Archive for the ‘Public Policy’ Category
The Truth about the Wireless Spectrum Crisis
I’ve been at CTIA for 19 years, which means that I’ve been responsible for our semi-annual survey since 1993. As those who have worked with me know, I’m a stickler for the facts and ensuring we’re 100% honest and on the “up and up” when it comes to how we convey the statistics. So forgive [...]
Consumers Tune Out FM Chips [Infographic]
The Radio Show starts today in Dallas. While FM chips aren’t on their “official” schedule of events, I am confident it will be a topic of discussion during their show. That’s why I thought it’d be a good idea to pull together some facts on FM chips. To summarize the infographic (below), there are more [...]
No, Ice Hockey and Figure Skating are Not the Same Thing
Public Knowledge is 100% incorrect on their request to the FCC to “protect text message fundraising” because they are mixing TWO very different issues together. To be extremely clear, the carriers will allow fundraising via SMS (or texts). There is no effort to stop this practice. As we all remember from the 2010 Haiti earthquake, [...]
CTIA Announces GrowingWireless.com
Today, we announced the launch of our new wireless responsible use and safety campaign called “Growing Wireless.” Through our new website www.GrowingWireless.com, CTIA and The Wireless Foundation are helping parents and caregivers to ensure kids use wireless technology responsibly. GrowingWireless.com is a great platform to highlight CTIA and our member companies’ commitment to responsible wireless [...]
CTIA Asks Consumers: Do you want FM radio on your cellphone?
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 10 am-10:30 am, CTIA-The Wireless Association, stopped outside the National Association of Broadcasters building to interview random people to ask them for their opinion on something NAB is pushing on the wireless industry. NAB thinks more wireless device manufacturers ought to include an FM chip in their cellphones and [...]
Summer Silliness
Yesterday, the New America Foundation released a paper titled “Public Media, Spectrum Policy and Rethinking Public Interest Obligations for the 21st Century.” The paper was supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. In the interest of saving you the time it takes to read the paper, so you can put your time to [...]
CTIA Statement After the U.S. House of Representatives Approved the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act
In response to the U.S. House of Representatives approving the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act (H.R. 3310), I released the following statement: “CTIA congratulates Congressman Scalise for moving the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act through the House with broad, bipartisan support. This is a common sense bill and we hope the Senate will approve it soon. In [...]
3 Keys to Protecting Our Nation’s Communications Infrastructure
The wireless industry has a strong legacy of security and today offers a wealth of alternatives from password protections to sophisticated encryption schemes and protections to mitigate malware and spam. This issue is something that has been in the news recently, and I wanted to highlight three key points. One: The wireless ecosystem has grown. When [...]
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