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Response to Title II of the Departments of Commerce,Justice, and State, the Judiciary,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001Public Law 106-553 NTIA SPECIAL PUBLICATION 01-49 CURRENT AND FUTURE SPECTRUMUSE BY THEENERGY, WATER, AND RAILROAD INDUSTRIES Response to Title II of the Departments of Commerce,Justice, and State, the Judiciary,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001Public Law 106-553 Marshall W. RossJeng F. Mao U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEDonald L. Evans, Secretary Nancy J. Victory, Assistant Secretaryfor Communications and Information, andAdministrator, National Telecommunicationsand Information Administration January 2002 Project Management Office of Spectrum Management William T. HatchAssociate AdministratorOffice of Spectrum Management Fredrick R. WentlandDirector, Spectrum Plans and Policies William D. SpeightsManager, Public Safety Program Report Authors Marshall W. RossJeng F. Mao ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to thank the federal agency representatives on the InterdepartmentRadio Advisory Committee for reviewing and providing vital comments and information used inthis report. We also wish to thank Derrick Owens, Richard Orsulak, Gary Patrick, and EdwardDrocella for providing quality suggestions and comments on the earlier versions of this report andRobert Wilson for preparing the graphs and tables. A special thanks to NTIA staff, Gloria Mitchell, Carolyn Washington, and Joyce Henry forproviding secretarial support; Joseph Camacho and Steve Litts for their publication assistance;and Kathy Smith for her invaluable comments and suggestions on earlier and final drafts of thisreport. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii 1INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2Letter Soliciting Responses from Federal Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3Request for Comments from the Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4Report Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 2CERTIFIED FREQUENCY COORDINATORSAND FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 Certified Frequency Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1The Energy Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3The Water Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5The Railroad Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5Federal Regulatory Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5The Energy Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6The Water Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6The Railroad Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7 3THE ENERGY INDUSTRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1 Industry Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4Consumer Demand and Industry Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4Deregulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5Wireless Communications Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7Voice Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8Data Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9Wire-Based and Commercial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12Fiber Optic . . .