Industry Officials Say Hill Needs To Help NTIA

Technology industry officials urged members of Congress to back the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration as it works to persuade federal agencies to give up some spectrum to the wireless industry. “If Congress wants to see more happen, it needs to be a reliable partner in pushing [NTIA] for progress and backing them up” when they are challenged by federal agencies, Bruce Mehlman, co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance, said during a Capitol Hill briefing. Association for Competitive Technology Executive Director Morgan Reed said Congress "can do more to help NTIA.”