The government plan for cutting wi fi capacity is still on – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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The government plan for cutting Wi-Fi capacity is still on.

We wrote about a Republican budget bill provision that would make the FCC sell off spectrum currently allocated to Wi-Fi, and as Public Knowledge notes, it’s still part of the Senate bill that just passed — and is now heading back to the House.

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