The facts are in and they “reinforce yet...
The facts are in and they “reinforce yet again that the U.S. wireless market is a vibrant and competitive industry delivering network investment and welfare-enhancing benefits to consumers across the nation,” CTIA said in a Thursday letter to the FCC.…
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U.S. carriers invested 120 percent as much in their networks in 2013 as the 28 EU nations combined, CTIA said (http://bit.ly/1uElkfL). The U.S. also “tops the charts in LTE subscribers and service,” and average mobile speeds in the U.S. were about 30 percent faster than in Europe and 55 percent faster than in the Asia-Pacific region last year, the group said. It said U.S. carriers need more access to spectrum to keep their momentum. “Making additional spectrum available remains critical to meeting consumer demand, promoting economic growth, and enhancing our Nation’s global competitiveness,” CTIA said. Scott Bergmann, vice president-regulatory affairs, signed the letter.