ACT Stresses Importance of Spectrum, in Meeting With O'Rielly
ACT|The App Association emphasized the importance of spectrum to 5G and to its members, in a meeting with FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly. “The App Association expressed its strong desire that the Commission reduce barriers for deploying new infrastructure as well…
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as supporting innovative and more efficient ways to use wireless spectrum,” said a filing in various dockets including 16-106. “As high speed wireless broadband availability is essential for the app economy to continue growing, failure by the Commission to meet these infrastructure and spectrum needs will harm the economy and consumers.” The group said the FCC is the wrong agency to address questions raised by the National Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA), which last year asked the agency to initiate a proceeding on how smartphone 911 apps potentially interface with 911 systems. The FCC sought comment (see 1612190055). “We emphasized that the FTC is the appropriate authority to address the concerns raised by NASNA,” the App Association said. “Although we are sensitive to the concerns NASNA expresses in its letter, the Commission is not the appropriate venue to handle such concerns.” ACT members representing Southern DNA, TM Technologies, Alchemy Security, FMS, Cosmic Innovations, Dogtown Media, 1564B, Remine, NeuEon and Colorado Technology Consultants were at the meeting, the filing said.