Who says congress never gets anything done? Spurred by the need to generate new revenue, lawmakers agreed to let the U.S. government raise as much as $25 billion by auctioning off valuable wireless spectrum, promising better mobile service for tens of millions of consumers and opening up new frequencies for next-generation wi-fi networks. Mobile giants like AT&T; and Verizon Wireless have been sounding increasingly ominous warnings about a coming "spectrum crunch," thanks to the rapid proliferation of data-hungry iPhones, iPads and Android-based smart phones. The new spectrum will mean faster, more reliable service for movies, video games and other bandwidth-intensive services.
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