Mobile Carriers Warn of 'Spectrum Crisis'; Others See Hyperbole | Florida Statesman

Mobile Carriers Warn of 'Spectrum Crisis'; Others See Hyperbole

International Herald Tribune Tuesday 17th April, 2012

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint say they need more radio spectrum, the government-rationed slices of radio waves that carry phone calls and wireless data.

The wireless carriers say that in the next few years they may not have enough of it to meet the exploding demands for mobile data. The result, they ominously warn, may be slower or spotty connections on smartphones and tablets. They imply in carefully couched language that, given the laws of supply and demand, the price of cellphone service will soar.

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