The President's Council of Advisors on Policy and Technology's
recommendation that the growing demand for wireless spectrum be met by
sharing frequencies with the federal government is getting a cold
reception from the wireless industry.

AT&T, other wireless operators, and their lobbying trade association
have been embarked on a fierce campaign in Washington to free up
additional spectrum they can use to meet growing demands for wireless
data. Unfortunately, clearing spectrum that can be re-purposed for
wireless phone companies requires complicated, and often expensive
frequency reassignments as existing users relocate elsewhere. With the
federal government holding a large swath of spectrum for the use of a
range of public safety, research, and military applications, the best
source for new frequencies comes from Washington. PCAST's final
200-page report urges the Commerce Department prioritize locating
1000MHz of frequencies that could be re-purposed for private wireless communications. But the council also recommended that frequencies
could be more quickly made available by asking wireless telecom
companies to share them with existing users.

https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/7021992184.pdf

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