COMMUNICATIONS DAILY: MATSUI LEADS REFILING 6G TASK FORCE BILL

House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Doris Matsui, D-Calif., said Monday that she, Vice Chairman Rick Allen, R-Ga., and Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., refiled the Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act. The measure, which passed the House in past Congresses, would direct the FCC to establish a 6G task force that provides recommendations about ensuring U.S. leadership in developing that technology’s standards. House leaders included the Future Networks Act in an ultimately scuttled December continuing resolution, which would have also enacted several other telecom measures.

“6G holds the potential to revolutionize connectivity, support smart transport, and supercharge augmented reality applications for education, healthcare, and manufacturing,” Matsui said. “The race to 6G isn’t just about faster phones -- it’s about national security, economic security, and America’s standing on the international stage.” The Future Networks Act “will bring together experts within the communications industry, academia, public interest organizations, and government to accelerate U.S. leadership in next-generation communications.”

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