The Biden administration and Democrat-led Federal Communications Commission have inherited several messy fights over scarce airwaves that major telecommunications carriers desperately want to build 5G networks.
Wireless carriers, weather forecasters, automobile makers, and others are competing for limited space on the nation’s airwaves. But the biggest disputes are within government, with the independent FCC pitted against Cabinet agencies including the Pentagon, and Commerce and Transportation departments.
The Trump administration pledged a policy in 2018 but didn’t deliver. Gina Raimondo, Biden’s pick to lead the Commerce Department, has likewise called for a national spectrum strategy.
But to succeed, the Biden administration ...
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