Steve Largent

FCC Chairman: Rejection of AT&T’s T-Mobile Deal Isn’t Causing Higher Prices

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 8 at 8:23 am PT

Speaking at CTIA in New Orleans, Julius Genachowski also indicated that the agency isn’t closed to other big deals, saying that AT&T-T-Mobile was just one “over-the-line” transaction.

Interview: CTIA Boss Steve Largent Aims To Keep Conference From Being Lost in the Shuffle

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 30 at 3:45 pm PT

Tired of sitting in the shadow of CES and Mobile World Congress, the U.S. cellular trade group has moved its conference to May. In an interview, CTIA chief Steve Largent talks about the move.

CTIA Boss Steve Largent Prepares for the Wireless Industry’s Super Bowl in Orlando

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 18, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The head of the CTIA insists next week’s conference in Orlando won’t be overshadowed by the fact that so many products were announced earlier this year, either at the Consumer Electronics Show or last month’s Mobile World Congress. There will be tablets and phones aplenty, as well as lots of good discussions. That said, next year the CTIA plans to move its show later in the year in an effort to give exhibitors a chance to tout their plans for the second half of the year.

Proposed Spectrum Auction Could Net $36 Billion, Study Finds

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 15, 2011 at 4:45 am PT

President Obama’s proposal to auction wireless spectrum currently held by TV broadcasters could bring in much more than the $28 billion he said it would, a study by the wireless industry has found.

CTIA Boss Steve Largent Goes Deep With Mobilized

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 4, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

To wrap up the first week of Mobilized, I had a chat on Friday with CTIA chief Steve Largent about net neutrality, the need for more spectrum and why his member companies spend so much time bashing one another. Yes, that Steve Largent. For those who have been in a dead zone for the past two decades, the former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver went on to become a congressman and has spent the last seven years heading up the wireless industry’s trade association.

FCC Votes Unanimously to Make Wireless Industry’s Life a Living Hell

John Paczkowski in News on August 28, 2009 at 4:46 am PT

It’s going to be a rough couple of months for the wireless industry. As expected, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved a broad inquiry into the wireless market. In a unanimous vote, the agency’s five commissioners–three Democrats and two Republicans–approved two so-called notices of inquiry, one that will examine competition and innovation and another that will evaluate truth-in-billing practices.