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by Renee Parsons<\/span><\/p>\n In case you missed the kickoff, there is an unprecedented \u2018must win\u2019 wireless race for the US to cross the 5G finish line before China as alluded to during the recent Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing<\/span><\/a> on the Federal Commerce Commission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The details were thin with no real discussion on the <\/span>need for 5G or its complexities<\/span> including the\u00a0 <\/span>national security implications of China beating out the USA! USA! or any mention of its dangerous, toxic health<\/span><\/a> consequences or the true implications on the Massive Internet<\/span><\/a> of Things (MIOT<\/span><\/a>) decoded<\/span><\/a> as the Dastardly Dark Utopian Vision of Future Illusion which promises a generation<\/span><\/a> of trans-humans<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span>One already occurring aspect of the MIOT<\/span><\/a> is when the overlap between government and the unelected tech giants becomes indistinguishable, representative democracy becomes passe.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n During remarks<\/span><\/a> at the White House in April (with Ivanka present to make her own comments), President Donald Trump said \u201cWinning the race to be the world\u2019s leading provider of 5G cellular and communication networks; <\/i><\/span>we want to be the leader<\/i><\/span> in this. We <\/i><\/span>cannot allow<\/i><\/span> any other country to <\/i><\/span>out-compete<\/i><\/span> the United States in this powerful industry of the future. <\/i><\/span>We just can\u2019t let that happen.\u00a0 <\/span>It is a race America must win.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n At stake, is at least a decade of global technological, economic and military dominance that would create three million new jobs, $500 billion in GDP and $275 billion in private sector investment.\u00a0 <\/span>With over 300 million consumers, the US became the world\u2019s tech and innovation hub as a result of its 4G global<\/span><\/a> leadership.\u00a0 <\/span>Adding $100 billion to the GDP with wireless jobs that grew at 84% and a $950 billion app economy, the US became the world\u2019s strongest wireless economy and world leader in mobile broadband.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As a result of its leadership, today\u2019s largest tech stocks continue to drive the US economy with a technical expertise that spawned the US-based mega tech companies (Google\/Amazon\/MS\/FB\/Twitter\/MS).\u00a0 <\/span>Many of those American-made companies have taken thousands of skilled jobs and lucrative contracts outside the US which is, after all, what the globalist agenda is all about.\u00a0 <\/span>As 5G looms in an increasingly competitive global market, US dominance to sustain its competitive advantage is being put to the test. <\/span><\/p>\n Sometime in late 2017, the National Security Council<\/span><\/a> briefed the Trump Administration on its recommendations for a comprehensive \u201cEisenhower National Highway System for the Information <\/i>Age<\/span><\/a><\/span>,\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>That system would include one centralized block network to be \u2018built and run\u2019<\/i> as a \u2018nationalized<\/i>\u2019 government project with completion in three years in order to prevail against China. \u00a0 <\/span>The document concluded with \u201cThe best network from a technical, performance and security perspective will be single block, <\/i><\/span>USG secured<\/i><\/span>, and have the highest probability for project success.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n The White House denied<\/span><\/a> nationalization<\/span><\/a> as an option, pointing out that the NSC is one of many federal agencies which will weigh in on 5G.\u00a0 <\/span>At his April press briefing, Trump put the idea to rest with \u201cAnd, as you probably heard, we had another alternative of doing it; that would be through government investment\u2026. we don\u2019t want to do that because it won\u2019t be nearly as good, nearly as fast.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Nevertheless, the document provides the NSC\u2019s national security perspective on 5G and insights on other decisions yet to be made.\u00a0 <\/span>Citing \u201ccyber emergency we face on a daily basis\u201d<\/i> with a focus on \u2018nefarious actors\u2019<\/i> of \u2018malicious intent,\u2019<\/i> the NSC consistently warned that: <\/span><\/p>\n *\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cChina has achieved a dominant position in the manufacture and operation of network <\/i><\/span>infrastructure<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n *\u00a0 <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Fact:\u00a0 <\/span>China is currently<\/i> poised to lead the global deployment of 5G.<\/i><\/span>\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n *\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cHuawei more than doubled its market share in an 18 month period and in several areas or <\/i><\/span>routing, it has caught or surpassed market leader Cisco.\u201d<\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n *\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cNotably the FBI continues to monitor market activity and risks associated with Huawei and <\/i><\/span>ZTE.<\/i>\u2026permanently tasking the FBI to work with other intelligence agencies to monitor <\/i><\/span>and regularly report to Congress and the Administration on the market activities and risks <\/i><\/span>of Chinese infrastructure vendors would be valuable for national security<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Part of the NSC document included excerpts from a September 15, 2018 memo from former Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis with the following: <\/span><\/p>\n *\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cChina has assembled the basic components required for winning the AI arms race.\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n *\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cChina has already catapulted into the lead for facial recognition to support its authoritarian <\/i><\/span>regime.\u201d <\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The CRS<\/span><\/a> further identified China as \u201cthe dominant malicious actor in the Information Domain\u201d <\/i>in its June 12th \u201cNational Security Implications<\/i><\/span><\/a>,\u201d<\/i> pointing out that China is \u201c\u2026likely to deploy the world\u2019s first 5G wide-area network\u201d<\/i> and that \u201cHuawei has signed contracts for 5G infrastructure in over thirty countries including US allies<\/i>.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Since China\u2019s National Intelligence Law<\/span><\/a> requires that \u201cany organization and citizen shall support, provide assistance, and cooperate in national intelligence work, and guard the secrecy of any national intelligence work that they are aware of<\/i>\u201d and as the Chinese government \u201cextended a $100 billion line of credit to Huawei to finance deals abroad<\/i>,\u201d some analysts believe the implications of a government – corporate collaboration is the installation of backdoors and increased surveillance \u2013 as if the US is squeaky clean on its collaborations with Google<\/span><\/a> and Amazon<\/span><\/a> or organizing a cyber weapon attack like Stuxnet<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The NSC asked the question \u201cCan we standardize siting requirements? USG or Industry<\/i>\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n in recognition that each municipality across the country has different requirements and fees for siting small wireless facilities as required by 5G. \u00a0 <\/span>The NSC went on to suggest \u201c<\/span>use national security<\/i><\/span> <\/i>to force nationwide standardization<\/i><\/span> of siting requirements\u201d <\/i>and that the \u201cbottom line is that a <\/i><\/span>three year deployment<\/i><\/span> time is <\/i><\/span>not achievable without a nationwide standard<\/i><\/span> for siting<\/i>.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Since the telecom companies are entirely too cozy with the FCC, a national security declaration is unnecessary to achieve a de facto nationwide standard for siting approvals.\u00a0 <\/span>In September, 2018, the FCC obtained a Declaratory Judgment<\/span><\/a> to Remove Regulatory Barriers for Deployment of Wireless Infrastructure for 5G Connectivity which will provide a \u2018fast track\u2019 to circumvent local delays to cell deployment.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>In response, cities across the US are opposing<\/span><\/a> the FCC\u2019s attempt to override local control decision-making regarding the installation of 5G wireless infrastructure. <\/span><\/p>\n In the words of FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe FCC is working to <\/i><\/span>get government out of the way<\/i><\/span> so the private sector can start building hundreds of thousands of cells needed for 5G.\u00a0 <\/span>We <\/i><\/span>excluded small cell from costly review procedures<\/i><\/span> designed for 100 ft assigned towers.\u00a0 <\/span>That decision <\/i><\/span>cost $1.5 billion<\/i><\/span> in red tape.\u00a0 <\/span>FCC took another step in <\/i><\/span>streamlining the local permitting process<\/i><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span>That decision <\/i><\/span>cut another $2 billion in red tape<\/i><\/span> and will stimulate $2.4 billion in small cell deployments, <\/i><\/span>97% of which will be in rural and suburban communities<\/i><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, the Streamline Small Cell Deployment Act<\/span><\/a> S.1699 was introduced on June 3 to \u2018streamline\u2019 the siting process for small cell deployment in rural and suburban areas.\u00a0 <\/span>It has been referred to the Senate Commerce Committee for a hearing. <\/span><\/p>\n Thanks to the 1995 NAFTA<\/span><\/a> vote which began the redistribution of millions of skilled American jobs overseas and the extraordinary growth of American telecoms<\/span><\/a> relocating jobs abroad, the NSC confirmed that <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Fact:<\/i>\u00a0 <\/span>US telecommunication manufacturers have<\/i><\/span> <\/i>all but disappeared<\/i><\/span>\u201d and that \u201cToday <\/i><\/span>only a handful of companies are postured to play a role in global 5G deployment<\/i><\/span>\u201d <\/i>followed by <\/i>the facile assurance thatNational Security Council on 5G\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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