Washington, D.C. – Today, WifiForward released the following statement applauding the Senate’s confirmation of Geoffrey Starks and its reconfirmation of Brendan Carr as Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission.

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“Jerry and I, we’re on different sides of the aisle but these are issues that affect all of us. It’s not a Republican, Democrat, or Independent issue,” offered Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), “And when you’re looking at Wi-Fi and the uses out there, we have to have it.”

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Washington, D.C. – The RAND Corporation released a new economic analysis that finds opening up the 5.9 GHz frequency band for Wi-Fi could contribute up to $100 billion per year to the U.S. economy, and provide up to an additional $190 billion in economic surplus. Importantly, RAND lead author Diana Carew also unveiled a new model for assessing the potential value of unlicensed spectrum, meeting a need identified by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission released the results of 5.9 GHz Phase I testing data. WifiForward released the following statement in response:
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the White House released a Presidential memorandum calling for a balanced, forward-looking, flexible, and sustainable approach to spectrum management. WifiForward released the following statement in response:
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission will consider several issues relating to unlicensed and shared spectrum including the Citizens Broadband Radio Service and expanding unlicensed operations to the 6 GHz spectrum band. In addition, in recent weeks there have been renewed calls from FCC Commissioners to open the unused 5.9 GHz band for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi. WifiForward released the following statement in response:
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Last week, Wi-Fi got a new name. For the last two decades, whenever Wi-Fi got an upgrade (often), people had a new set of letters and numbers to deal with. The potential for confusion? High.  Now, each flavor of Wi-Fi will just have one number, so the newest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax, will be known as Wi-Fi 6. Technology writers everywhere rejoiced. (Seriously, some of the headlines are pretty enthusiastic.)
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This week, Wi-Fi got a name change. Nothing drastic but pretty cool: the Wi-Fi Alliance, the body that certifies wireless networking standards announced that the newest generation of Wi-Fi–802.11ax–will now be known as “Wi-Fi 6”. Now, 802.11ac will be known as “Wi-Fi 5,” and 802.11n as “Wi-Fi 4,” making it easy for people to tell at a glance if the Wi-Fi they’re connected to is the newest and fastest standard.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Bob Latta (R-OH-05) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA-09) launched the bipartisan Congressional Wi-Fi Caucus. The new caucus will provide a much-needed forum for legislators to learn about Wi-Fi related issues affecting their constituents and to consider appropriate policy solutions. WifiForward released the following statement:
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Last week, it was reported that the state of Nevada is close to becoming the first state in the nation to connect visitors to Wi-Fi at all 24 state parks.
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