Keep America's wireless network competitive

Keep America's wireless network competitive

The Issue

While other nations around the world have invested in the 21st Century technologies critical for fueling the next wave of technological innovation and economic prosperity, America has fallen behind.

At a time of escalating demand for wireless access to the Internet, American consumers need a more competitive wireless industry. Competition leads to innovation which leads to better service and lower prices. Small business and regional providers have been locked out of the wireless market, unable to offer affordable wireless services to their customers. Limited competition has also resulted in vast areas of our country where Americans are unable to take advantage of the benefits of high speed wireless service due to poor coverage or significant cost.

The past two administrations and officials from both sides of the aisle – Republican and Democrat – have called for action to expand the availability to high speed Internet access in our country.

Unfortunately, some special interests are blocking the most promising solution to America’s broadband crisis. In the process they are leaving Americans without a viable option to solve our country’s spectrum crunch. So we must act now.

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Wireless for AmericaPetition StarterPatton has spent years making an impact as an organizer, campaign manager and consultant. Online and off, his clients have consistently won tough campaigns, raising millions of dollars, driving millions of actions, moving millions of voters, and picking up a couple of Pollie Awards along the way. As a campaigner, he's run legislative races in the middle of nowhere and coordinated government relations efforts for large national advocacy groups. As a consultant, Patton developed media and strategy for Democratic candidates and unions as Senior Strategist at Compass Media Group in Chicago, provided fundraising and advocacy strategy for major nonprofits as Senior Account Executive at Donordigital in Berkeley, and did a fair bit of solo work in those fields. As Senior Campaign Strategist at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, he can't wait to tie it all together. Patton is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He lives in Oakland with his wife and a pretty awesome puppy.
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The Issue

While other nations around the world have invested in the 21st Century technologies critical for fueling the next wave of technological innovation and economic prosperity, America has fallen behind.

At a time of escalating demand for wireless access to the Internet, American consumers need a more competitive wireless industry. Competition leads to innovation which leads to better service and lower prices. Small business and regional providers have been locked out of the wireless market, unable to offer affordable wireless services to their customers. Limited competition has also resulted in vast areas of our country where Americans are unable to take advantage of the benefits of high speed wireless service due to poor coverage or significant cost.

The past two administrations and officials from both sides of the aisle – Republican and Democrat – have called for action to expand the availability to high speed Internet access in our country.

Unfortunately, some special interests are blocking the most promising solution to America’s broadband crisis. In the process they are leaving Americans without a viable option to solve our country’s spectrum crunch. So we must act now.

avatar of the starter
Wireless for AmericaPetition StarterPatton has spent years making an impact as an organizer, campaign manager and consultant. Online and off, his clients have consistently won tough campaigns, raising millions of dollars, driving millions of actions, moving millions of voters, and picking up a couple of Pollie Awards along the way. As a campaigner, he's run legislative races in the middle of nowhere and coordinated government relations efforts for large national advocacy groups. As a consultant, Patton developed media and strategy for Democratic candidates and unions as Senior Strategist at Compass Media Group in Chicago, provided fundraising and advocacy strategy for major nonprofits as Senior Account Executive at Donordigital in Berkeley, and did a fair bit of solo work in those fields. As Senior Campaign Strategist at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, he can't wait to tie it all together. Patton is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He lives in Oakland with his wife and a pretty awesome puppy.
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Petition created on November 3, 2011