In the News: Christopher Mitchell
Date: Dec 5, 2019
Media Outlet: Marketplace
Director of ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks Initiative Christopher Mitchell spoke to Marketplace’s Andy Uhler to discuss the Federal Communications Commission’s announcement to bring 5G to rural parts of the country and T-Mobile’s recent nationwide 5G network rollout. They discuss how unrealistic bringing 5G to many places in rural America is when they don’t have 4G. Mitchell highlights how companies tell Wall Street the truth while deceiving regulators.
Here’s an excerpt:
Many of us say, ‘You should listen to what they tell Wall Street’ because they’re not allowed to lie to Wall Street but they are allowed to lie to regulators.
Listen to the full story here.



