Posts Tagged ‘Broadband’
CTIA asks FCC to Streamline Tower and Antenna Siting
We’ve been quite clear about the need for more spectrum for the U.S. wireless industry, but towers are another important piece to our members so they can provide customers with service anywhere, anytime. As we explain in the Wireless in America brochure, “smart” wireless base stations (usually cell sites) are what help you be mobile [...]
CTIA-The Wireless Association Statement on the Draft House Republican Spectrum Bill
I released this statement on the draft House Republican spectrum bill: “CTIA and the wireless industry believe the draft House Republican bill is an important and positive first step to address America’s looming spectrum crisis while ensuring we remain the world’s leading wireless industry. The facts prove our customers love accessing the mobile Internet anywhere [...]
CTIA-The Wireless Association Statement on NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling’s Testimony Before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
In response to NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling’s testimony on federal government spectrum use before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, I issued this statement: “We thank Administrator Strickling and the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology for their focus on the importance of freeing up spectrum for commercial mobile broadband use. [...]
CTIA-The Wireless Association Statement on Representative Eshoo’s 4G Disclosure Legislation
**UPDATE: 6/30 – Here’s a blog post from The Free State Foundation that explains more about why this proposed additional regulation is unnecessary.** In response to U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo’s 4G disclosure legislation, I released the following statement: “We are concerned that the bill proposes to add a new layer of regulation to a new and [...]
CTIA-The Wireless Association Statement After the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Voted to Approve the “Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act”
After the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted to approve S. 911, the “Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act,” I released the following statement: “CTIA congratulates Chairman Rockefeller for moving his bill forward. We greatly appreciate the focus the bill places on authorizing incentive auctions and making additional spectrum available for commercial [...]
FCC: The Best Spectrum Bands for Mobile Broadband
We support and appreciate the initial efforts the FCC and NTIA have made to allocate the 500 MHz of spectrum called for by President Obama and the National Broadband Plan. With the looming spectrum crisis that’s threatening to halt the growth and innovation in our industry, we continue to urge the Commission to bring the [...]
CTIA-The Wireless Association Statement on the FCC’s Open Meeting
After the FCC’s April Open Meeting, I issued the following statement: “CTIA applauds the Chairman and Commissioners for taking concrete steps to address key issues affecting wireless broadband infrastructure deployment. Regarding pole attachments, CTIA commends the FCC for affirming wireless providers’ rights to attach to utility poles, including the tops of poles to enable greater [...]
CTIA-The Wireless Association Statement on Today’s White House Forum
Here is a statement from CTIA-The Wireless Association in response to the White House’s “Spectrum Auctions: Unlocking the Innovative Potential of Wireless Broadband” Forum: “Today’s White House forum with FCC Chairman Genachowski, Austan Goolsbee and Jason Furman was an important session that continued to highlight the many benefits that wireless broadband currently provides and will [...]
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