CTA Presses for Senate Hotline of Mobile Now Spectrum Bill

CTA President Gary Shapiro urged the Senate to approve the Mobile Now spectrum bill (S-2555) by the unanimous consent hotline process, which Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., told us began May 11 (see 1605110036). “As the Senate moves to hotline the MOBILE NOW Act, we remind Senators that supporting this bill will add extra spectrum for commercial use, creating better mobile broadband for consumers and ensuring our wireless future,” Shapiro said in a statement. “This Act is critical to the success of our mobile networks, including the development of the next generation of cellular 5G technologies. Our mobile economy runs on spectrum, and Americans depend on having enough of this resource to stream Netflix, browse Snapchat and even operate drones and self-driving cars. Our demand for licensed and unlicensed spectrum will continue to grow exponentially, and we need more of both to keep all our devices online -- and support future innovations in the U.S.”