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Joint letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee seeking preservation of 5.9 GHz band for transportation safety

We write to express significant concern with efforts underway at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reallocate spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band away from transportation safety. Reducing the amount of spectrum available to Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies undermines our shared interest in reducing the number of traffic fatalities and injuries that occur each year on U.S. roadways, improving motor vehicle safety, and improving the operational performance of roadways by reducing congestion across the transportation system. Such a decision would also harm U.S. global competitiveness with respect to next-generation automotive safety technologies. We urge you to work with the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the transportation community to ensure that the 5.9 GHz band is preserved for transportation safety.

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