Airwaves Sharing Proposed Between U.S., Wireless Industry

U.S. government agencies could share airwaves with commercial wireless companies to help the mobile providers meet surging demand from smartphones, an Obama administration official said.

“Spectrum is a finite resource in growing demand, and we need to focus on new ways to maximize its use,” Lawrence Strickling, administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a Commerce Department arm that advises the White House on airwaves use, said in a conference call.