"the importance that Senator Landrieu pointed out of this issue across the country and around the world is one of the reasons... why we had such great support from California, from the East Coast, and from all over the great heartland of America for the RESTORE Act"
"I have a great deal of confidence that this is going to be administered by some very talented and thoughtful public servants."
"We must make it a priority to increase the availability of spectrum for commercial use, both licensed and unlicensed, as quickly as possible."
"I believe the Commission should not pick winners or losers among individual companies, but, instead, let all interested participants freely compete against one another in the open market."
"One of the key issues for Congress to consider is how to maximize commercial access to spectrum."
"Today, our focus is on the state of wireless communications in the United States."
"The rapid migration to wireless raises a number of critical issues for policymakers."
"You say you reject the status quo, and yet you say we have the tools."
"The ability to communicate with others and to get online without being tethered by a cord is no longer a luxury for many people; it is a necessity."
"The FCC began using spectrum auctions because we recognized that the free market is more effective at allocating spectrum than relying on the opinions and predictions of unelected bureaucrats."
"This band was identified in the FCC's National Broadband Plan for its commercial potential."