Archive for the ‘Broadband’ Category
CTIA Responds to FCC’s NBP PN #26; Suggests Alternative Uses of Broadcast TV Spectrum
The Department of Justice, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the FCC, and CTIA all agree – we need more spectrum. Part of the reason that we’re calling for at least 800 MHz of additional spectrum is that demand for mobile broadband services is surging and expected to continue to grow exponentially. Consumers – [...]
CTIA and CEA Filed Joint White Paper on Broadcaster Spectrum
Right before the holidays last month, CTIA submitted two significant filings with the FCC on the use of broadcast television spectrum. One of the filings, which we’ll have a post about tomorrow, was in response to the FCC’s National Broadband Plan Public Notice #26 on alternative uses for broadcast TV spectrum. The second filing was [...]
Transitioning To An All-IP Communications Architecture
There’s no question that the communications network landscape is shifting in the U.S. Consumers are continuing to demonstrate an incredible demand for mobile broadband services. Communications networks are transitioning from circuit-switched models to Internet protocol (IP) based technologies that provide consumers with integrated access to a variety of applications and producers that offer services such [...]
CTIA Statement on House Subcommittee Mark-Up of Spectrum Bills
Today, I issued the following statement in response to the mark-up scheduled by the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet of the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act (H.R. 3125) and the Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act (H.R. 3109): "As I have said many times, spectrum is our industry’s backbone. Despite the fact that the U.S. [...]
CTIA Statement on the FCC’s Action on Clearing Wireless Devices
Today, I issued the following statement in response to the FCC’s Order that clears wireless devices from the 700 MHz spectrum bands: “Today’s action by the Chairman and Commissioners represents the next critical step in the DTV Transition. The Order will help ensure that harmful interference does not hamper commercial wireless carriers’ 4th Generation deployment [...]
CTIA Statement on FCC Net Neutrality Filing
Today, I issued the following statement in advance of the organization’s filing to respond to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on net neutrality: "Later today, CTIA will file comments in response to the FCC’s proposed net neutrality rules. Quite simply, we believe that these rules are inappropriate for wireless broadband networks and unnecessary [...]
The Wireless Industry Overview
As you may have noticed, we developed an informative, user-friendly The Wireless Industry Overview of the wireless industry last summer. This PowerPoint highlighted our positions on various issues as well as wireless facts and figures and a brief timeline on the history of wireless. With the arrival of 2010 and the speed in which our [...]
CTIA Statement On FCC’s Request for Additional Time to Submit National Broadband Plan
Today, I issued the following statement in response to the FCC’s request for additional time to submit the national broadband plan: "The Commission has a difficult task of developing the national broadband plan. We know the FCC has and is working diligently to complete the plan, and believe it is more important that the Commission [...]
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