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The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

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Thursday, April 19

Entrepreneurs & Spectrum

By Brad

Yesterday, in partnership with the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), we released our latest study, “Start-Up Savings: Boosting Entrepreneurship through Broadband Internet,” which details the 10 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Save Money Through Broadband Internet.

During a conference call with the media about the study, Karen Kerrigan, Chief Executive of the SBE Council, brought up a very good point when she said:

Dependency on mobile apps and wireless broadband for entrepreneurs calls attention to spectrum — is there enough? [It’s] a wake up call along those lines, we need more spectrum and more investment. Policymakers need to be aware of this.”

While spectrum was not a major focus of our study, we obviously agree with Kerrigan that allocating more spectrum for mobile broadband is critical. In fact, our own Co-Chair Bruce Mehlman said as much in the press release following the study’s release, which was highlighted by Broadcasting & Cable’s John Eggerton:

“Now more than ever we need more spectrum in the hands of those actually serving our entrepreneurs, to ensure robust and reliable Internet service,” said Internet Innovation Alliance co-chair Bruce Mehlman… “Policies that allow the markets to deploy these resources to their highest and best use, rather than politicians’ preferences, will lead to a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem —  that means more innovation, more jobs, more cost-savings for consumers and more start-up businesses in the United States.”

More coverage of the analysis can be found at Multichannel News, Network World, and eWeek.

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