CTIA BUILDS ECONOMIC CASE AGAINST STATE REGULATION OF ETFS

摘要

Early termination fees (ETFs) shouldn抰 be subject to state regulation, according to a study by former FCC Comr. Harold Furchtgott-Roth, which the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Assn. (CTIA) submitted to the Commission. CTIA is mounting a major campaign to convince the FCC that ETFs should be considered part of the rate structure of wireless services and not be subject to state regulation, building on a petition seeking an expedited rulemaking the association filed a year ago. 揜estrictions on the rate structure of wireless services, including ETFs, have few if any identifiable consumer benefits but would impose substantial costs on consumers,?the study said. FCC Chmn. Martin is a former aide to Furchtgott-Roth. nnCTIA previously made its legal case on why the FCC should hold that ETFs aren抰 subject to state regulation. The new study looks instead at consumer and economic issues. CTIA is planning to set up a series of meetings with the FCC bureaus as well as the legal advisors and the commissioners themselves to make their case, officials said. 揟his is the top priority for us right now,?Chris Guttman-McCabe, CTIA vp-regulatory affairs, told us: 揟his goes a long way to show that there are benefits associated with ETFs that have a lot to do with the success of the industry.?/font>