Industry Makes Another Plea To Lift Spectrum Cap.(Industry Trend or Event)

Wireless Week, April, 2001 by Vaughan, Allyson

WASHINGTON--CITIA says it's useless, but several carriers want it to stick around for a few more years. The item: the spectrum cap. The forum: the FCC, which received comments on the possibility of lifting the cap--a move that could happen by the end of the year. CTIA, arguably the most vocal advocate for lifting the spectrum cap, says the United States faces a severe spectrum shortage and the cap has outlived its usefulness.

CTIA President Tom Wheeler calls the cap "a legacy of spectrum abundance, not shortages." In other words, there's plenty of competition in the ...