Christopher Guttman-McCabe
Since joining CTIA in 2001, Chris Guttman-McCabe has worked on a wide range of issues involving spectrum, regulatory mandates, and homeland security. Guttman-McCabe became Vice President for Regulatory Affairs in September, 2005, and in that capacity coordinates the association’s regulatory policy advocacy. Prior to joining CTIA, Guttman-McCabe worked as an attorney for four years at the D.C. based law firm Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP. He served as an Associate in the Communications Practice Group where he advised clients on wireless and common carrier issues, including licensing, compliance, and policy matters. Guttman-McCabe started his career as a management and strategic consultant to the steel industry at AUS Consultants and later co-founded Jacobson & Associates, a metals industry management and strategic consulting firm, where he served as the Vice President. Guttman-McCabe received his B.A. degree in economics from Swarthmore College and his J.D. Magna Cum Laude from Catholic University with a certificate from the Institute for Communications Law Studies.
CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on the FCC Chairman’s Remarks Today
After the FCC Chairman’s remarks today, I released the following statement: “More than any other industry, our service is inspiring and empowering hundreds of millions of Americans. We are constantly working to keep all of our 292.8 million subscribers happy, and we will do more. Carriers are providing customers with a range of service options as [...]
More Good News For Wireless Consumers
As I spent some additional time this weekend reviewing the recently-released GAO Report entitled “Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry,” I noticed a trend. Maybe my glass is “half full,” but as I looked at this report, the FCC’s recent release of consumer complaint data, the FCC’s “Bill [...]
Peeling the Onion on the FCC’s “Bill Shock” Survey: Part I
When the FCC began a proceeding on May 11 on “measures designed to assist U.S. wireless consumers to avoid ‘bill shock’,” a couple of thoughts immediately crossed my mind. First, it was interesting that the FCC initiated this proceeding, when the complaint numbers that they had been tracking for years showed that the number of [...]
CTIA’s Consumer Tips on International Travel: Highlight of Available Apps
Here’s the second post on a few of the applications that are available for consumers to help them manage their usage when traveling internationally. As a reminder, here’s the carrier-specific information that we posted earlier today as part of the FCC’s “Wireless World Travel Week” . Android/Droid Netcounter Application keeps track of data usage on [...]
CTIA’s Consumer Tips on International Travel: What Your Carrier Offers
As we announced this morning in our press release, CTIA and the wireless industry are pleased to work with the FCC on their “Wireless World Travel Week” to inform consumers on what they should do before they travel internationally. For those who are staying close to home, but want to know how to manage their [...]
CTIA Statement on FCC’s Spectrum Task Force Annncmnt Unleashing Add’l Spectrum for Mobile Broadband
Today, I issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Spectrum Task Force announcement on unleashing additional spectrum for mobile broadband: “CTIA is pleased with today’s announcement by the FCC’s Spectrum Task Force to bring 90 MHz of Mobile Satellite Spectrum to market for mobile wireless broadband services. This is another concrete step in making [...]
CTIA Makes the Case Against Net Neutrality
In late April, CTIA filed reply comments to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on net neutrality rules. In our filing, we opposed the Commission’s rules on policy, economic, technical and legal grounds, and questioned the FCC’s rationale and authority to implement net neutrality rules for wireless. The five primary points of concern we highlighted, include: [...]
Consumer Tip: How to Manage Your Wireless Account
As we said in our statement yesterday, CTIA looks forward to educating the FCC on the free offerings many carriers provide their consumers to help them manage their wireless usage. Here’s some of the shortcuts that carriers offer their customers. As a reminder, consumers may also call their carriers or visit their carriers’ websites to get [...]
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