Axios: WH considers nationalizing 5G network

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

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Date: Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:13 PM
Subject: Axios: WH considers nationalizing 5G network
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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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