5G
Senator Cantwell is wrong: internet costs are going down
By Nate Norris During the December 14th Senate Commerce oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell used her openings remarks to spread misinformation about the costs of media and telecommunications services. Senator Cantwell’s remarks that basic cable and streaming costs have increased…
How First Responders Communicate
By Rohan Naval As Congress resumes session, lawmakers are approaching a crossroads that will have immense impacts on telecommunications. Congress will soon scrutinize a program that first responders nationwide use to communicate. The First Responder Network Authority, commonly referred to as FirstNet, was created after the 9/11 Commission…
Energy and Commerce’s Promising Reconciliation Bill
By James Erwin Over the weekend, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the text of its portion of the reconciliation bill the House hopes to pass by Memorial Day. On Spectrum and AI policy, the bill takes great strides for innovation and growth, even if it…
The Senate should confirm Arielle Roth to lead NTIA
By Andrew Gins On February 3, 2025, President Trump nominated Arielle Roth to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Roth is extremely well-qualified for the role given her experience in the field of Broadband policy and work for the FCC. Other supporters of her nomination include…
FCC Proposes Spectrum Sharing Model for the CBRS
By Lawson Faulkner The FCC is seeking public comment on a collection of proposed rule changes for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), a 150 MHz spectrum band available for both commercial and federal government use. Most notably, one proposal would sunset the “transition of grandfathered…
Cruz, Thune Lead on Spectrum
By James Erwin It’s finally here. Shortly after the one-year anniversary of the FCC’s spectrum auction authority expiring on due to congressional inaction, Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced a bill to remedy this dysfunction. The short, five-page bill would finally restore the FCC’s auction…
Letter to the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Dear Members of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, During your hearing on “5G and Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier.” Digital Liberty would like to recommend extending FCC auction authority, adherence to the interagency process for spectrum allocations, and avoidance of instituting a minimum book tax. …
Realizing the Potential of 5G
By Noah Vehafric 5G technology, with its increased bandwidth, low latencies, and increased security from previous generations of communications technologies, is going to provide some serious growth and innovation to the American economy. In a recent report, it’s estimated that 5G technologies will increase U.S. GDP…
Update: The Opposition to Nationalized 5G Remains Broad and Clear
By Katie McAuliffe and Noah Vehafric In addition to broad opposition that already exists to the prospect of the Pentagon owning and operating a 5G network, Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29) led a bipartisan coalition of 53 members of Congress urging leadership to oppose a proposal to nationalized…
The Case is Clear: Broad Opposition Exists to Nationalized 5G
By Katie McAuliffe and Noah Vehafric With the Department of Defense’s request for information (RFI) asking for input into building and operating a shared civilian-military 5G network across the nation being well over a month old, we can step back and take a look at the broad…