Wireless Industry Contributed $825B to GDP in 2020: CTIA
The U.S. wireless industry contributed $825 billion to the GDP and about 4.5 million jobs in 2020, said a new report by CTIA Wednesday. The report, written by Compass Lexecon, said the wireless industry contributed nearly $5.4 trillion in GDP…
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over the past decade. “The wireless industry is driving the U.S. economy, and this report highlights its massive contributions to our GDP and support of American jobs,” said CTIA CEO Meredith Baker. "For the wireless industry to continue to provide these considerable, widespread positive effects to the American economy, it is necessary to provide mobile network operators access to dedicated, licensed spectrum," the report said.