During a keynote at the CTIA wireless industry trade association convention in San Diego on Wednesday, Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that the agency would undertake suitable measures to trounce the intimidating wireless shortage, imminent from the ever-increasing number of smartphones and other wireless devices.

Noting that more bandwidth needs to be provided for mobile devices if "a looming spectrum crisis" has to be averted, Genachowski said that the government intends bringing about a three-fold increase in the amount of spectrum for commercial uses.

In an attempt to ensure that the bandwidth demand of users and carriers is duly met with, Genachowski has proposed that wireless providers should not restrict video or phone bandwidth.

Genachowski also said that one of the highest priorities of the FCC is to close that gap between bandwidth demand and supply, for which it would undertake "a full-throated, strategic look."

Underlying the need of a review, Genachowski said: "The goal of the proceeding will be to develop sensible rules of the road - rules clear enough to provide predictability and certainty and flexible enough to anticipate and welcome ongoing technological evolution."

In his speech, Genachowski also appreciated the recent the moves by wireless carriers to open their networks, especially the latest announcement by AT&T to open its network to Internet voice service; as well as the Google-Verizon Wireless alliance.