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Trump and Congress finalize law that could hurt your Wi-Fi
FCC to auction spectrum that could include 6 GHz band used for next-gen Wi-Fi.
As we previously wrote, the Senate budget bill pitched by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called for at least 800 MHz to be auctioned and allowed part of it to be taken from the 6 GHz band that's being used to boost speeds in the new generation of Wi-Fi networks. CTIA has repeatedly claimed that US carriers don't have enough spectrum to meet consumer demand, even though executives at major telecoms have told investors the opposite. "Under this budget bill, the FCC could be forced to sell off as much as half of the currently unlicensed spectrum in the 6 GHz band to meet the higher auction quota," said consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge.
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