FCC Chairman Pai Backs Public Auction to Free Up Spectrum in C-Band for 5G

FCC Chairman Pai Backs Public Auction to Free Up Spectrum in C-Band for 5G
Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks at the WSJTECH Live conference in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said on Nov. 18 he backs a public auction to free up spectrum in the C-band, currently used mostly to deliver video programming to cable systems and other providers, for next-generation 5G wireless networks.

Pai said on Twitter he supports a public auction of 280 megahertz of the C-band.