CCA carrier members spent approximately $1.8 billion on 700 MHz spectrum; $1B on 700 MHz A Block spectrum alone. Interoperability will allow these carriers to put its significant investment to good use, triggering further investment and generating jobs in rural and regional America. -CCA ...

In addition to unleashing more mobile spectrum, the FCC will also significantly increase next generation, high-speed wireless coverage, immediately furthering the President’s goal of reaching 98 percent of all Americans. By restoring interoperability to the lower 700 MHz spectrum, the FCC will extend coverage to more than 1.3 million square miles of the United States, or more than one-third of the total U.S ...

Interoperability will help achieve the FCC’s goal established in the National Broadband Plan of freeing up 500 megahertz of spectrum for broadband use within 10 years, and 300 MHz within five years, by unleashing 12 MHz of immediately available spectrum for mobile broadband use. -CCA ...

Interoperability will encourage greater participation in upcoming incentive auctions. In the 2008 700 MHz spectrum auction, an increase in the number of auction bidders from two to five or more led to a revenue increase of over 90 percent. ...

Full deployment of wireless broadband in rural America with a fully interoperable 700 MHz band will result in the creation and/or retention of 117,000 jobs in the 19 states with less than 90% coverage of broadband service of at least 4 Megs.  Of this 117, 000 jobs, approximately 40,000 will be new jobs.  Eliminating this urban/rural divide would lead to a $1,200 increased median income in these 19 states. S ...

Interoperability will help the broadband eco-system to generate 771,000 new jobs by 2015. ...

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