Senate Schedules 5G Hearing

By John Eggerton
published

The Senate Judiciary Committee is getting on the 5G bandwagon. 

The committee has scheduled a hearing for May 14 on "5G: National Security Concerns, Intellectual Property Issues, and the Impact on Competition and Innovation." 

The committee is chaired by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

The Trump Administration has said that winning the race to 5G--China is the closest competitor--is a priority. The FCC is holding a series of auctions to free up more spectrum for 5G, in part to boost competition to wired broadband.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.