Cortez Masto, Cruz Warn White House to Abandon 5G Nationalization Musings
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, urged President Donald Trump's administration to abandon any notion of proposing the U.S. build a national 5G network, amid fallout from a recently leaked National Security Council draft memo. The memo…
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proposed 5G nationalization because of concerns China could otherwise build a network first (see 1801290034 and 1801300039). “The private sector is best equipped to build, deploy and secure 5G networks, and any proposals that consider nationalizing these networks will only have a chilling effect on private investment and result in a radical shift in the management of our nation’s” telecom networks, Cortez Masto and Cruz wrote National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster: It's “imperative to our national and economic security that 5G networks in the United States are safe and secure by utilizing dynamic network security to ensure maximum protection.” The lawmakers asked Cohn and McMaster to “provide us a more complete picture of what you are planning."