T-Mobile Commends Congressional Passage of the 3G
Spectrum-Relocation Trust Fund
BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Congress completed passage
of H.R. 5419 that includes a spectrum relocation trust fund that will
facilitate the clearing and auction of 90 MHz of spectrum for Advanced Wireless
Services or 3G.
"The creation of a 3G spectrum trust fund is an important and very positive
advance for the development of the wireless industry in the United States and
the provision of advanced wireless services to consumers across America," said
Robert Dotson, president and CEO of T-Mobile USA. "We believe that with the
passage of this legislation, the Federal Communications Commission and the
Administration will move quickly to make this much needed spectrum available to
wireless companies through an auction process." "The spectrum trust fund will result in a significant expansion of the capacity
being used to serve wireless consumers while bringing funds into the U.S. treasury allocated to compensate government users," added Dotson.
H.R. 5419 passed the U.S. Senate late yesterday following earlier action by the
U.S. House of Representatives. The bill also includes funding for state and
local governments for E911 and addresses accounting issues involving the
Universal Service Fund.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a member of the T-Mobile
International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche
Telekom AG (NYSE:DT). T-Mobile operates the largest GSM/GPRS 1900 voice and
data network in the country, reaching over 253 million people including roaming
and other agreements. In addition, T-Mobile operates the largest carrier owned
Wi-Fi wireless broadband network in the country, available in more than 5,000
public access locations including Starbucks coffeehouses, Borders Books and
Music, FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Red
Roof Inns, airports and select American Airlines Admirals Clubs, Delta Air
Lines Crown Rooms, United Airlines Red Carpet Clubs and US Airways Clubs. Through its Get More(R) promise, T-Mobile provides customers with more minutes,
more features and more service. For more information, visit the company web
site at http://www.t-mobile.com/. DATASOURCE: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
CONTACT: T-Mobile Media Relations, +1-425-378-4002, or Web site: http://www.t-mobile.com/
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