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SUMMARY:SENATE COMMERCE SBCMT HRG ON U.S. LEADERSHIP AT WRC-27\, Mar 17\, 2026\, DC\, 10:00 am ET
DESCRIPTION:The Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media of the Senate Commerce\, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on March 17\, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building. The hearing will be webcast on the committee’s website. \nThe topic is: “U.S. Leadership at the World Radio Communications Conference 2027: Strategy and Challenges Ahead of Shanghai.” \nWitnesses are: \n\nAmbassador (ret.) Grace Koh\, Vice President of Government Relations at Ciena and former Head of U.S. Delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019  \nAmbassador (ret.) Stephen A. Lang\, Senior Advisor\, Crest Hill Advisors LLC and former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy  \nDr. James A. Lewis\, Distinguished Fellow\, Center for European Policy Analysis  \nMr. Michael Calabrese\, Director of Wireless Future and Senior Advisor of Technology & Democracy\, New America \n\nWRC conferences\, held roughly every four years by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)\, allocate frequencies for use around the world\, including for satellite communications. Countries assign terrestrial and space frequencies based on the allocations set by the ITU. \nA committee press release quotes Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on the importance of the ITU decisions to space activities: “The WRC plays a consequential role in establishing global standards for spectrum\, satellite use\, and emerging wireless technologies like 6G. With approximately 80 percent of the agenda focused on space-based services\, the United States must arrive with a unified front to ensure we dominate what I have called the ‘second space race.’”  \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/senate-commerce-sbcmt-hrg-on-u-s-leadership-at-wrc-27-mar-17-2026-dc-1000-am-et/
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