CTIA Seeks Presidential Veto of Wireless Chip Import Ban
In the letter, CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent argued the ban would hinder 911 emergency communication, cause “economic disruption,” and “force the redesign of virtually all handsets that utilize the chips.” Largent asked the President to support the decision of ITC Chairman Daniel Pearson, who dissented from the Commission’s resolution. The ITC determined the Qualcomm chips infringed a patent held by Broadcom. According to Largent, the chips are critical to wireless networks owned by AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel and T-Mobile among others.