Thune Refiles Telecom Skilled Workforce Act
Senate Communications Subcommittee lead Republican John Thune of South Dakota led refiling Tuesday of the Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act. The revised measure aims to increase the 5G workforce by requiring the FCC to lead an interagency working group to develop…
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recommendations to address the telecom sector’s labor needs. The version Thune filed last year gave the Labor Department such leadership (see 2002270060). The FCC would issue guidance on how states can address the telecom workforce shortage by identifying existing federal resources. The measure would direct GAO to study the number of workers needed to build and maintain 5G infrastructure. Commissioner Brendan Carr said: “To complete America’s 5G build, we need nearly to double the number of skilled tower techs and telecom crews working in this country.” CTIA, NATE and the Wireless ISP Association backed the measure.