Speeches

• "Wire Less is More ", An Address by FCC Chairman William E. Kennard to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 28, 2000. Download the speech here: Word Version. Text Version.
• "Perspectives on the Next Generation of Communications" (word document), remarks by Dale N. Hatfield before Vehicular Technology Conference Fall 2000, September 26, 2000.
• Chairman William Kennard addresses The CTIA Convention in New Orleans, LA, "Crossing into the Wireless Century;" delivered February 9, 1999.

Rulemaking Releases

10/16/2003
NEWS
FCC Adopts Third Generation ("3G") Rules Making 90 MHz of Spectrum Available for Broadband and Advanced Wireless Services
pdf - Word
Statement of Chairman Powell: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Copps: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner: Martin: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Adelstein: pdf - Word

5/15/2003
NEWS
FCC Adopts Spectrum Leasing Rules and Streamlined Processing for License Transfer and Assignment Applications, and Proposes Further Steps to Increase Access to Spectrum Through Secondary Markets
pdf - Word
Statement of Chairman Powell & Commissioner Martin: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Abernathy: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Copps: pdf - Word
Statement of Commissioner Adelstein: pdf - Word

"Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets"; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 00-402). Download here: Word Version | PDF Version.

Additional Information

• Secondary Markets Spectrum Initiative Policy Statement (Text version) Download here: Word Version | Text Version. | PDF Version
• FCC TAKES STEPS TO MAKE MORE SPECTRUM AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY MARKETS
• FCC ANNOUCES PUBLIC FORUM ON SECONDARY MARKETS IN RADIO
• FCC ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR PUBLIC FORUM ON SECONDARY MARKETS IN RADIO SPECTRUM

Panelist information: Biographies and Presentations

Transcript: Word97 Adobe Acrobat

• FCC CHAIRMAN KENNARD URGES THREE-PRONGED STRATEGY TO PROMOTE WIRELESS WEB
• STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER HAROLD FURCHTGOTT-ROTH REGARDING FCC'S PUBLIC FORUM ON SECONDARY MARKETS IN SPECTRUM