FCC's Genachowski defends data roaming, harps on spectrum crunch2011-03-22 13:11 by DanielaTags: FCC, mobile broadband, CTIA
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski offered a vigorous defense of an FCC proposal to institute mandatory data roaming rules, saying that the core of the issue was beyond dispute. The top telecom regulator also declined to comment on AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. In the opening keynote of the CTIA Wireless 2011 trade show, Genachowski said that the data roaming proposal, which the commission will vote on at its next meeting April 7, simply made sense as an outgrowth of voice roaming rules. "Voice roaming has promoted competition and has been an important spur to the dramatic uptake in mobile devices and investment in mobile networks," Genachowski said. "Consumers everywhere want the ability to roam anywhere, and they want it for all of their basic mobile services, whether it's a voice call, an online check of out-of-town scores, or access to web job postings or health information. Many mobile providers need roaming arrangements to be competitive." He said that the FCC is still debating the details of a data-roaming framework, but also said "the core proposition is beyond dispute: healthy competition produces greater innovation and investment, lower prices, and better service." Read more -here-
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