Rr Axios: WH considers nationalizing 5G network

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Geoff Kuenning <geoff () cs hmc edu>
Date: Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [IP] Axios: WH considers nationalizing 5G network
To: <dave () farber net>


How ironically coincidental that in today's Doonesbury comic strip, a
White House official asks Honey Yuan how China is being so successful in
building infrastructure.  "Have you tried setting up an autocracy?" she
asks.  The response: "Actually, yes."

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> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Date: Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:13 PM
> Subject: Axios: WH considers nationalizing 5G network
> To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org>
> CC: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
>
>
> Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network
https://www.axios.com/trump-team-debates-nationalizing-5g-network-f1e92a49-60f2-4e3e-acd4-f3eb03d910ff.html
> Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal
> takeover of a portion of the nation’s mobile network to guard against
> China, according to sensitive documents obtained by Axios.
>
> Why it matters: We’ve got our hands on a PowerPoint deck and a memo — both
> produced by a senior National Security Council official — which were
> presented recently to senior officials at other agencies in the Trump
> administration.
>
> The main points: The documents say America needs a centralized nationwide
> 5G network within three years. There'll be a fierce debate inside the
Trump
> administration — and an outcry from the industry — over the next 6-8
months
> over how such a network is built and paid for.
>
> Two options laid out by the documents:
>
>         • The U.S. government pays for and builds the single network —
> which would be an unprecedented nationalization of a historically private
> infrastructure.
>
>         • An alternative plan where wireless providers build their own 5G
> networks that compete with one another — though the document says the
> downside is it could take longer and cost more. It argues that one of the
> “pros” of that plan is that it would cause “less commercial disruption” to
> the wireless industry than the government building a network.
>
> Between the lines: A source familiar with the documents' drafting says
> Option 2 is really no option at all: a single centralized network is
what's
> required to protect America against China and other bad actors.
>
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https://www.axios.com/trump-team-debates-nationalizing-5g-network-f1e92a49-60f2-4e3e-acd4-f3eb03d910ff.html
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