{"id":35591,"date":"2023-01-26T14:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T14:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/?post_type=policy&#038;p=35591"},"modified":"2023-01-27T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:16:11","slug":"back-to-the-spectrum-future-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-spectrum-policy-task-force","status":"publish","type":"policy","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/policy\/back-to-the-spectrum-future-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-spectrum-policy-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the Spectrum Future: The 20th Anniversary of the Spectrum Policy Task Force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This paper proposes adopting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0016328796000444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backcasting model<\/a> rooted in core public interest principles to help guide our spectrum policymakers toward a wireless future that serves and includes <em>all<\/em> Americans. It argues that a value-based spectrum policy framework allows us to envision a future where everyone has access to reliable and affordable telecommunications services \u2013 and then provides a path toward it. Learn more in our accompanying <a href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/back-to-the-spectrum-future-how-a-public-interest-framework-can-create-a-wireless-future-that-benefits-us-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog post<\/a> by paper author and Public Knowledge Policy Counsel Kathleen Burke and <a href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/new-public-knowledge-paper-proposes-public-interest-framework-to-create-a-better-wireless-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Back-to-the-Spectrum-Future_Kathleen-Burke_January-2023-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Back-to-the-Spectrum-Future_Kathleen-Burke_January-2023-1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4dc30b7d-87b8-4593-82cd-f3b2812798b2\" href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Back-to-the-Spectrum-Future_Kathleen-Burke_January-2023-1.pdf\">Back-to-the-Spectrum-Future_Kathleen-Burke_January-2023-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Back-to-the-Spectrum-Future_Kathleen-Burke_January-2023-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4dc30b7d-87b8-4593-82cd-f3b2812798b2\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":35598,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[18,20],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-35591","policy","type-policy","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-papers-and-reports","category-pk-thinks","tag-spectrum-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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