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CTIA President Meredith Baker explained...

CTIA President Meredith Baker explained the importance of spectrum to the wireless industry, as well as the need for expediting the wireless siting process, in a meeting Monday with FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. Baker also emphasized that “Title II regulation…

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is not necessary to preserve an open Internet,” said an ex parte filing on the meeting posted Thursday by the FCC in docket 12-268 (http://bit.ly/1pnVCaY). Baker also discussed the importance of the pending TV incentive auction, the filing said. “CTIA urged the Commission to continue to recognize the unique technical, operational, and competitive differences that apply to mobile wireless broadband, whether it is the dependence on government for access to a critical source of capacity, spectrum, or the need to actively manage networks to ensure a high quality experience for consumers that seek access to the Internet wherever and whenever they want,” the group said. Scott Bergmann, vice president-regulatory affairs, accompanied Baker at the meeting.