As we enter the final quarter of 2025, spectrum policy remains a key focus for government and industry leaders. Recent remarks from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Arielle Roth and National Economic Council (NEC) Deputy Director Robin Colwell highlight the critical role unlicensed spectrum, specifically Wi-Fi, plays in our national security and economy.
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•••STATEMENT: WifiForward Applauds Roth’s Keynote Remarks on Spectrum
Today, WifiForward released the following statement regarding the 2025 NTIA Spectrum Policy Symposium, including Administrator Roth’s keynote address:
“Wi-Fi is a remarkable, America First success story that delivered 7 million jobs in 2023 alone and will unlock $1.9 trillion in economic value for the U.S. economy in the next two years. The Trump administration’s forward-thinking 2020 decision to devote the entire 6 GHz band to unlicensed use positioned the U.S. to lead the world in wireless innovation and transformed what is possible for American connectivity. Read More “STATEMENT: WifiForward Applauds Roth’s Keynote Remarks on Spectrum”
BLOG: The Lower 7 GHz Band: A Necessity for Wi-Fi and American Consumers
In the spectrum provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), NTIA was tasked with studying three federal bands for possible reassignment to high powered cellular-only use, including the 7250-7400 MHz band. Tellingly, the OBBBA was silent on the adjacent band: 7125-7250 MHz – a spectrum band of enormous importance to any American family or business that uses Wi-Fi. As a coalition advocating for all of the country’s many users of unlicensed spectrum, WifiForward continues to encourage NTIA to study the 7125-7250 MHz band for unlicensed use. Here’s why.
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STATEMENT: WifiForward Statement on the FCC’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Recommendations
Washington, D.C. – Today, WifiForward released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) submitted recommendations from the Advanced Spectrum Sharing Working Group:
STATEMENT: WifiForward Congratulates Arielle Roth on Confirmation as NTIA Administrator/Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Today, WifiForward released the following statement on Arielle Roth’s confirmation to serve as the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA):
STATEMENT: WifiForward Reacts to Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Washington, D.C. – Today WifiForward released the following statement after the Senate passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:
“Under the leadership of President Trump in 2020, the FCC’s decision to unlock the 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi created a massive economic impact that continues to grow over time as consumers, service providers, and businesses adopt 6 GHz-enabled Wi-Fi devices. Read More “STATEMENT: WifiForward Reacts to Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
BLOG: Want the Latest in Gaming Technology? Then You Need More Unlicensed Spectrum.
Here’s an important truth. All of those convenient wireless devices you have in your home – from smartphones, TVs, and laptops, to gaming devices, digital cameras, and more – need access to unlicensed spectrum. And if there’s not enough unlicensed spectrum, then there will be no devices that keep you connected.
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BLOG: What Wi-Fi Exhaustion Means for Consumers – And How to Prevent It
Rapid Wi-Fi growth in our homes, businesses, and schools puts more demand on the unlicensed spectrum that supports it, and with no end to that growth in sight, spectrum exhaustion is coming quickly. But just how will you know when that happens? Will your devices stop working, or will your once crystal clear 4K or 8K video streaming to your new flat screen TV start to freeze, waiting for more packets to arrive? Without more unlicensed spectrum to allow Wi-Fi to keep growing, you’ll start to see more and more congestion, causing your Zoom or FaceTime calls to pixilate and buffer, your podcast audio to break up, and all the other connections to your favorite apps will get slower.
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STATEMENT: WifiForward Congratulates Olivia Trusty on Confirmation as FCC Commissioner
Washington, D.C. – Today WifiForward released the following statement regarding Olivia Trusty’s confirmation as Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC):
“WifiForward congratulates Olivia Trusty on her confirmation to the FCC. With a decade of distinguished service in Congress, including key roles on both the Senate Commerce Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee, she has extensive expertise in communications law and policy. Commissioner Trusty will bring her deep knowledge of spectrum, broadband policy, and national security issues to the FCC to help shape how American consumers experience an increasingly connected world. We look forward to working with her.”
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STATEMENT: WifiForward Reacts to the Senate Commerce Committee’s Reconciliation Text
Today, WifiForward released the following statement reacting to the Senate Commerce Committee’s budget reconciliation text:
“The Senate’s spectrum proposal gives the FCC the flexibility to ensure that Wi-Fi will continue to support the important public policy goals envisioned by the Trump Administration in 2020, including generating trillions of dollars in economic value for the U.S. economy, advancing U.S. interests globally against China, and delivering fast, reliable connections to American households across the country. While a clear carve-out is preferable, we look forward to working with policymakers to ensure that consumer needs are put first as the bill continues through the reconciliation process.”