CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling's Testimony Before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling's testimony on federal government spectrum use before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, CTIA-The Wireless Association ® President and CEO Steve Largent issued this statement:

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"We thank Administrator Strickling and the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology for their focus on the importance of freeing up spectrum for commercial mobile broadband use. We believe that NTIA's efforts to free government spectrum for licensed commercial use are essential to helping the U.S. wireless industry maintain our world leadership in mobile innovation. By making spectrum available for auction, the federal government will enable the wireless industry to continue to invest billions of dollars to purchase the licensed spectrum, and billions more to build and upgrade the networks that fuel our 'virtuous cycle' of innovation.

"A continued careful analysis of government spectrum use is key to ensuring that we succeed with the President's and the FCC's goal of bringing 500 MHz of spectrum, sufficient for mobile broadband, to market. CTIA applauds NTIA for prioritizing its review of the spectrum in the 1755-1850 band. This spectrum, and the 1755-1780 band in particular, is essential for delivering on the promise of robust mobile broadband. We look forward to continuing to work with NTIA, the Administration, FCC, Congress and other interested parties to bring this spectrum to market and to continue to assist our nation in its economic recovery."

CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE CTIA-The Wireless Association

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