[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 246 (Thursday, December 21, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 80367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32467]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR CH. 1

[FCC 00-401]


Development of Secondary Markets

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Policy statement.

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SUMMARY: This document outlines in general terms a series of 
initiatives that the Commission intends to undertake to promote 
secondary markets for spectrum. The Commission's current policies 
concerning transfer, assignment, disaggregation and partitioning of 
licenses allow certain licensees to market portions of their spectrum 
to others. In this effort, the Commission seeks to significantly expand 
and enhance the existing secondary markets for spectrum and radio 
communications services to permit spectrum to flow more freely among 
users and uses in response to economic demand, to the extent consistent 
with our other statutory mandates and public interest objectives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Gaisford, Office of Engineering 
and Technology, (202) 418-7280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Policy 
Statement, FCC 00-401, adopted November 9, 2000, and released December 
1, 2000. The full text of this Commission decision is available on the 
Commission's Internet site, at www.fcc.gov. It is also available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, and also may be purchased from the Commission's 
duplication contractor, International Transcription Service, (202) 857-
3800, 1231 20th Street, NW. Washington, DC 20036.

Summary of the Policy Statement

    The Commission adopted a Policy Statement setting forth the 
Commission's plans for facilitating secondary markets for radio 
spectrum that will allow and encourage licensees to make all or 
portions of their frequencies and/or service areas available to other 
entities and uses. The Commission envisions that secondary markets can 
flourish by facilitating arrangements such as leasing, franchising, and 
joint operating agreements, and improving the conditions for 
transferability of spectrum through, for example, partitioning or 
disaggregation. The Policy Statement outlines in general terms a series 
of initiatives that the Commission intends to undertake to promote 
secondary markets for spectrum. The Commission's current policies 
concerning transfer, assignment, disaggregation and partitioning of 
licenses allow certain licensees to market portions of their spectrum 
to others. In this new effort, the Commission seeks to significantly 
expand and enhance the existing secondary markets for spectrum and 
radio communications services to permit spectrum to flow more freely 
among users and uses in response to economic demand, to the extent 
consistent with our other statutory mandates and public interest 
objectives.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-32467 Filed 12-20-00; 8:45 am]
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