TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump finally took sides Friday [4-12-19] in a fight among his advisers about the best way to advance super-fast 5G wireless networks in the U.S., backing administration officials who want to keep the federal government from grabbing a bigger role from industry…The comments offered a sign that Trump is siding, at least for now, with officials like Pai and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, who want to allow telecommunications giants like AT&T and Verizon to take the lead in developing and out rolling the technology. They have been feuding with Trump-world figures like Newt Gingrich and 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale, who favor a more government-heavy model that critics liken to ‘nationalization.’ The Gingrich-Parscale faction has promoted a concept that would see the government share 5G airwaves, via a third-party operator, with wireless companies on a wholesale basis. Major proponents of that approach include Rivada Networks, a politically connected firm backed by Trump ally and venture capitalist Peter Thiel that counts GOP operative Karl Rove as an investor and adviser.”
–Margaret Harding McGill, “Trump rejects government intervention in 5G wireless networks,” Politico, April 12, 2019 3:14 pm