FCC Chief Says iPhone is Causing a Spectrum Gap

In a discussion with Business Week, FCC Chief Genachowski says demands created by the iPhone are leading to a spectrum gap.

"We've been spending time on long-term spectrum policy because the data suggest we face a spectrum gap. The demands that are being created by the [Apple] (APPL) iPhone and other mobile broadband technologies threaten to outstrip the amount of spectrum available for commercial mobile, and it's important for the country that we get long-term planning right because it takes time to identify spectrum and put it on the market. We're looking at potential innovations in spectrum policy, such as secondary licensing for spectrum, and other, more creative ideas for unlicensed spectrum. "


It was Genachowski who proposed new net neutrality rules to be implemented by the FCC. A draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has since been made in regards to the proposed rules.