Daily Digest 10/18/2019 (Zuckerberg and Free Speech)
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Fri, 10/18/2019
News from the SHLB Coalition conference
The $50 Billion 5G Battle: The Wireless Industry Needs More Airwaves, But It’s Going to Be Costly
As the big wireless companies roll out super-fast 5G technology, they're facing a significant crunch in airwave spectrum to cover the whole country. There's a possible swath of airwaves that they're eying to solve the problem, but other communications industry players don't want to surrender the space easily. The years-long battle, which is now playing out at the Federal Communications Commission, pits some of the most powerful players in Washington, D.C. on opposite sides.