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B I PA R T I S A N S U P P O R T I N C O N G R E S S

C E O S O F M A J O R A M E R I C A N C O M PA N I E SSUPPORTED BYSUPPORTED BY

$300BILLION 10XCONSUMER

BENEFITSV O L U N T A R Y I N C E N T I V E A U C T I O N B E N E F I T S

GENERATE AS MUCH AS $30BILLION

M O B I L EL E A R N I N G

L I F E - S A V I N GR E M O T E D I A G N O S T I C S

E N E R G Y E F F I C E N C YT H R O U G H S M A R T G R I D

P R O F I T S

A U C T I O N SAUCTIONEER

WIRELESS COMPANIES

While demand for spectrum is exploding, the amount available for mobile broadband is relatively static.

MOBILE DATA EXPLOSION

122xmore data than smartphones

300mACTIVE CELLPHONES

T A B L E T S

S M A R T P H O N E S

T R A D I T I O N A LC E L L P H O N E S

24xmore data than

traditional cellphones

H O W T O S O L V E T H E S P E C T R U M C R U N C H

VOLUNTARY INCENTIVE AUCTIONSCompanies can decide to give back underused spectrum. The FCC would auction

that spectrum to those that provide wireless broadband services. The volunteers

would retain a portion of the auction proceeds, and the rest of the proceeds

would go to the U.S. Treasury.

U N D E R U S E D S P E C T R U M N E E D S S P E C T R U M

P R O F I T S

THE SPECTRUM CRUNCHTHE SPECTRUM CRUNCH

MOBILE DATA EXPLOSION

VOLUNTEERS

DRIVES BREAKTHROUGHS

1 1 2 L E A D I N G E C O N O M I S T SI N C LU D I N G N O B E L L A U R E AT E S

EXPECT DELAYSmore dropped calls &

slower downloads

Without additional spectrum,

in mobile broadband trafficBY 2015

2011 PROJECTED 20152009

A P P S E C O N O M Y

$4b

$300m

JOB CREATION

771,000NEW JOBS

BY 2015*

WHY DOES SPECTRUM MATTER NOW?WHY DOES SPECTRUM MATTER NOW?

$38b

R E V E N U E = J O B S

*According to study by Deloitte

SPECTRUM is the public airwaves, which

Americans use every day. Without spectrum, you can’t

make cell phone calls, download digital textbooks, email on your smartphone, download an app

to your tablet, use a remote control, or listen to the radio.

Spec it out!