The FCC should “proceed to make additional spectrum...
The FCC should “proceed to make additional spectrum available for mobile wireless use as swiftly as possible,” CTIA said in an FCC filing released Friday. CTIA’s comments were in response to the FCC’s public notice seeking comment on the agency’s…
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annual wireless competition report. Comments were due Thursday. CTIA believes “competition is flourishing throughout today’s wireless ecosystem,” with consumers receiving “more value from their mobile services than ever before, and studies reveal record high satisfaction rates for wireless service.” U.S. carriers had more than $30 billion on capital expenditures during 2012, and are expected to increase their capital expenditures by double digits this year and 2014, CTIA said. Making additional spectrum available will “ensure continued competition, growth and investment in the wireless industry,” the group said (http://bit.ly/1c9AvCl). The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) said in a separate filing that the FCC should “begin collecting minority and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) data as a necessary component to determine whether the mobile wireless industry is competitive.” MWBEs’ presence in a market boosts competition and “often serves the unique needs of communities that are traditionally underserved by major carriers,” MMTC said (http://bit.ly/13jgh2b).