FCC chair opposes nationalizing 5G network

Source: The Hill | January 29, 2018 | Harper Neidig

Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is opposing a reported White House proposal to nationalize a 5G network currently being developed by the private sector.

“The main lesson to draw from the wireless sector’s development over the past three decades—including American leadership in 4G—is that the market, not government, is best positioned to drive innovation and investment,” Pai said in a statement Monday morning.

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Pai, who is held in high regard by the industry, argued that the government’s only role in 5G development should be to set rules for the marketplace that would encourage innovation.

“Any federal effort to construct a nationalized 5G network would be a costly and counterproductive distraction from the policies we need to help the United States win the 5G future,” Pai said.

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