Carr Says Apprenticeship Grant to WIA Shows Administration Focus on 5G

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr applauded the Department of Labor for awarding a $6 million apprenticeship grant to the Wireless Infrastructure Association. The department “has recognized the critical role of tower techs, linemen, and other 5G workers in building our country’s information infrastructure and has provided new resources to expand that workforce,” Carr said Wednesday. “The training offered at technical schools and through apprenticeships gives students a path up towers and into the middle class with only a couple of months in the classroom.” The 5G initiative “will help equip America’s future workforce with the skills needed to build next-generation wireless networks to lead the global race to 5G,” said WIA President Jonathan Adelstein.