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Date: 3/3/2011CONTACT: Brian Dietz/Joy Sims, 202-222-2350
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter sent today to leaders of the Senate Commerce and House Energy and Commerce committees, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) said accusations that cable operators are hoarding wireless spectrum are “flat wrong” and “nothing more than a finger-pointing exercise transparently designed to distract policymakers from the important task of evaluating national spectrum policy.”
The truth is, that in addition to spending tens of billions of dollars over the past decade to bring innovative wireline broadband services to the American public, the cable industry has also rolled up its sleeves and invested in wireless businesses across a range of technologies and business models.
A full copy of the letter is linked below.
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NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation’s largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access, serving more than 41 million customers, after investing more than $160 billion to build two-way interactive networks with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to more than 22 million American consumers.
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Abstract: In a letter sent to leaders of the Senate Commerce and House Energy and Commerce committees, NCTA said accusations that cable operators are hoarding wireless spectrum are “flat wrong.”Attachment: NCTA_Response_to_NAB_Letter_on_Spectrum_Issues _03.03.11.pdf (128 KB)Publication Type: Letter