President Obama will unveil today a major wireless initiative aimed at bringing wireless access to 98 percent of the country within five years, building a national public safety broadband network, and promoting wireless innovation and research and development.
Obama will detail his Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative during a speech today at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., where he will highlight how local businesses there have benefited from having access to broadband. Last June, Obama endorsed the Federal Communications Commission’s goal of freeing up 500 megahertz of spectrum over the next decade for wireless broadband and other technologies.