For the US to Win on 5G, Allow a Free Market Competition for Spectrum

2019-04-15

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. On Friday, President Trump reiterated his commitment to America triumphing in the competition for the fifth- generation of wireless technology. He declared that, “Secure 5G networks will absolutely be a vital link to America’s prosperity and national security in the 21st Century….We cannot allow any other country to out-compete the United States in this powerful industry….It’s a race that we will win.” To do that, he is “freeing up as much wirel...

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

On Friday, President Trump reiterated his commitment to America triumphing in the competition for the fifth- generation of wireless technology. He declared that, “Secure 5G networks will absolutely be a vital link to America’s prosperity and national security in the 21st Century….We cannot allow any other country to out-compete the United States in this powerful industry….It’s a race that we will win.”

To do that, he is “freeing up as much wireless spectrum as needed…and removing regulatory barriers to the buildout of [5G] networks.”

For Mr. Trump’s vision to be realized, however, a different approach is going to be needed – one featuring a wholesale, free-market spectrum auction allowing numerous 5G companies to utilize bandwidths allocated to the U.S. military. Such competition could generate a trillion-dollar reduction in mobile phone costs, while enabling America to achieve a secure network and lead the world.

This is Frank Gaffney.

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