Friday, July 29, 2011

U.S. Wireless Carriers Ask Obama to Clear Gov. Spectrum Bands Below 3 GHz

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CTIA-The Wireless Association and carrier members serving more than 92 percent of U.S. wireless customers sent a letter to President Obama today asking for his leadership to direct the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to clear unused and underutilized government spectrum bands below 3 gigahertz (GHz). Even though the U.S. wireless industry offers Americans the most innovative products and services in the world, additional spectrum is vital to fueling its ecosystem’s “virtuous cycle.”

The letter was signed by some of CTIA’s carrier members, who represent more than 92 percent of U.S. wireless customers. They are: AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets President and CEO Ralph de la Vega; Cellcom President and CEO Patrick Riordan; Sprint President and CEO Dan Hesse; T-Mobile USA President and CEO Philipp Humm; U.S. Cellular President and CEO Mary Dillon; and Verizon Wireless President and CEO Dan Mead.

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