The America Offline Hearing
The hearing we previewed in the last post (Spectrum for War and Peace) has wrapped and we now know who’s standing in the way of opening up the spectrum pipeline….
Spectrum for War and Peace
Hudson Institute Fellow Bryan Clark has told the Senate Commerce Committee that it’s better to hoard mid-band spectrum for (vague and poorly-specified) future military purposes than to auction it for…
My Reply Comment on CBRS
Today I filed a reply comment on the FCC’s CBRS NPRM. Here’s the summary. The most important frequency band class for the 3GPP 5G standard is n77, an internationally harmonized…
Net neutrality advocates discover quality
Barbara van Schewick is a professor at the Stanford Law School and director of the Center for Internet and Society, Larry Lessig’s old job. She is without question the most…
My op-ed in Fierce Wireless
Leading wireless tech news outlet Fierce Wireless published my op-ed in support of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024 today. The bill will be discussed along with other national security…
Progress on Spectrum Allocation
I can only hope that the Senate can put partisan differences aside and focus on what’s good for the nation. We need more 5G and 6G and we need more competition for broadband.
Net Neutrality Reply Comments
Rather than going forward with backward-looking Title II regulations it would be wise for the FCC to issue a Further NPRM seeking comment on the state of competition in the Broadband ISP market. The NPRM barely touches this topic, but it’s actually at the center of the current issue set. There is much the Agency can do to accelerate the transition from a wire-dominant broadband regime to a wireless future in which the Internet is fully pervasive.
DoD Drags Down the Spectrum Strategy
The Pentagon needs to strive to become a better partner with private sector innovators while revising its spectrum strategy from one of dominance to one of cooperation.
FCC Lumbers Along with Net Neutrality
I would much rather see the FCC spend its free time on the spectrum problem than fooling around with Title II. But that takes the agency focusing more on what the country needs and less on its institutional self-esteem. That’s harsh, but it’s consistent with what’s actually happening in 2023
5G Hampered by Bad Information
In both 5G coexistence and support for our allies, the Pentagon should focus more on the immediate goal and less on tactics. Despite its penchant for debate, the Pentagon has little relevant experience in either field.