United States pledged on Monday to auction 500 megahertz of wireless spectrum the federal and commercial, which will nearly double the amount of spectrum available for communications in the next decade in an effort to respond to the ever increasing demand for data transmission and video on cell phones, laptops and other mobile devices.
In a memorandum to the heads of federal departments and offices, President Barack Obama said he wanted to unleash the full potential of wireless broadband and encourage innovation.
"This new era in global technological leadership is only possible if there is adequate spectrum available to support the myriad of devices, networks and mobile applications that will drive ahead and the new economy," wrote Obama.
Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council, was expected to explain the new policy is a speech to the New America Foundation, a school specializing in Washington DC.
In an extract revealed in advance by the White House, Summers said the initiative would "help create hundreds of thousands of jobs."
The government said it hopes to stimulate the expansion of wireless broadband across the United States, including rural areas.
The auction is partly intended to counter fears of a potential "spectrum scarcity" due the increasing popularity of supercell, laptops and other wireless devices.
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