House Communications Sets March 10 Spectrum Policy Hearing
The House Communications Subcommittee plans a March 10 hearing on spectrum legislation, the Commerce Committee said Friday. The hearing would happen a day after the FCC’s current spectrum auction authority expires, amid hopes the Senate will pass (see 2302280068) a…
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House-cleared bill to extend that mandate through May 19 (HR-1108). Congress agreed in December to the most recent renewal after lawmakers failed to attach a bipartisan spectrum proposal to the FY 2023 omnibus appropriations package (see 2212190069). “Commercial spectrum policy is national security policy” because “we know the Chinese Communist Party seeks to write the rules for future communications technologies and has already used companies like Huawei to tap into our communications networks to surveil Americans,” said House Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Communications Chairman Bob Latta, R-Ohio. “Conducting this hearing on the importance of establishing a strong national spectrum policy, including extending the FCC’s spectrum auction authority, is necessary in order to secure our global competitive edge against China while strengthening American communications leadership.” The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn.