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GAO-05-141R 1 (2005-01-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwmd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-295300 January 10, 2005 The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), entitled Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets (FCC 04-167, WT Docket No. 00-230). We received the rule on October 8, 2004. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 27, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 77522. The final rule builds upon the policies adopted in 2003 to facilitate the ability of licensees in our Wireless Radio Services that hold exclusive authority to lease some or all of their spectrum usage rights to third parties and to streamline approval procedures for license assignments and transfers of control in these Wireless Radio Services. The rule adopts immediate processing procedures for certain classes of spectrum leasing arrangements and license transfers and assignments that do not raise potential public interest concerns. Also, it extends the spectrum leasing policies to additional services and adopts a new regulatory concept, the private commons. Enclosed is our assessment of the FCC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that FCC complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-05-141R

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