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COPYRIGHT 2001 Crain Communications, Inc.
WASHINGTON--Sources say Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has prepared a letter for President Bush that will stop just short of opposing the transfer of military spectrum in the 1700 MHz band to the mobile-phone industry, a major blow to efforts of carriers and manufacturers to secure frequencies for third-generation wireless systems.
It was unclear at press time whether the letter, which would be Rumsfeld's first official policy pronouncement on the politically combustible issue, had reached the White House yet. According to one source, the
Rumsfeld letter was hung up at the Office of Management and Budget.
An OMB spokeswoman said she had no information on the letter. Apparently several different drafts of the Rumsfeld letter...
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