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ANationalSpectrumStrategytoLeadin5GThegrowthintheavailabilityofmobilewirelessbroadbandconnectivityoverthepastdecadehasreshapedtheAmericanexperience—thewayAmericanswork,learn,shop,runbusinesses,transporttheirfamiliesandgoodsacrosstheNation,farm,conductfinancialtransactions...andinteractwithoneanother.”–PresidentTrump“Introduction5Gwirelesspromisestotransformthewayweliveandwork.Fromnewsmartphoneuses,automatedvehicles,andtheInternetofThingstoremotehealthcare,augmentedandvirtualreality,industrialautomationandmore,theinnovationsofthefuturewillbebuilton5G.And5GrequiresaninfluxofmorespectrumtosupportAmericans’mobileneedsandourglobalwirelessleadership.Withsmartgovernmentpoliciesfocusedonfreemarketspectrumauctions,theU.S.wontheraceto4G,growingoureconomyandspurringAmericaninnovationandleadershipofthetechnologiesthatdefinedthedecade,suchassmartphones,apps,andmobileservices.Recognizing5G’spotential,andthat“therealadvanceswillbemadebyinnovatorsacrossAmericausingspectruminunforeseenways,”theTrumpAdministrationisengagedinanambitiousprojecttodevelopaNationalSpectrumStrategythatgives“industrymorefreedomtoinnovate”and“reachthefullpotentialthat5Goffers.”1ThisdocumentlaysoutastrategytohelpfulfilltheAdministration’sboldvisionwithathree-pointplanofaction:Creatingafive-yearscheduleofauctionsthatputsmorehigh-,mid-andlow-bandspectruminthehandsofAmerica’swirelessindustry.Recommittingfederalspectrumpolicytoprovenfreemarketapproachesthatharnessthepowerofcompetitiontoenhanceournation’seconomicandnationalsecurity.Modernizinggovernmentpoliciesandprocedurestoensureoptimaluseofspectrum.Thisplanwillunleashasignificantspectrumstimulusthatwillcreatejobs,growoureconomy,andhelpAmericaleadtheindustriesofthefuture.1.2.3.ChinaU.S.5GDeployments(bytheendof2019)UNITEDSTATES|92UNITEDKINGDOM|16SOUTHKOREA|48The5GChallenge01.Ayearago,ChinaandSouthKoreawereleadingthe5Grace,withtheU.S.closebehind.2Thisyear,AmericaisnowtiedforfirstwithChinain5Greadiness.3ThisimprovementisthankstosignificantinvestmentbyAmerica’swirelessindustryandtopolicymakers’quickactionandvisionaryleadership,whichisempoweringAmerica’scommercialwirelessindustrytochallengeeachothertobuildtheworld’sbiggest,mostrobust,andmostsecure5Gnetworks.Bytheendof2019,Americawillhavealmostdoublethenumberof5Gdeploymentscomparedtoitsnexthighestrival,with5GnetworkslaunchingfromHarrisonCounty,MississippiandIndianapolis,IndianatoPhoenix,ArizonaandNashville,Tennessee.5Global5GReadiness—20191st3rd4th5thSouthKoreaJapanU.K.ItalyButtheworkisfarfromdone.WhileAmericaranksstronglyinthemajorityof5G-readinessmetrics,Chinaandmanyothercountriesareaheadinmakingcriticalmid-bandspectrumavailablefor5GandChinesewirelessoperatorsareconductinghundredsoflarge-scale5Gtrialsacrossthecountry,thankstoasignificantwirelessinfrastructureadvantage.Rectifyingthemid-bandspectrumdeficitshouldbecentraltotheAdministration’sefforts,andarenewedcommitmenttofreemarketsolutionswillhelpsecureourlong-term5Gleadership.KeyPolicymakerActionsDuringthisAdministration,policymakershavetakenkeystepstojumpstartour5Gefforts.UnderFCCChairmanPai’s5GFASTplan,theagencytookkeyactionstomakespectrumavailablefor5G.When2018began,nospectrumauctionswerescheduled.Today,theFCChasauctionedthe28GHzband;iscurrentlyconductingthe24GHzauction;andwillauctionadditionalbandslaterthisyear.CongressalsoenactedtheSpectrumPipelineAct—requiringNTIAtoidentifyspectrumforreallocation—andtheMOBILENOWAct,whichrequirestheauctioningof100megahertzofspectrumbelow6GHzforlicenseduse.TheAdministrationalsotookanimportantstepforwardindirectingtheCommerceDepartmenttoreviewthe3.45-3.55GHzbandwithaneyetowardreallocatingthatspectrumforwireless.3Othercountriesaremaking4Xmoremid-bandspectrumavailablethantheU.S.bytheendof2020.Today,America’swirelessindustrysupportsover4.7millionjobsandcontributes$475billionannuallytotheeconomy.6ThecontributionsofAmerica’swirelessindustrymakeitequivalentinsizetothe24thlargesteconomyintheworld.7ThistremendoussuccessstoryistheresultofdecadesofpoliciesthatenabledthecompetitivewirelessindustrytodeveloplicensedspectrumintoinnovativeproductsandservicesthatdelivervaluethroughoutAmerica’seconomy.TheU.S.wirelessindustrycompetestobuildthebestnetworks,devices,andserviceofferings—andAmericansbenefit.Lookingahead,substantialeconomicbenefitswillcomefromfreeingkeylow-,mid-andhigh-bandspectrumatregularintervalsinthecomingyears.Reallo-catingthisadditionalspectrumforcommercialusebytheU.S.wirelessindustrywilladdnearly$400billiontotheU.S.economyandcreateover1.8millionnewjobs.8ThefulleconomicimpactwillbeevengreaterasU.S.entrepreneurslever-agethenew5Gplatformtoleadtheworldintomorrow’sadvancementsacrosshealthcare,transportation,robotics,andotherkeyeconomicsectors.ASpectrumStimulus02.NewJobsBenefitsofMaking5GSpectrumAvailableBoosttotheU.S.Economy$391B1.8MTheNationalSpectrumStrategyisauniqueopportunityfortheTrumpAdministrationtoprovideacomprehensivenationalvisionforcontinuedwirelessleadership,andtohelpbuildthecommercialplatformnecessarytohelpfuelAmericaninnovationandleadtheindustriesofthefuture.9Gi