National Framework  

• Wireless Broadband Spurs US Economy
  Analyst Roger Entner discusses an updated report on the increasingly positive economic impact of the US wireless industry. The report highlights significant wireless productivity gains across-the-board and in two key industry sectors, and the economic impact in five of the largest states.
• The Role of State Regulation in a Mobile World
  In a society where consumers regularly bring their devices across state and national boundaries, we ask Wisconsin State Representative Phil Montgomery what role states should play in regulating modern wireless services.
• The Road to 4G
  4G wireless technology will mean 24/7 broadband connectivity. As carriers determine the 4G flavor that best fits their plans, there's no doubt the technology will create incredible opportunities for consumers & the enterprise. Nortel Vice-President Scott Wickware talks about the 4G evolution with CTIA VP John Walls.
• Network Congestion Relief
  Technology journalist & former wireless engineer George Ou discusses the practical need for traffic control to relieve broadband network congestion. Ou explains the problems caused by bandwidth intensive applications, & the necessary steps to ensure quality-of-service for all users.
• Wireless Taxes: Enough is Enough
  Wireless customers are strapped with burdensome taxes, according to a new report that finds wireless users pay an average of 15.2% in federal, state & local taxes. Scott Mackey, economist and author of this study, elaborates on key findings & discusses how excessive wireless taxes can adversely affect consumers & the economy.
• Economic Need for Network Management
  Phoenix Center economist George Ford talks about its recent paper on the welfare aspects of network management. It apprises the harm to consumers & service providers that will result if inflexible government mandates are imposed on much-needed relief of broadband traffic congestion.  
• Panel Discussion: Is the Tech Economy Recession-Proof?
  Technology and financial experts assess the general state of the U.S. economy, discuss how wireless fits into the picture, and recommend key points lawmakers should consider to facilitate economic growth in the telecom, wireless, and hi-tech sectors.  
• Steve Largent Addresses NARUC
  CTIA-The Wireless Association® President & CEO Steve Largent spoke to the National Association of Regulatory & Utility Commissioners at the group's winter meetings in Washington, DC. Largent told the NARUC Telecommunications Committee about the wireless industry's impressive 2007 accomplishments, its increasingly important role as a key driver of the US economy, & the industry's support of a national framework of regulation.  
• Interview with NARUC Telecommunications Committee Chairman Tony Clark
  North Dakota Public Utility Commissioner Tony Clark, who also serves as the National Association of Regulatory & Utility Commissioners telecom committee chairman, shares his thoughts on the consumer and industry benefits provided by a national framework of regulation. Clark also shares his views on the evolving role of state regulators with CTIA Public Affairs Vice-President John Walls. The interview is one of the feature segments of CTIA's March Wonder of Wireless (WOW) webcast.
• Top Ten Wireless Moments - 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
  How did the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 help change the course of wireless in America? Howard Symons, telecom policy expert and Member of the Mintz Levin law firm, serving in the Communications section, takes us back to this top moment in U.S.  
• Top Ten Wireless Moments – Telecom Act of 1996 Podcast
  CTIA-The Wireless Association® presents a countdown of the Top Ten U.S. wireless moments. At #10 the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Listen to an interview with Michael Altschul, CTIA's Senior Vice President & General Counsel, on this historic piece of legislation.
• FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps
  The Wonder of Wireless speaks with Commissioner Michael J. Copps from the Federal Communications Commission on a range of issues, including broadband policy, universal service, 700 MHz proceeding and competition in the wireless industry.
• Wireless Industry Policy Hot Topics
  CEO for Centennial Communications Corp., Michael Small, and CTIA VP for State and External Affairs, Dane Snowden, discuss relevant hot button issues in the wireless industry and which policies they think will best spur continued growth, innovation and evolution in the world of wireless.
• Global Mobile Markets: Does the U.S. Measure Up?
  The mobile ecosystem is exploding across the globe, but when compared with telecom services in Europe and Asia, is the U.S. leading or lagging behind? Top industry analysts and technology experts discuss competition, consumer choice, and service in the wireless space and how the U.S. measures up against the rest of the world.
• Turning up the Volume in the States
  CTIA-The Wireless Association® VP for State and External Affairs Dane Snowden talks about the industry's relationship with state policymakers across America and what the best approach is to regulating wireless service.
• National Wireless Policy
  A national set of consumer protection standards and regulations for the wireless industry is the best way to encourage the most rapid development of wireless innovation. Congress has the opportunity now to prevent a mish-mash of state regulation from slowing down the great wireless technological revolution, one which can provide consumers with incredible benefits and businesses unparalleled efficiency and productivity. CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent talks about the need for a national wireless regulatory framework.
• Consumers Overtaxed on Talking
  Wireless consumers are being singled out by state and local governments to pay excessive and arbitrary taxes on their wireless bills. The average state and local taxes are a little less than double the average general sales tax, and the wireless industry thinks its consumers deserve better. Wireless tax experts talk about discriminatory wireless taxes and why they're bad policy.