The adoption of WAP in the [[United States of America|US]] has been limited by the fact that many cell phone providers require separate activation and additional fees for data support, and also because telecommunications companies have sought to limit data access to only "approved" data providers operating under "license" of the signal carrier.
In recognition toof the problem, the U.S. [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) issued an order on July 31, 2007 which mandates that licensees of the 22-megahertz wide "Upper 700 MHz C Block" spectrum will be required to implement a wireless platform which allows customers, device manufacturers, third-party application developers, and others to use any device or application of their choice when operating on this particular licensed network band.<ref>U.S. Federal Communications Commission.[http://www.fcc.gov/073107/700mhz_news_release_073107.pdf "FCC Revises 700 MHz Rules To Advance Interoperable Public Safety Communications And Promote Wireless Broadband Deployment"], [[July 31]] [[2007]]. Accessed [[October 8]] [[2007]].</ref>
