The bipartisan group of sponsors from both houses of...

The bipartisan group of sponsors from both houses of Congress of the Wi-Fi Innovation Act wrote the FCC a joint letter Wednesday to “express our strong support for freeing up underutilized spectrum to maximize unlicensed use in the upper 5 GHz band,” as the legislation asks. The letter was signed by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Reps. Bob Latta, R-Ohio; Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.; Darrell Issa, R-Calif.; and Doris Matsui, D-Calif. The upper 5 GHz band has “a unique opportunity” in maximizing those Wi-Fi frequencies, they said, saying they're “confident that the FCC can successfully resolve any potential interference issues through analysis and testing,” as they recommended.