Faster Internet Is on the Way

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is taking steps to boost Wi-Fi across the country. He proposed to make 1,200 megahertz of the 6 GHz mid-band spectrum available for unlicensed use. This will effectively increase Wi-Fi spectrum capacity by a factor of five, enabling more inter-operable 5G devices such as smart appliances not to mention faster speeds so Americans can do more things online.

Americans perhaps take for granted that their internet hasn’t slowed during the coronavirus pandemic, unlike in Europe where speeds and streaming quality have been reduced so networks don’t collapse. Credit America’s larger private business investment and lighter regulation. Europe regulates broadband providers like public utilities similar to the Obama-era net neutrality rule that Chairman Pai rescinded. Americans working at home would be in a much worse position in this pandemic if the Obama rules were still in place.