• The New York Times, Monday, June 28, 2010 2:25 PM

Opening the floodgates for mobile media and communication, the Obama administration hopes to nearly double the wireless communications spectrum available for commercial use over the next 10 years, reports The New York Times. The effort, notes The Times, "could greatly enhance the ability of consumers to send and receive video and data with smartphones and other hand-held devices."

The President today is expected to sign a presidential memorandum that seeks to make available for auction roughly 500 megahertz of spectrum, which is presently controlled by the federal government and private companies. The initiative reportedly follows recommendations made by the Federal Communications Commission in its National Broadband Plan, which encourages the expansion of high-speed wireless broadband services. According to The Times, television broadcast companies that have invested heavily in wired telecom networks represent the movement's greatest opposition.

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