Carr Says Simington a 'Great Addition' to FCC
In an interview on C-SPAN’s The Communicators scheduled to air Saturday, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said he believes nominee Nathan Simington “would be a great addition” to the agency. “I’ve enjoyed getting to know him since the nomination was announced…
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by the president,” Carr said. He said he hasn’t had any communications with the White House about the decision to pull Commissioner Mike O’Rielly’s renomination. Carr said he’s open to Congress giving the FCC additional funds to close the digital divide and including broadband in legislation to address infrastructure. Apple’s announcement of 5G-capable iPhones shows how far the U.S. has come in the global “race” to increase internet speeds, Carr said. Phone handsets are “probably the least interesting thing” about what 5G will enable, he said, suggesting the focus will be on the IoT and applications such as augmented reality. The U.S. has been able to remain competitive technologically because it hasn’t adopted the “command and control” methods of countries such as China, Carr said, calling a push to nationalize 5G “a mistake.”