Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act

In 2004, President Bush signed the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (Govtrack), sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., which created the Spectrum Relocation Fund to provide a centralized and streamlined funding mechanism through which federal agencies can recover the costs associated with relocating their radio communication systems from certain spectrum bands that were authorized to be auctioned for commercial purposes. The legislation appropriated such sums as required for relocation costs, which are financed by auction proceeds.

Related SourceWatch resources

 * See the other articles at the Communications, Science and Intellectual Property Policy (U.S.) portal.
 * See the main Congresspedia article on Digital television.
 * See the main Congresspedia article on Spectrum.

External Resources

 * Lennard Kruger, The Digital TV Transition: A Brief Overview Congressional Research Service, Aug. 12, 2005.
 * Lennard Kruger, Digital Television: An Overview Congressional Research Service, updated Jan. 23, 2007.