FCC's Carr Says 5G Deployment Could Create as Many as 3 Million Jobs
The rollout of 5G in the U.S. could mean as many as 3 million jobs, including 50,000 construction jobs per year while deployment is in progress, said FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr in remarks Monday at a Jackson State University workforce…
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development roundtable, hosted by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Carr said the U.S. needs to get policies right. “This technology is not just about faster download speeds,” he said. Fifth generation “has the potential to increase competition in the broadband market, expand Internet access -- including through new, fixed wireless offerings -- and connect billions of devices. 5G networks could also transform entire industries -- with use cases ranging from self-driving vehicles to new telehealth applications,” he said. Unemployment is low in Mississippi but more could be done, Carr told a Mississippi radio station, and broadband buildout is the top issue facing the FCC. “A tremendous amount of rural communities” have been “left behind,” he said. USF is going to be important in many parts of rural America, he said: “There’s not going to be a private sector business for deploying broadband in a lot of these communities.” Carr said he was in Colorado last week (see 1802150018) and spoke to a broadband provider with more buffalo than people in his service territory.