Steve Largent
Steve Largent became President and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association® in November, 2003.
Prior to joining CTIA, Mr. Largent was a Member of the United States Congress, representing Oklahoma’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1994 to 2001. Mr. Largent was the Vice-Chairman of the Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee and also served on the Telecommunications Subcommittee, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and the Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. His seven-year voting record reflects consistent support for lower taxes, less regulation, and strong free markets.
Mr. Largent has also managed his own advertising & marketing consulting firm, where he worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies around the country. In addition, he served as Mid-West Chapter Executive Director of the Wheelchair Foundation.
Mr. Largent was a record setting wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks for 14 years, setting six career records and participating in seven Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995 and the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 2006.
Mr. Largent received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Tulsa.
Top 10 Questions on Spectrum
Since the end of August to today, I have spoken with more than 30 reporters on spectrum issues. Regardless of the latest report released or Congressional activity, I’ve noticed there are 10 questions routinely asked. I’m always happy to answer them, but thought I’d share the questions and our responses below. Why does spectrum need [...]
Building Bridges with KTOA
There’s no question that the world is at your fingertips with wireless communication, as it allows us to connect with friends, family and business associates all over the world, virtually anytime and anywhere. The global nature of wireless makes it more important than ever that CTIA-The Wireless Association remains actively engaged with the international wireless [...]
IRS Says Your Wireless Device is No Longer Considered a Taxable “Perk”
Over the last several years, CTIA led an effort to educate the U.S. Congress about an arcane and outdated rule that said if an employee used their employer-provided wireless device for personal use, you had to report this use to the IRS as a taxable benefit. Last year, as an addition to the Small Business [...]
Want better wireless service in America? Let us purchase more spectrum.
At best, Joshua Topolsky’s piece this afternoon was disingenuous. To suggest anything but the fact that our industry is the most innovative and competitive in the world is choosing to only see a fraction of reality. Instead of being flippant, look at the facts. In the U.S., there are almost 303 million wireless subscribers who [...]
CTIA Statement on the American Jobs Act Legislation
After the American Jobs Act Legislation draft was released today, I issued the following statement: “While we are reviewing the proposed legislation with our members, CTIA appreciates the Administration’s continued support for spectrum auctions. Bringing additional spectrum to auction expeditiously is critical to efforts to address wireless consumers’ demand for mobile broadband service, just as [...]
CTIA Statement on the GAO Report on Cellphones in Prisons
After the Government Accountability Office released their report, “Improved Evaluations and Increased Coordination Could Improve Cell Phone Detection,” I issued the following statement: “We are pleased that the GAO report recommends that the Bureau of Prisons’ Office of Security Technology formulate evaluation plans that both support a consistent approach to testing cellphone detection technologies and [...]
The U.S. Wireless Industry – An Overview
**UPDATE 9/22: We’ve added even more facts to the overview presentation. Here’s the latest version.** Late last month, we released our one page overview on the wireless industry’s value, innovation and economic impact that has led to a high volume of consumer usage. Today, we’re sharing our “Wireless Industry Overview” PowerPoint, which provides a more [...]
Post-Earthquake Review: Wireless Networks Worked Yet Demonstrate Why We Need More Spectrum
24-hours ago, the East Coast was shaken by the 5.9 earthquake. Now that we know there was a minimal impact on buildings and so far no reports of anyone being seriously harmed, I wanted to review what happened in regards to the wireless networks. To be clear: the wireless networks worked. No wireless towers went [...]
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