CTIA Statement on the White House’s Executive Memorandum on Expanding America’s Leadership in Wireless Innovation
In response to the White House's executive memorandum on expanding America's leadership in wireless innovation, I said:
“We thank the President for reaffirming his commitment to bring 500 MHz of spectrum to market for wireless broadband, and for investigating new ways to bring even more federal and non-federal spectrum to market. This Executive Memorandum focuses on the need to make more efficient use of the spectrum currently assigned to federal government users by adopting a range of improvements in the processes that are used to investigate the repurposing of spectrum to commercial mobile broadband use. While this Executive Memorandum will facilitate the continued investigation of sharing between federal and commercial users, it also tasks NTIA with continuing its efforts ‘to identify opportunities for agencies to relinquish’ spectrum. Using the tools adopted in this Memorandum, and working closely with the Administration, Congress, the FCC and government departments and agencies, our collective task now is to push forward with clearing as much spectrum as possible, and work to enable the sharing of spectrum where clearing is impossible. A timely pairing of the 1755-1780 MHz band with the 2155-2180 MHz spectrum that Congress has set for auction will play a key role in meeting the nation’s demand for mobile broadband spectrum.
“CTIA believes that the goals of economic growth and national security are both vital and achievable under the Memorandum. Policymakers on a bipartisan basis have long recognized the importance of making underused spectrum available for commercial purposes. A successful repurposing of spectrum to mobile broadband will encourage the U.S. wireless industry to continue to invest tens of billions of dollars each year, deploy world-leading networks, introduce cutting-edge devices and develop new products and services that will create tremendous economic benefits for American consumers, businesses and the U.S. economy.”
CTIA Statement on the Introduction of the Wireless Tax Fairness Act
In response to U.S. House of Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-19-CA) and Trent Franks (R-8-AZ) introducing the Wireless Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 2309), which would place a five year moratorium on any new and discriminating taxes and fees imposed on wireless consumers’ monthly bills, I said:
“On behalf of the more than 300 million wireless users in the U.S., CTIA and our members appreciate Representatives Lofgren and Franks for reintroducing this important bill. With 144 bipartisan cosponsors, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act must be passed as quickly as possible to protect wireless consumers from any new and discriminating taxes and fees.”
Best of Wireless Lifesavers 2013: WOW Wireless Lifesaver
In advance of the 2013 VITA Awards ceremony in July, CTIA highlights some of last year’s winners, Jordan Poulin of Michigan, Alexis Stannis of Florida and Ashok Agrawala of the University of Maryland in College Park, who all used wireless devices to save a life.
Wireless Parental Guidance: WOW Insider Interview
CTIA’s Vice President of External and State Affairs Jamie Hastings discusses GrowingWireless.com, which provides information, facts and case studies for parents and caregivers to help them keep their kids safe and responsible in today’s digital world. Hastings also highlights the CTIA Mobile Application Rating System with ESRB, which are similar ...
Protecting Children’s Privacy: WOW Policy Point
This month’s Policy Point focuses on the Child Online Protection Act, or COPPA, which sets rules on what websites and apps can and cannot collect as well as requiring parental notification along the way. While COPPA was recently updated to reflect the changes in technology, CTIA and the wireless industry ...
Project K-Nect: Math via Wireless: WOW Wireless at Work
For students at Southwest High School in North Carolina, Project K-Nect is improving their math scores and confidence by using interactive learning via wireless technology. Students use tablets to collaborate in real-time with their teachers and other students, view videos and share answers, which is changing the way students do ...
How the City of Boston Reduces Water Leaks and Improve Maintenance
In an effort to better manage water quality and flow as well as sewage disposal for millions of homes and businesses, the Boston Metropolitan Water Resources Authority has retrofitted hundreds of their underground meters with wireless chips to collect instantaneous data. This information helps the Boston Water Authority workers identify ...
Cutting Health Costs By Going Wireless
Congestive heart failure is a struggle for patients, but for those who are in rural areas, it’s even harder since access to medical care is challenging.
Rita Yazzie, featured in this video, uses monitoring equipment to transmit vital signs and blood pressure from her Navajo reservation in rural Arizona to the ...
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