TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Congress Urged to Reserve Frequencies for Small Business: The Clinton Administration’s plan to raise $7.2 billion by selling airwave rights to new wireless technologies must not exclude small businesses, executives told a House subcommittee. The Federal Communications Commission could require, for instance, that at least one license in each market be awarded on merit rather than to the highest bidder, said R. Craig Roos, chief executive of Personal Communications Services of New York. Airwaves are now given away through a lottery system, but in searching for ways to boost the federal revenues, President Clinton has proposed selling the next portion to the highest bidder.