Cell Phone Titans Clash With Cable Companies, Pentagon Over Texas Sen. Cruz-Backed Idea For ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Cell Phone Titans Clash With Cable Companies, Pentagon Over Texas Sen. Cruz-Backed Idea For ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

An $88 billion tug-of-war over America’s airwaves is pitting the Pentagon against telecom giants — with wireless speeds, national security, and the size of the national debt hanging in the balance. The House Energy and Commerce Committee ignited the fight when it advanced a budget bill that would restore the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) auction authority and require […] Cell Phone Titans Clash With Cable Companies, Pentagon Over Tex…

Cell Phone Titans Clash With Cable Companies, Pentagon Over Cruz-Backed Idea For ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

'The airwaves belong to the American people'

Cable Companies, Pentagon And Dark Money Clash With Cell Phone Titans Over Cruz-Backed Idea For ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

A battle over the military's airwaves is boiling over, as a budget bill reignites an old feud between national security and commercial innovation.