"The broadcast incentive auction presented a rare opportunity to make a significant block of spectrum available for mobile broadband use."
"Mobile connectivity has become an essential component of our everyday lives."
"Earlier this year, the reverse and forward auctions concluded, raising $19.8 billion in revenues."
"All of this consumption has led to a pressing need for more mobile broadband spectrum."
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"I want to thank, in particular, Mr. Costello, for joining me on that bill in a bipartisan effort."
"I believed that when Chairman Wheeler ran the FCC just as much as I believe it now with Chairman Pai at the helm."
"We hear from our local and State electeds, it is the number one infrastructure issue."
"Ranking Member Pallone said in 2010 that this is a job for Congress. I agree."
"Let me be clear: Republicans have always supported a free and open internet. We must move past the partisan rhetoric."
"The FCC has not been reauthorized since 1990, and its current appropriation is over $430 million."