Managing a communications suite will change over the next 10 years due to a 2010 presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce, operating through the National Telecommunications and Communications Administration. information (NTIA), to work with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make available a total of 500 megahertz of federal and non-federal spectrum for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use. The reallocation of frequency spectrum will nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum and is expected to spur investment, economic growth and job creation, while supporting growing consumer and business demand for wireless broadband services ( National Telecommunications & Information Administration, n.d.). the need for frequency spectrum reallocation by the FCC and NTIA is necessary due to the expansion of digital wireless communications. A digital wireless communication circuit requires four times the bandwidth of an analog wireless communication circuit. The shift to digital television, satellite TV, HD TV, and the increased use of cell phones and cell phones with data plans have been the primary cause of the need to reallocate frequency spectrum. Radio spectrum has become a natural resource that has traditionally been managed through administrative processes through government institutions. Technical and market changes have created an environment characterized by faster decision-making and greater economic importance for radio services. Countries around the world are studying, experimenting and implementing alternative ways to manage the frequency spectrum. Wireless technology delivers information to people with cell phones, portable laptops, and tablets......center of paper......v/category/spectrum-managementNational telecommunications and information management. (n.d.). 500 MHz Initiative. Retrieved November 25, 2011, from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration website: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/500-mhz-initiative Obama, B. (June 28, 2010). Presidential Memorandum: Kickstarting the Wireless Broadband Revolution. Retrieved November 25, 2011, from the White House website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-unleashing-wireless-broadband-revolution Ryckman, M. (2011, June). Narrow band. Journal of Public Management, 93(5), 20. US Department of Commerce. (And.). (2010). Exploring the digital nation: Home broadband Internet adoption in the United States. Washington, DC: National Telecommunications and Information Administration. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED513443)