant amount of expertise in both the
government and the private sector that must be
tapped in creative ways to bring the benefits of
new technologies and services to American con-
sumers and to promote the competitive interests
of U.S. radiocommunication firms overseas.
Unfortunately, the United States has had no
vision or policy framework that could guide
spectrum development and that would ensure that
the spectrum resource is utilized in the public
interest and for the benefit of the Nation. Overall,49 For a discussion of such issues, see Henry Geller, The Federal Structure for Telecommunications Policy (Washington, DC: The Benton
Foundation 1989); U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Critical Connections: Communications for the Future, OTA-CIT-407
(Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, January 1990); U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, The 1992 World
Administrative Radio Conference: Issues for U.S. International Spectrum Policy, OTA-BP-TCT-76 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government
Printing Office, November 1991); Michael F. Starr and David J. Atkin, "The Department of Communications: A Plan and Policy for the
Abolition of the Federal Communications Commission, " Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, vol. 12, No. 2, titer
1989; and U.S. Department of Commerce, National TIlecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Spectrum Management Policy:
Agenda for the Future, NTIA Special Publication 91-23 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, February 1991).
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