Spectrum at a Crossroads

Spectrum at a Crossroads

President Donald Trump recently signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law which, among other action items, restored the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction spectrum. Although this authority is now back in place, questions are bound to bubble to the surface—how is this vital resource managed, and by whom? With spectrum powering everyday devices and technologies, the policies that are managing it will prove to be the di…