CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on the Proposed Bill by U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Whitehouse and Franken
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the bill proposed by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Al Franken and Sheldon Whitehouse that would attempt to overturn a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said binding arbitration clauses in mobile service contracts was lawful, CTIA-The Wireless Association® Vice President of Government Affairs Jot Carpenter issued the following statement:
"The proposed legislation is a misguided effort to overturn a well-reasoned U.S. Supreme Court decision. If the sponsors really want to help consumers, they should spend less time on stimulating the market for trial lawyers and more time working to free additional spectrum that can be used to deliver world-class wireless broadband service to American consumers."
CTIA-The Wireless Association® (http://www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.
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