Legile anterioare referitoare la spectru, cum ar fi decizia privind serviciile mobile prin satelit, au demonstrat faptul că multe aspecte despre care Comisia susţine că sunt tehnice au de fapt o componentă politică.
Previous spectrum-related pieces of legislation, such as the mobile satellite services decision, have shown that many issues said by the Commission to be technical do, in fact, have a political side to them.