The new FCC proposal would allow mobile broadband on 20MHz of the total 30MHz in the WCS spectrum, according to Tammy Sun, an FCC spokeswoman. The other 10MHz could be available for mobile broadband in the future, she said in an email message.

By opening up the spectrum, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski "continues to leave no stone unturned when it comes to maximizing opportunities to refill the mobile spectrum pipeline that had begun to run dry over the last decade," Sun said.

The IDG News Service