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For Immediate Release
JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE FCC AND NTIA 
FOLLOWING THE BIANNUAL SPECTRUM PLANNING MEETING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 
1, 2016, BETWEEN FCC CHAIRMAN TOM WHEELER AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
OF COMMERCE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION AND NTIA 
ADMINISTRATOR LAWRENCE E. STRICKLING
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2016 – The following statement can be attributed to FCC spokesman Neil 
Grace:
“The Chairman and the Assistant Secretary met and discussed spectrum planning and management 
priorities. The Chairman reported that the Commission began the incentive auction this week. They 
discussed the FCC and NTIA’s collective work to identify and prioritize opportunities to increase 
spectrum availability, including for 5G and other innovative uses. In an important example of this 
collaboration, both affirmed a continued commitment to taking the steps necessary to meet the President’s 
goal of making 500 megahertz of additional spectrum available for wireless broadband by 2020.” 
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