Tiny Wireless-Network Experiment Falters as AT&T, Verizon Balk
- Pint-sized wireless network experiment nears end with FCC vote
- Rules for new 5G band face vote at meeting of GOP-led FCC
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Three years ago, the U.S. government decided to offer airwave licenses for small areas so factories, ports and power plants could set up their own wireless networks without relying on commercial carriers.
This week, the Obama-era experiment is likely to end before the licenses had even been auctioned.