# Congress fights for additional Wi-Fi spectrum

**URL:** <https://community.oscium.com/t/congress-fights-for-additional-wi-fi-spectrum/363>\
**Category:** Wi-Fi News Digest\
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.oscium.com/t/congress-fights-for-additional-wi-fi-spectrum/363 "2020-02-05T22:23:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lael](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/community.oscium.com/lael/32/10_2.png) [@Lael](https://community.oscium.com/u/Lael)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.oscium.com/t/congress-fights-for-additional-wi-fi-spectrum/363/1 "2020-02-05T22:23:57Z")

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Interesting that the people on the DSRC side of the fence are panicking about the idea of 45MHz of the band getting taken away, given that car manufacturers aren’t really adopting DSRC in the first place. It kind of feels like a “if we can’t have it, no one can” argument.

> **[Congress fights for additional Wi-Fi spectrum](https://www.networkworld.com/article/968311/congress-weighs-in-on-additional-wi-fi-spectrum.html)**
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> Wi-Fi could benefit from additional wireless spectrum currently set aside for connected cars, but the FCC initiative to grab it faces hurdles from a Congressional committee and the Department of Transportation.