WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on the President’s spectrum announcements:

“I welcome the administration’s initiatives and hope that the process outlined in the Presidential memo will be a step in the right direction.  I have long called for a thorough inventory of all public spectrum assets in order to gauge usage and improve efficiency, and have been frustrated by how this debate has dragged out over the past four years.  Federal agencies should have the spectrum they need to protect the public, but no one should be warehousing spectrum. I’m also glad to see the new Spectrum Policy Team will come up with recommendations for incentives for federal agencies, performance standards for receivers, and specific timelines for assessing current and future spectrum needs.”