Posted on 12/28/2020 2:14:56 PM PST by Kaslin
Even as critics worry what an incoming Biden administration could do to harm the communication gains of the past four years at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), most agree that 5G development will likely continue largely unimpeded.
The likely next chair of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, will almost certainly push for the reimplementation of Title II rules on internet service providers – despite no evidence they did anything but harm communication growth. The good news is that Rosenworcel has generally been in agreement with Republican leadership when it comes to the importance of the deployment of 5G.
That includes support of the recent spectrum auctions that will free up 270 meghertz in the so-called C-band to be used for the next generation of wireless technology. Vox noted that different federal agencies have fought over spectrum – including the battle between the FCC and the Department of Transportation over spectrum allocated but seldom used for car safety technology. The media outlet speculates that “while the current FCC is already working on this effort [to free up more spectrum], some think the Biden administration will promote the inter-agency cooperation necessary to do it quickly.”
S&P Global notes that both Republican and Democratic leadership have been in favor of conducting spectrum auctions over the past three decades, with both parties seeing the importance in recent years of freeing up bandwidth for the next generation of wireless technology.
Chris Lewis, president and CEO of left-leaning nonprofit Public Knowledge, told the agency that at a Democratic-led FCC there is “always more work to do on managing spectrum policy, to ensure that innovation is preserved and there's competition in the marketplace."
Seth L. Cooper, director of policy studies and a senior fellow at the Free State Foundation, noted recently that the FCC under both the Trump and Obama administrations has looked toward the future, generally refraining from rules to prolong legacy internet services.
“Whatever its composition in 2021, the Commission should adhere to that same pro-consumer, pro-investment approach and keep its policy focus on promoting deployment of new network facilities like fiber broadband and 5G networks,” he wrote.
During the Trump administration, a group of Republicans, including Newt Gingrich, Brad Parscale, Karl Rove and Peter Thiel, have pitched a plan to use spectrum held by the Department of Defense to create an open-access wireless network under the banner of Rivada Networks. Critics, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA), fret that the plan reeks of cronyism and could actually be counterproductive to 5G growth.
In its agenda for the first 100 days of the Biden administration, U.S. Telecom: The Broadband Association, requests that the incoming president halt DOD plans to establish its own commercial 5G network.
“Rather than working at odds with our nation’s facilities-based broadband partners – which have the unique financial, operating and technical wherewithal…and the needed economies of scale to get the job done – [the administration should] continue to work shoulder to shoulder with us to advance our nation’s security and prosperity by quickly repurposing for consumer use as much government spectrum as possible through battle-tested innovative auction processes led by the FCC,” the organization wrote.
But the Wall Street Journal notes that not all is rosy with the incoming administration and 5G. Under Rosenworcel, the FCC is likely to roll back rules that limit the amount of fees that local governments can charge telecom companies for 5G cell sites. As TPA previously reported, low-fee cities like Indianapolis saw quicker 5G growth than cities like San Jose, which charged onerous rates for small cell siting.
The new regime of the FCC should continue the work of outgoing Chairman Ajit Pai to facilitate the growth of 5G. The procedures in place are working so there’s no reason not to continue the status quo.
5G to Biden is five girls.
[Even Biden Won’t Screw Up 5G Development – Probably]
That’s “probably” because he’s too ill. And has been for awhile.
Who will be Kamala’s sidekick then? (Other than Nancy?). Maybe Nancy will be movin’ on up to V.P.? /shiny side out
Hold onto your hats, guys.
He will likely (assuming he survives more than a couple of weeks) turn it all back over to his China CCP Master’s Huawei.
Bidet thinks “5G” means the monthly vig owed him by the grocer down the street.
4G LTE hasn’t even been built out, much less 4G.
My question would be "is it secure?"
No way. Somewhere in the 5G network will be a backdoor, and Team Biden put it there.
I'm not talking about your credit transactions or what websites you visit, unless you're someone who's worth blackmailing. It's more about anything the Chinese might desire, like research, new formulas and inventions. Insider stock info. Espionage, both industrial and strategic gov't stuff.
Having the Chinese constantly looking over your shoulder makes you wonder "Who is really in charge" doesn't it?
There’s NOTHING the government can’t screw up once it gets its paws on it.
L8r
Even if you ignore the possible negative health/environmental effects of 5G then you still have a real problem. Ultimately 5G is the tool needed to allow putting digital signal on everything. It leads to complete tracking. 5G= Monitored Slavery. As if what the politicians are doing in the name of Covid is not a clue.
But hey people are willing to trade anything for more advanced tech toys in their lives.
Biden will never be President. I’m putting this down John Kampis’s shirt for suggesting he is!
Hmmm...
Makes sense that Harris-Pelousy will support us serfs having to deal with the effects of powerful microwave towers blasting us from all directions...
Biden will let Huawei build out our 5G.
It will be totally screwed up and compromised.
That boy would screw up a wet dream. 5G would be a swim in the pool for him.
I may be wrong but I don’t think 5G will be that huge of a deal in the USA....
It will be rolled out and be a big success but how many things are impossible with your current 4G phone due to lack of bandwidth ??
I can see it’s uses for nefarious activities like spying on your citizens like China will do and other countries as well.
But if the Starlink System being built by SpaceX turns out to be what it’s supposed to be, that will be a huge game changer IMO...
The Starlink System is already being rolled out and in beta test and will be operational in parts of the USA in 2021...
If the Bandwidth of Starlink is as advertised then VOIP calls and other applications touted by 5G will have competition...
Plus I think the ability to adjust and expand the features of Starlink would be much easier than upgrading and expanding 5G networks.....
I could be all wrong but we’ll see....
“Who will be Kamala’s sidekick then? (Other than Nancy?). Maybe Nancy will be movin’ on up to V.P.? /shiny side out”
Maxine Waters!
Depends how much nepotism and cronyism exists with payments in exchange for favors and regulations designed to crush competition
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