CTIA Statement on the Broadcast Incentive Auction
In response to today’s announcement by the FCC, I issued the following statement: “Given the number of reports that show a continued and significant increase in consumer demand for mobile broadband...
View ArticleMore Spectrum and Smarter Policy Needed Says FCC: January WOW Insider Interview
Overseeing the upcoming broadcast incentive auction, Gary Epstein, FCC’s Chair of the Incentive Auction Task Force talks about the need for more spectrum and smarter spectrum policy.
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Mobile Usage Continues to Increase + Projections Say Skyrocketing Demand =...
Earlier this week, Cisco published its Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Forecast Update 2014-2019 and its VNI Mobile Forecast Highlights 2014-2019. This latest data once again confirms two...
View ArticleCTIA Statement on the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act
Following the reintroduction of the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, I said: “CTIA welcomes the reintroduction of the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, which is the type of forward-thinking bipartisan...
View ArticleStatement After FCC’s Incentive Auction R&O Affirmed by D.C. Circuit Decision
After the D.C. Circuit decision affirming FCC’s Incentive Auction Report and Order, I said: “Today’s decision by the D.C. Circuit is a decisive win for wireless consumers, as the court has affirmed...
View ArticleStatement on FCC June Open Meeting
After the FCC June Open Meeting, I said: “CTIA appreciates the Commission’s leadership in continuing to modernize and strengthen the federal Lifeline program. Wireless is a critical tool that enables...
View ArticleStatement on FCC’s Adoption of 600 MHz Incentive Auction Procedures PN and...
Following the FCC’s Adoption of 600 MHz Incentive Auction Procedures Public Notice and Unlicensed Operations in TV Bands and 600 MHz Band Order, I said: “CTIA has long championed the 600 MHz Incentive...
View ArticleStatement on FCC’s Adoption of 11th Section 706 NOI on Deployment of Advanced...
Following the FCC’s Adoption of Eleventh Section 706 NOI on Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Services, I said: “We look forward to participating in the FCC’s upcoming Section 706 Inquiry into...
View ArticleFCC Wheeler: Broadcasters Will Show up to Incentive Auction
During his #SuperMobility fireside chat with Los Angeles Times Jon Healey, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says that he’s confident the broadcasters will show up to the incentive spectrum auction. After...
View ArticleKeynote: CTIA’s MAB: More Data Means Need for More Spectrum
CTIA President and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker highlights how the success of 4G made the U.S. the global leader in innovation and allowed the wireless industry to invest over $150 billion in the economy...
View ArticleStatement on FCC’s 600 MHz Incentive Auction Commencement of Operations R&O
In response to the FCC’s 600 MHz Incentive Auction Commencement of Operations Report and Order, I said: “We appreciate the Commission’s work to develop a flexible framework for accessing repurposed 600...
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$31 Billion U.S. GDP and 1 Million Jobs Added by Wireless Industry for Every...
We released a report this morning that we commissioned by Recon Analytics illustrating the significant economic benefit of providing access to additional licensed spectrum. For every 10 MHz of...
View ArticleCTIA on FCC’s Spectrum Clearing Target
After the FCC announced its initial clearing target of 126 MHz for the 600 MHz Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction, I said: “CTIA is encouraged to see so much interest in the FCC’s...
View ArticleCTIA on the Conclusion of the 600 MHz Spectrum Reverse Auction
I issued the following statement: “We are pleased to see the 600 MHz incentive auction move closer to delivering spectrum for wireless providers so they can meet Americans’ mobile-first lifestyles....
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Bid On: Looking Ahead to Stage 2 of the 600 MHz Incentive Auction
Yesterday’s close to Stage 1 of the 600 MHz Incentive Auction offers a good opportunity for a refresher on how the world’s first ever two-sided spectrum auction will work and why it is being watched...
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