Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73

§922 National spectrum allocation planning

Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TRANSFER OF AUCTIONABLE FREQUENCIES › § 922

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Assistant Secretary and the Commission Chairman must meet at least twice a year to plan how to use the radio spectrum. They must review whether 309(j) licenses can raise Federal revenue, future public and private needs (including state/local public safety), allocation changes, and ways to encourage efficient sharing that avoid harmful interference and increase commercial access.

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Title 47, §922

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The Assistant Secretary and the Chairman of the Commission shall meet, at least biannually, to conduct joint spectrum planning with respect to the following issues:

(1)the extent to which licenses for spectrum use can be issued pursuant to section 309(j) of this title to increase Federal revenues;

(2)the future spectrum requirements for public and private uses, including State and local government public safety agencies;

(3)the spectrum allocation actions necessary to accommodate those uses; and

(4)actions necessary to promote the efficient use of the spectrum, including spectrum management techniques to promote increased shared use of the spectrum that does not cause harmful interference as a means of increasing commercial access.

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47 U.S.C. § 922

Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73