Trump Promises US Will 'Win the Race to 5G' in 2nd Term
President Donald Trump touched briefly on telecom policy during his Thursday speech accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term, as expected (see 2008270051). Trump promised if he’s reelected in November the U.S. “will win the race to 5G,…
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and build the world's best cyber and missile defense.” The Trump campaign Friday again listed 5G development as a second-term agenda item in connection with building a “National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network,” which Trump didn’t speak about Thursday. Officials compared the language, first released Aug. 23 (see 2008240056), to an earlier Rivada Networks proposal for the U.S. government to make spectrum being reserved for 5G available to carriers at wholesale. The Trump campaign spoke in 2019 in favor of the 5G wholesale concept but later walked back the comment amid perceptions that was a form of nationalization (see 1903040058). Trump “will be sharing additional details about his plans through policy-focused speeches on the campaign trail” in the coming weeks, the campaign said. A National Security Council official proposed in 2018 the U.S. build a national 5G network, drawing opposition from across the political spectrum (see 1801290034). Other Republican National Convention speakers, including Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany, criticized social media and other tech companies.