Wireless Execs Urge Congress to Clear FCC Spectrum Auctions Amid China Threat

Wireless Execs Urge Congress to Clear FCC Spectrum Auctions Amid China Threat
A contract crew for Verizon works on a cell tower to update it to handle the new 5G network in Orem, Utah, on Dec. 10, 2019. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Clements
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China’s communist regime is setting itself up to replace the United States as the dominant force in wireless technology, but the U.S. Congress could prevent that with one vote, according to a new report from the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The report, titled “Spectrum Allocation for a Contest With China,” contends that if Congress doesn’t reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to auction licenses for the radio band spectrum, the United States may find itself playing catch-up in a field it has so far dominated.
Michael Clements
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Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
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