Biden Administration Releases National Spectrum Strategy

The Biden Administration has released its long-awaited National Spectrum Strategy, which lays out a blueprint for modernizing the federal government's approach to spectrum access, allocation, and management. Developed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Strategy establishes "four pillars" to "ensure that spectrum policy advances U.S. innovation, economic vitality, and security." The strategy's technical emphasis is on the study of five spectrum bands, totaling 2,786 megahertz, which can potentially be used in the future for various commercial or shared uses. These bands include the lower 3 GHz (3.1-3.45 GHz), 5030-5091 MHz, 7125-8400 MHz, 18.1-18.6 GHz, and 37.0-37.6 GHz bands. Each of these bands presents unique opportunities and challenges for repurposing and shared use between federal and private sector entities.