SUMMARY OF REMARKS OF
COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL
CTIA 2013—THE MOBILE MARKETPLACE
MAY 22, 2013
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel delivered remarks on wireless policy today at the 
CTIA 2013—The Mobile Marketplace conference.  The Commissioner listed ten ideas to 
inform our wireless policies going forward.
1. Consumers come first.  We should continue to work to help prevent bill shock; help deter 
the sale of stolen cell phones; make contracts and bills more clear; and clean up wireless 
cramming.
2. Simplicity is the path to successful incentive auctions. The success of incentive auctions 
is built on three simple goals—making it attractive and easy for those who want to return 
their spectrum; treating broadcasters that want to stay on their air fairly under the law; and 
raising enough revenue to support a national interoperable, wireless broadband public 
safety network.
3. An open incentive auction process matters.  Hold public hearings to explore the four 
major aspects of the auctions—the reverse auction, the repacking, the forward auction, 
and the transition process.
4. Have a 600 MHz bandplan in place by the end of the third quarter of this year.
5. Auction the 65 megahertz identified in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
in the third quarter of 2014—and all at once. By auctioning these bands in a single 
auction we can generate more interest, and get a head start on funding the public safety 
network.
6. Hold the incentive auction in the fourth quarter of 2014. This gives carriers time to 
reassess their spectrum needs following the traditional auction of 65 megahertz of 
spectrum identified in the law.
7. Auction 2155-2180 MHz along with the right to work with the federal incumbents in the 
1755-1780 MHz band.  This raises the value of the 2155-2180 MHz band and creates
opportunity for specific parties to negotiate with federal users.
8. Sharing the repacking methodology by the end of the year will enhance transparency.
9. To help unpack the issues in the repacking process along the border, the Commission 
should convene an international working group, including minds from the federal side, 
state side, industry, and public.   
10. Our federal spectrum policy needs to be built on carrots, not sticks. Across government, 
we need to consider incentives for more efficient use of federal spectrum.  We must find 
ways for agencies to see gain and not just loss from commercial reallocation.