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The FCC recently auctioned spectrum in the 24GHz band under controversial circumstances, as experts from other federal agencies warned that cellular transmissions in that band may significantly reduce the accuracy of weather forecasts.
When asked about the controversy at yesterday's Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Pai said that data provided by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is faulty. He also criticized the agencies for raising concerns "at the 11th hour."
Calling NOAA's study "fundamentally flawed," Pai said, "For example, it ignores the fact that 5G will involve beamforming, essentially adaptive antenna arrays that will more precisely send 5G signals—sort of a rifle shot, if you will, instead of a shotgun blast of 5G spectrum."
See also: 5G likely to mess with weather forecasts, but FCC auctions spectrum anyway
(Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Tuesday June 18 2019, @03:45PM (7 children)
People's heads could be violently exploding left and right from using G5 or whatever and this guy would be claiming that there is no connection. Those cell phones have to sell, you know.
(Score: 5, Informative) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:07PM (6 children)
I just said: somebody needs to stand Pai's head just off to the side of a 100kW beamformed signal and let that bullet of energy just whiz by his brain for a few seconds.
This is what happens when "big picture guys" try to interpret tech speak, bad analogies and specious bluster. The better big picture guys vet their BS with people who know what's really happening before they go out and make statements... an art lost in the US executive branch since 2017.
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:19PM (1 child)
> The better big picture guys vet their BS with people who know what's really happening before they go out and make statements...
Of course they do.
Ajit enjoys smooth Verizon 4G on his phone, so he can check his account on the way to the press room.
(Score: 1, Redundant) by DannyB on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:37PM
> Ajit enjoys smooth Verizon 4G on his phone, so he can check his account on the way to the press room.
Ajit enjoys smooth Verizon 4G bribes on his phone, so he can check his account on the way to the press room.
When trying to solve a problem don't ask who suffers from the problem, ask who profits from the problem.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:43PM (3 children)
Actually, this art is lost in the US executive branch since 1963.
(Score: 5, Informative) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday June 18 2019, @08:24PM (2 children)
They didn't always tell the truth, and I didn't always agree with their opinions, but Obama, Bush Jr., Slick Willie, Bush Sr., Ronnie, and Jimmy, and more importantly the people they trusted in their cabinets, rarely - if ever - got up at a press conference and spouted a bunch of trivially refuted nonsense. Ford was a bit of a non-entity to me, and Nixon did seem to associate too closely with the Voldemort school of politics, but even they couldn't hold a candle to our current batch of executive idiots and their inability to connect facts with the sounds coming from their mouths.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 19 2019, @01:53AM
Turns out none of that actually matters to people.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 19 2019, @12:11PM
The sad part is how true this is, and how little most people seem to care. This difference is important and one can only hope this is not going to be the new norm for future administrations.