‘Astonishingly Misguided:’ HASC & SASC Hammer FCC Chair For Ligado 5G Approval

Breaking Defense: House and Senate Armed Service Committee leaders from both parties are lambasting FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s draft decision to approve Ligado’s proposed 5G mobile communications network over Pentagon objections that it will interfere with GPS.

But it’s not clear they will actually do much to stop the decision. Why? Given the Federal Communication Commission’s independent status, it is unclear just how much power the defense committees can exert to change the course, especially if the decision is formally approved by all five commissioners.

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