Groups Urge Administration to Propose Rollback of FCC 5.9 GHz Order
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials pressed President Joe Biden’s administration Thursday to “submit a proposal to Congress” to reverse the FCC November vote to reallocate the 5.9 GHz band for…
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Wi-Fi and cellular vehicle-to-everything (see 2011180043). “The FCC’s proposal would cede American leadership” on V2X technology “as countries around the world are building out their V2X networks,” the groups wrote Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese. “If implemented, the NPRM would undercut the public and private investments that have been made in the United States, stifle further innovation, and challenge American global competitiveness.” The FCC’s “approach is in direct conflict with efforts underway in other parts of the world,” the groups said.