Wireless Industry Argues Price and Service is Competitive

CTIA, the lobbying arm of the US wireless industry, is saying no to a "cocktail" of data reporting requirements suggested by public interest groups, while calling on the Federal Communications Commission to inventory its spectrum, free more of it for wireless and eliminate tower citing delays. The industry's remarks came in reply comments on the FCC's inquiry into competition in the mobile wireless market. CTIA argues that there is already plenty of data to support the conclusion that price and service in the wireless industry is incredibly competitive. The group argues that criticisms of price, service, investment, and calls for a "new, mandatory data collection regime," can be chalked up to "an irresistible urge to insist that no glass can be anything but half empty."