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Mike Lee: “There's a whole lot of the spectrum that is owned by the…”

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Fireside Chat with Tim Cook and Senator Mike Lee

Published February 9, 2023 | Video Starts at 25:32

… know, Verizon is going to buy this spot or AT and T this spot, or T Mobile this spot or whoever else wants to bid and can afford it. But There's a whole lot of the spectrum that is owned by the federal government itself. And a lot of that happens to be what we might analogize to beachfront property right now. Meaning it's the stuff that is best for use with things like 5G and eventually 6G. (25:32–25:37)

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Asserts that the federal government owns a significant portion of the spectrum.

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