Jay Brown on corporate social responsibility
From Business as Usual Featuring FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown · · Pittsburgh Technology Council
“We have an initiative called Connected by Good. Historically, we spent significant funds improving park systems. We took all of those funds for this year and moved them into providing technology to schools, putting laptops, Wi-Fi, or tablets in the hands of underprivileged kids so they can go to school remotely.”
On , Jay Brown, Former President & Chief Executive Officer at Crown Castle, spoke about corporate social responsibility during Business as Usual Featuring FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown on Pittsburgh Technology Council.
About Jay Brown
During an April 2020 webcast, Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown discussed the communications industry's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown stated that the transition from 4G to 5G would be faster and more efficient, noting that 5G could connect millions of devices in a small area, with each device potentially generating only a few pennies of monthly revenue. He credited the FCC for setting parameters to help deploy wireless spectrum and said that shared costs across carriers lower prices for consumers. Brown also said that wireless connectivity requires funding and spectrum, and that the combination of Sprint and T-Mobile, along with investment from AT&T, Verizon, and Dish, has created well-capitalized providers building 5G networks. Brown thanked field workers who maintained network connectivity during the pandemic and saluted healthcare workers. He expressed willingness to participate as a guest judge in future events.