Wi-Fi push grows in House

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers wants to make more space for Wi-Fi. Four legislators are introducing a companion bill to a Senate effort that would call for the Federal Communications Commission to study how certain bands of the nation’s airwaves can be set aside for wireless machines like tablets and laptops as well as garage door openers and other devices.

Together, lawmakers say they want to clear the way for future technologies. Rep Darrell Issa (R-CA) said, “The Wi-Fi Innovation Act will make available the spectrum necessary to support the best new inventions and the jobs and prosperity these new discoveries will foster.” Rep Issa was joined on the bill by Reps Anna Eshoo (D-CA) Bob Latta (R-OH) and Doris Matsui (D-CA).