Booker, Rubio Press for Commerce Consideration of Wi-Fi Innovation Act
Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., want Commerce Committee leadership to mark up their Wi-Fi Innovation Act (S-424) or find another solution to the spectrum situation that the legislation targets. They sent a letter Wednesday to Chairman John…
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Thune, R-S.D., and ranking member Bill Nelson, D-Fla., urging them to “seek a path forward and find answers to whether spectrum in the 5 GHz band can be safely shared.” They pointed to some of the voluntary efforts underway. The legislation would compel such testing of the 5 GHz band. “Since our bill was introduced, the auto and technology sectors have started working together to voluntarily test to determine if spectrum sharing is possible and we believe this is a meaningful step in the right direction,” said Booker and Rubio, both members of Commerce. “With additional oversight and leadership from Congress, we are confident that a reasonable and safe solution can be found.” The upper 5 GHz spectrum is the most controversial and is used by auto companies for intelligent transportation technology. Some stakeholders have warned that legislation is hardly necessary and may be harmful, given the collaboration already underway within industry and between House members and the relevant government agencies (see 1505270044).