Verizon Slams CCA Stance on Mobile Competition Report
Verizon slammed comments by the Competitive Carriers Association that the FCC shouldn’t find in its upcoming mobile competition report that industry is effectively competitive (see 1705090051). CCA "refuses to acknowledge what the American public knows to be true: the U.S.…
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mobile marketplace is effectively -- and intensely -- competitive,” Verizon said. “It ignores that the vast majority of Americans are experiencing falling prices and burgeoning choices. Instead, CCA myopically focuses on remote, less populated areas.” CCA in the proceeding, docket 17-69, agreed "industry is continuing to evolve at a rapid rate,” it commented. “To broadly claim that competition for mobile wireless service is present nationwide is factually inaccurate, contradicts the Chairman’s own Digital Empowerment Agenda, and is dismissive of rural and remote consumers’ experiences.” Section 254(b) of the Communications Act dictates the FCC examine whether “services in ‘rural, insular, and high cost areas’ that are ‘reasonably comparable’ to those provided in urban areas,” CCA said. CTIA urged a finding that industry is competitive. It's "vibrant and competitive, creating myriad choices,” the group commented. Verizon is a member of CTIA, not CCA.