Scott Bergmann
Scott Bergmann is assistant vice president in the regulatory affairs department at CTIA-The Wireless Association.
Bergmann joined CTIA after having served as Senior Legal Advisor in the Office of FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein. Prior to his service in Commissioner Adelstein’s office, Bergmann served as Legal Counsel to the Bureau Chief and then Deputy Chief of Policy for the Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau. Bergmann began his tenure at the Commission as an Attorney-Advisor with the Industry Analysis Division in the Common Carrier Bureau.
Bergmann holds a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Law Center.
Putting Together the Pieces of the Spectrum Act Puzzle
When you sit down to solve a puzzle, some look for the center piece, while others like to start from the edges. When it comes to solving the spectrum puzzle, the Federal Communications Commission, Congress and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have rightly focused on some of the most important – and central [...]
Mobile Commerce: Putting Main Street in the Palm of Your Hand
Earlier today, we released a new paper, Mobile Commerce: Leveraging Ubiquitous Wireless Connectivity to Put Main Street in the Palm of Your Hand, to describe and provide examples of the many ways that the mobile wireless ecosystem writ large is working to enhance and increase commercial activity in the U.S. Highlights of the paper include: [...]
Three Keys to USF Reform – Fair, Simple and Efficient
Later tonight, I have the pleasure of speaking at a very timely FCBA Continuing Legal Education event on Universal Service Contribution Methodology. Well, this CLE is not timely in terms of my ability to watch Game 4 of the NBA Finals, but is incredibly timely in that the FCC recently opened a contribution methodology proceeding, [...]
CTIA Letters to FCC and NTIA on Implementation of Spectrum Legislation
Today, Steve Largent, President and CEO of CTIA – the Wireless Association® sent a letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski, Commissioner McDowell and Commissioner Clyburn addressing implementation of the recently-passed spectrum legislation. A similar letter was sent to NTIA Assistant Secretary Strickling. The letter applauds the Commission and the Administration for their efforts to enact the [...]
“Appy” Holidays: The First Billion Download Week
I ran across this headline earlier in the week, and the clever turn-of-phrase both extended the holiday cheer here at CTIA and highlighted a remarkable achievement in the mobile market: 1.2 billion apps were downloaded during the last week of 2011, and that’s just for iOS and Android, according to Flurry. One-point-two-billion! While the growth [...]
A Strategy That Recognizes the Role of Wireless Innovation
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration released an updated Strategy for American Innovation which seeks to promote innovation-based growth that will “bring greater income, higher quality jobs and improved health and quality of life to all U.S. citizens.” We at CTIA were pleased – but certainly not surprised – to see that the Strategy prominently highlighted [...]
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