Mediagazer: Obama: Government must find ways to free up wireless spectrum (Roberta Rampton/Reuters)

9:55 AM ET, June 14, 2013

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Roberta Rampton / Reuters:

Obama: Government must find ways to free up wireless spectrum — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will order federal agencies to look for ways they can eventually share more of their airwaves with consumers and businesses that will need more of the spectrum for smartphones and tablets, the White House said on Friday.

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:

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Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:

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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
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Sarah Laskow / Columbia Journalism Review:

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