November 9, 2000
                                                           
       Separate Statement of Commissioner Susan Ness
  
     Re:  Principles for Encouraging the Development of Secondary Markets for Spectrum
  
  The United States has long been the vanguard for developing new approaches to spectrum
  policy and management. Today, we launch another vehicle to increase the efficiency with
  which spectrum   a scarce national resource   is deployed in  this country.  Previously, we
  have led the way globally to encourage the adoption of flexible wireless allocations and
  competitive bidding for license assignment. We have promoted the development of new
  technologies, such as software defined radio, that will facilitate more efficient, less costly,
  and less regulated access to spectrum.  I am pleased that we are initiating a policy to foster
  secondary markets for spectrum   another effort to increase the opportunity for the public
  to have access to new services made possible by more efficient use of the spectrum.
  
  The viability of a secondary market for spectrum will depend upon three crucial elements: 
  (1) whether the Commission in future proceedings can establish the appropriate legal
  framework; (2)  whether industry can produce equipment that takes advantage of this
  flexibility without causing undue interference; and (3) whether the market can develop a
  mechanism for identifying and distributing available spectrum.
  I look forward to working with all parties to accomplish these goals.