National Telecommunications and Information Administration head David J. Redl June 13 fielded questions on a myriad of topics at his first appearance in his post before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, including on 5G deployment and other spectrum issues, broadband mapping, ZTE Corp., Internet governance, and privacy. In his opening statement, committee Chairman John Thune (R., S.D.) stressed the importance of building on the recently enacted MOBILE NOW Act, which became law in a fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill (TR, March 30), adding that the legislation "was just a down payment" toward making additional frequencies available for wireless carriers.
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