Joe Farren Quotes (12 Quotes)

Wireless carriers, they have a proud history of working with local communities and trying to meet their wireless needs, and also their wishes about where would be best to put infrastructure. That is a tough challenge. People will say we want wireless service but we don't want those towers, but the laws of physics don't allow you to have it both ways.

Without the early-termination clause, people would be gaming the system. People would walk away with a 500 phone for virtually nothing. An early-termination fee allows the wireless provider to recoup the costs of giving a phone to a consumer for a steep discount. Without it, you simply have an economic model that doesn't work.

We need the assistance of the law enforcement community here.

We oppose any kind of blocking technology. What about the young parents whose baby sitter is trying to call them, or the brain surgeon who needs notification of emergency surgery These calls need to get through.

You have the peace of mind of being able to contact your child and being able to have control over the situation.

You don't fix something that's not broken. When you have competition and companies in the marketplace fighting every day, that puts customers in the driver's seat.

When you objectively look at the enormous body of science that exists, you have to conclude that there is no evidence of adverse health effects.

This is impersonation. These companies are engaged in an illegal activity. They're profiting from it, and they need to be prosecuted.

This device has changed the way we live for the better certainly for emergencies. We encourage wireless users to respect others' space.

We have serious concerns about how far this bill goes into issues completely unrelated to the illicit behavior Congress is attempting to stop.

Content providers have seen what wireless has been able to deliver for the music industry. What's coming up next is the video.

Early-termination fees equal lower monthly wireless rates. The suggestion that we should have a model whereby people can cancel and walk away with a free phone is just untenable.