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Broader Participation at Future Spectrum Auctions will Benefit Consumers and Economy

5.16.13 - Washington, DC – Today, in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Julius Genachowski, Ranking Member Waxman, Ranking Member Eshoo, and Representatives Markey, DeGette, Doyle and Matsui encouraged the FCC to consider the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) analysis on incentive auctions and spectrum aggregation as it designs rules and regulations for the upcoming incen ...

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FCC Should Require Interoperability; Competitive Carriers Need Access to Spectrum, Networks and Devices

5.15.13 - Washington, DC – Today, The New America Foundation and Open Technology Institute held a discussion titled, “Unfinished Business: Wireless Competition and the FCC Transition.” Speaking on the panel, Rebecca Murphy Thompson, General Counsel of Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), discussed the urgent need for interoperability in the Lower 700 MHz spectrum. Thompson also discussed... ...

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FCC Should Reject AT&T’s Self-Serving Objections to DOJ’s Spectrum Aggregation Analysis

5.9.13 - Washington, DC – Today, in a letter to Federal Communications Commissioners (FCC or Commission), CCA urged the Commission to reject AT&T’s skewed portrayal of the wireless marketplace and AT&T’s self-serving attacks on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) analysis of incentive auctions and spectrum aggregation. CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) supports DOJ’s analysis... ...

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CCA Applauds Nomination of Tom Wheeler as New FCC Chairman and Appointment of Commissioner Clyburn as Interim Chairwoman

5.1.13 - Washington, DC – Today, the Obama Administration announced its nomination of Tom Wheeler as the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). The Administration also announced the appointment of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as Interim Chairwoman. CCA applauds the Administration’s nomination of Tom Wheeler, and commends the decision to appoint Commissioner Clyburn as the ...

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CCA Thanks Matsui, Waxman, Eshoo for Efforts to Modernize Lifeline

4.23.13 - Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Matsui (D-CA), Ranking Member Waxman (D-CA) and Ranking Member Eshoo (D-CA) introduced legislation to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline Assistance Program. CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) thanks the Members and their cosponsors for their work on the Lifeline Program, as well as Universal Service more broadly... ...

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FCC, NTIA Must Address Challenges for Auction of 1695-1710 MHz and 1755-1780 MHz Bands

4.19.13 New Orleans, LA – Today, in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Julius Genachowski, the National Telecommunications and Internet Administration (NTIA) expressed support of the FCC’s efforts to ensure there is adequate time to conduct the auction of licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz band and the 1755-1780 MHz band. NTIA also noted several questions the FCC and NTIA ...

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CCA Agrees with Department of Justice: Spectrum Policies that Promote Competition and Enhance Potential for Entry and Expansion in the Wireless Market Benefit American Consumers

4.12.13 - Washington, DC – Today, in an ex parte filling, Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) made the case for the importance of competition in wireless markets to curtail the harms of market power, the necessary role access to spectrum plays in fostering competition and innovation, and the need for clear rules when allocating spectrum through auctions. DOJ described the sub ...

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CCA Commends Wireless Bureau for Granting Extension of Time for 700 MHz B Block Build-Out; Urges Prompt Action on Interoperability

4.10.13 - Washington, DC – Today, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) granted a blanket extension of time until December 13, 2013, subject to specific exclusions, for all active B Block licenses with an interim four-year construction benchmark deadline before December 13, 2013. CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) commends the Commission... ...

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CCA Partners with Exacaster to Offer Predictive Analytics to its Carrier Members

Washington DC – April 10, 2013 –Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) has partnered with Exacaster, a leader in customer behavior prediction analytics for the telecommunications industry. Through the partnership, Exacaster will offer CCA’s carrier members its cloud-based customer behavior prediction technology at a special CCA member rate to help carriers reduce subscriber churn, increase marketing effecti ...

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