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US wireless policy debate joins spectrum and privacy
On 4 February 2006, the source described two US wireless-policy tracks: a congressional measure setting a 2009 broadcaster exit from 700 MHz, and discussion of safeguards for customer proprietary network information. Both were legislative or regulatory processes, not completed service changes.
Spectrum planning
The measure set 18 February 2009 as the date after which broadcasters would clear the band, with future use envisaged for commercial wireless and emergency services. An estimated auction value was cited in the report, but that was a budget projection, not an auction result.
Customer-data protection
At a House hearing, FCC chairman Kevin Martin discussed certification and enforcement around carriers’ handling of customer information, including fraudulent access to phone bills. The source also mentions proposed penalties. These details record active 2006 policy work and should not be read as a description of current rules.