The swamp has lately gained a face-that of Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy.
The guide who would lead us out of the swamp and into the broad, sunlit uplands of 5G freedom also has a face-that of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.
Of hundreds of public and private parties that long ago were entitled to occupy the nation's airwaves, three private satellite companies figured out that, by using new compression algorithms and launching new satellites, they could free up more than half their spectrum and sell it off for more-valuable 5G uses.
For whatever reason, President Trump is reported to be heeding his complaint and leaning toward quashing a deal carefully worked out by FCC Chairman Pai that would let the satellite companies go ahead while sharing the eventual proceeds with the taxpayer.
The satellite companies, which are currently using their full spectrum allocation, cannot give up valuable rights without a fight.
The sum would still be dwarfed by the value to the U.S. economy, as well as the eventual tax flows to the government itself, of getting the spectrum reallocated quickly to new 5G industries.
Another downside would be the loss of an opportunity for U.S. and other non-Chinese equipment makers to stay in business by supplying 5G gear to the new networks that would be built on the released spectrum.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-and-the-swamp-are-5g-allies-11573861356?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
The guide who would lead us out of the swamp and into the broad, sunlit uplands of 5G freedom also has a face-that of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.
Of hundreds of public and private parties that long ago were entitled to occupy the nation's airwaves, three private satellite companies figured out that, by using new compression algorithms and launching new satellites, they could free up more than half their spectrum and sell it off for more-valuable 5G uses.
For whatever reason, President Trump is reported to be heeding his complaint and leaning toward quashing a deal carefully worked out by FCC Chairman Pai that would let the satellite companies go ahead while sharing the eventual proceeds with the taxpayer.
The satellite companies, which are currently using their full spectrum allocation, cannot give up valuable rights without a fight.
The sum would still be dwarfed by the value to the U.S. economy, as well as the eventual tax flows to the government itself, of getting the spectrum reallocated quickly to new 5G industries.
Another downside would be the loss of an opportunity for U.S. and other non-Chinese equipment makers to stay in business by supplying 5G gear to the new networks that would be built on the released spectrum.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-and-the-swamp-are-5g-allies-11573861356?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
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