Congress has to ‘rescue [spectrum] from those who would cage it i...
Congress has to “rescue [spectrum] from those who would cage it in,” ArrayComm founder Marty Cooper told Congressional Internet Caucus lunch Tues. Telling audience of Hill staffers that he was speaking not as corporate pitchman but as long-time veteran…
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of wireless industry (he invented original cellphone), Cooper disputed notion that there was not enough spectrum to handle existing services as well as 3G wireless broadband applications. “I don’t believe that,” he said: “I think there’s plenty of spectrum. That’s where Congress comes in.” Cooper said wireless industry had doubled its efficiency every 30 months since first wireless services debuted and would continue to do so, but “Congress has to create the right environment” for companies to innovate. If Congress is restrictive of spectrum use, he said, companies won’t have incentive to innovate: “Then I guess we will run out of spectrum.” He also said Congress needs to encourage and support FCC in adopting forward- looking spectrum policies, rather than reacting to new services by looking for new spectrum carve-outs. ArrayComm uses different approach for broadband delivery than traditional cellular technology, and Cooper has long lobbied for flexible spectrum policies for emerging technologies.