House Members Urge FCC to Move on 5 GHz Wi-Fi

Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter to Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn urging the FCC to move swiftly to free up 195 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for unlicensed use. (That is the band cable operators already use to deliver Wi-Fi hotspots to their customers on the go.) "Given the immediate economic and consumer benefits of expanding Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz band," they wrote, "we believe the FCC should proceed expeditiously with collaborative testing of promising spectrum sharing solutions involving both incumbents and the Wi-Fi industry."