This bill requires the Secretary of Commerce, through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to write a plan on how the United States will promote Wi‑Fi and other unlicensed technologies worldwide. The Secretary must work with the Federal Communications Commission, the State Department, the U.S. Trade Representative, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, and other federal agencies. The plan must be developed, sent to certain congressional committees, and posted on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) website within 180 days after the law starts. The plan must seek public comment before it is finalized. It must describe how to promote global adoption of Wi‑Fi and unlicensed spectrum, and it specifically mentions promoting harmonization of the 5925–7125 MHz band for Wi‑Fi use. The plan must include an assessment of, and strategies to counter, efforts by the Chinese Communist Party, representatives of the People’s Republic of China, and other adversary governments to undermine unlicensed technologies and Wi‑Fi. After the International Telecommunication Union World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC‑27) ends, the Assistant Secretary must send Congress a report within 90 days about how the plan was implemented. That report should, to the extent possible, include a way to track progress. The report must be unclassified but may include a classified annex. The bill’s “sense of Congress” section also states that Wi‑Fi is important to the economy and that U.S. leadership at WRC‑27 (to be held in Shanghai in 2027) is a national priority.
If enacted, this law would push federal agencies to create and publish a U.S. strategy for promoting Wi‑Fi and other unlicensed technologies around the world. The plan could guide U.S. positions at international meetings like WRC‑27 and may influence which radio bands (including 5925–7125 MHz) are recommended for Wi‑Fi use. The public can submit comments while the plan is being developed. The bill names specific agencies that must coordinate on the plan and requires a public report after WRC‑27 on how the plan was carried out.
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The bill text says supporters view U.S. leadership on Wi‑Fi, 6G, and satellite technologies as a national priority. It notes the United States was the birthplace of Wi‑Fi and claims Wi‑Fi contributes large amounts to the economy (the bill states more than $1,000,000,000,000 annually and an estimate of $2,400,000,000,000 in 2027). The text argues that a unified U.S. approach at international meetings, and working with allies, is important to advance U.S. spectrum priorities and to counter actions by adversaries, such as the People’s Republic of China, that the bill says seek to change global spectrum rules and promote untrusted infrastructure.
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