The global race to 5G wireless Internet is on, but some U.S. cities are throttling deployment with extortionist fees. This self-serving behavior from local politicians has become so egregious that it’s prompting welcome intervention by the Federal Communications Commission. On Wednesday the FCC plans to vote on regulations that set a “shot clock” on small-cell site approvals and limit how much municipalities can charge carriers to build out their 5G networks. The next generation of wireless service will facilitate the “Internet...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 25, 2018 23:03 UTC