The Trump administration will soon auction more bandwidth to allow 5G wireless service (Jeff Roberson/AP)The Trump administration and government regulators unveiled a major push Friday afternoon at the White House to accelerate the rollout of the high-speed, next-generation mobile data technology known as 5G. The “Rural Digital Opportunity Fund” could launch later this year, after a period of public notice and comment. In the United States, Verizon last week said it had begun offering its 5G service in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis. Since November 2018, the FCC has sold off more than 1.5 GHz in spectrum licenses for 5G, according to agency figures. But the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, said Chaplin, could shift the balance of power among Internet providers in rural areas.

Source: Washington Post April 12, 2019 13:49 UTC