FCC chairman Ajit Pai: Government-run 5G network would be 'costly and counterproductive' (Updated)

Following disclosure of a National Security Council proposal that the U.S. government build and operate America’s 5G wireless network, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today issued a statement strongly opposing the idea, deeming it “costly and counterproductive.” The public clash of perspectives — one focused on security, the other on speed — suggests that U.S. agencies are […]