Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on May 8, 2012 at 1:28 pm
The following is in response to comments made today by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski at the International CTIA Wireless Show. It can be attributed to Jim Cicconi, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President, External and Legislative Affairs.
“The need for more spectrum is an industry-wide issue and problem. The merger AT&T proposed last year was all about creating more capacity by combining the spectrum holdings and networks of two companies. The FCC was within its rights to withhold its approval. But it is incorrect when it denies the impact such decisions have on the price of wireless services.
“Basic economics, and the law of supply and demand, apply to the wireless industry as to all others. In the case of wireless, without additional capacity, which would have been created by our transaction, prices rise. This simple point was made last week by AT&T’s Chairman.
“Last year, when Chairman Genachowski spoke at the CTIA convention he made essentially the same point, saying,
‘If we do nothing in the face of the looming spectrum crunch, many consumers will face higher prices—as the market is forced to respond to supply and demand….’
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Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on April 25, 2012 at 2:22 pm
The following statement may be attributed to AT&T’s Executive Vice President-Federal Relations Tim McKone:
“I want to applaud Chairman Greg Walden and Ranking Member Anna Eshoo for their leadership on this important issue. The growth of the mobile Internet continues to spur phenomenal economic activity and inspire remarkable consumer benefits. Comprehensive and sound spectrum policies lie at the heart of the ability of the entire wireless ecosystem – from app developers to software providers, to device makers and service providers – to satisfy the booming demand for wireless services.
“We look forward to working with the bipartisan Federal Spectrum Working Group as it strives to safeguard and cement our Nation’s leadership in the mobile Internet.”
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Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on March 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a report outlining how spectrum currently allocated to the U.S Government can be made available for commercial mobile services. The following statement may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Vice President-Federal Regulatory:
“Today, the NTIA released its report on clearing the path to reallocate 95 MHz of federal spectrum for commercial use. This is an important step by the Administration. AT&T commends NTIA and Assistant Secretary Larry Strickling for moving aggressively and creatively toward the reallocation of a significant amount of spectrum vitally needed by the wireless industry. We look forward to reviewing NTIA’s report in detail, and to working cooperatively with both NTIA and the impacted government agencies to address reallocation challenges in a manner that will ensure that the identified spectrum bands are made available expeditiously, while protecting vital government services that cannot be easily relocated.”
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