FCC Launches Notice of Inquiry into Spectrum Usage Data

Summary
On August 3, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) “designed to advance its understanding of non-federal spectrum usage and take advantage of new data sources, methods, and technologies to do so in a cost-effective, accurate, scalable, and actionable manner.” The agency wishes to use advancing technologies, such as AI, to better comprehend spectrum usage and receive feedback from datasets to make the usage efficient. The NOI was also one of the subjects considered during the FCC’s Open Commission Meeting earlier in the month