Mobile Now Has 'Good Chance' of Passage, Fletcher Heald Attorney Says
The Mobile Now spectrum bill (S-19) “has a good chance of being passed this year,” said Fletcher Heald attorney Laura Stefani in a blog post Tuesday. That legislation was reintroduced in January and cleared the Senate Commerce Committee without any…
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objections. “The cellular industry and others looking to make big plays in the Internet of Things will be pushing this legislation along,” said Stefani, who represents clients on spectrum reallocation and sharing. “While Congressional Republicans are certain that they will be able to adopt much more legislation with a Republican in the White House, it is unclear what type of support this type of legislation will receive. For one, the legislation would require a good deal of work by a host of federal offices and agencies, including the Departments of Commerce and Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, the Office of Management and Budget, and even the Government Accountability Office.” Mobile Now also would call for new regulations, Stefani said, citing uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s executive actions to curb those.