Chairman Pai Remarks at the Israel Business Conference 2018

Our two nations are connected by shared values and shared interests, and that is certainly true in the field of communications. Each of our governments is committed to connecting all of our citizens with what I like to call digital opportunity. And on Dec 17, the US Federal Communications Commission and the Israeli Ministry of Communications put this commitment into practice. We convened the first meeting of a new Joint Working Group to exchange information and learn from each other’s experiences. I’m pleased to report that the relationship between our two agencies has never been stronger, and I look forward to continuing our cooperation in the years to come.

The United States and Israel are setting the pace in the global digital economy. As shown by the subject of this session, one of the emerging battlegrounds for technological leadership will be 5G, the next generation of wireless technology. At the FCC, we certainly feel a sense of urgency around 5G, and we are acting accordingly.