Remarks of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Regional Smart Cities Forum

The Federal Communications Commission should create more incentives for companies to deploy service over fixed and mobile wireless networks to undercapitalized communities. One way we can do this, is by making wireless spectrum available through auctions. 

Deployment is just one part of the broadband equation, and filling a donut hole with wireless service or connecting a house to fiber, does not automatically mean that service is available. I come today voicing strong support, for smart cities, smart regional plans, and smart infrastructure builds. But just what does success look like? When every citizen benefits from the effort. The only real way for us to realize this, is if the FCC’s policies for broadband deployment and adoption, are vigilant, inclusive, and demanding.