Wicker, Schatz Lead Pro-5G Resolution at Senate Communications Subcommittee

Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and four other subcommittee members filed a resolution Wednesday highlighting the importance of 5G networks and related technologies as a way of encouraging infrastructure investment, job creation and innovation. "Approving this resolution would send a strong signal" the Senate supports development and deployment of fifth generation, Wicker said. The resolution was backed by CTIA and the Competitive Carriers Association. “The wireless industry is poised to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to make faster 5G wireless service available to millions,” said CTIA Senior Vice President-Government Affairs Kelly Cole. “Ensuring all Americans have access to 5G technologies ... will also help close the digital divide by reducing the number of rural areas that are still unserved and underserved,” said CCA President Steve Berry.