President and CEO of PCIA —The Wireless Infrastructure Association Jonathan Adelstein gave testimony before a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation yesterday. Adelstein urged the Senate to help alleviate barriers hindering wireless broadband development. He hopes the U.S. can continue to meet the insatiable and increasing demand of mobile data and strengthen its capacity to compete in the global marketplace.
“Wireless infrastructure enables the economic growth and technological innovation that is delivered by mobile broadband, including the Internet of Things, the app economy, and many future efficiencies and commercial opportunities,” said Adelstein. “Wireless infrastructure has the power to transform a city in economic decline into an innovation hub. It can breathe new life into aging commercial zones, and provide rural areas the ability to compete in the innovation economy.”
Adelstein was one of five officials to testify at the hearing, which was called by Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD). This hearing was part of a series aimed at producing bipartisan broadband legislation. Adelstein commended the Committee’s leadership for its efforts to eliminate barriers to infrastructure deployment, most significantly its work on Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which has made an “enormous difference” in speeding the deployment of wireless infrastructure.
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