House Transportation Leaders Urge FCC to Grant 5.9 GHz C-V2X Waivers
House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., ranking member Sam Graves, R-Mo., Highways Subcommittee Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., and ranking member Rodney Davis, R-Ill., urged the FCC Monday to issue waivers requested by proponents of cellular-vehicle-to-everything use of the…
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5.9 GHz band asking to be able to deploy as fast as possible (see 2112140070). "We are writing to express our support for transportation stakeholders to have authority to operate" C-V2X technology in the 5.9 GHz band, the House Transportation leaders said in a letter to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. "An increasing number of public and private transportation stakeholders are seeking waivers to operate this technology, and we ask that you act expeditiously to grant their requests. Investment in and deployment of C-V2X within the 5.9 GHz band is critical to improving transportation safety and will clearly advance the public interest." A recent spike in deaths from motor vehicle crashes means "it is imperative that regulators use every tool at their disposal to reduce the growing death toll on our roadways," the lawmakers said. "C-V2X technology has the potential to save lives -- but only if regulators allow it to do so."