Lawmaker sees DOD encroachment on civilian agencies' spectrum management jurisdiction

By Mariam Baksh / September 30, 2019 at 11:46 AM
House Energy and Commerce Committee members last week defended the jurisdiction of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission over 5G issues with security implications, amid what the lawmakers see as expansive Defense Department efforts on fifth-generation network applications and a greater role managing finite spectrum resources. "We're in a bit of a struggle right now, where DOD, at least allegedly, wants more control over management of spectrum and some of us believe that's sort of...

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