This Week: First or Worst? How the Current Infrastructure Bill could Impact 5G in the US

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology.

0:26: Roger shares about the latest version of the Build Back Better plan and its impact on infrastructure.

2:11: How the taxing structure works for wireless today and a rundown of each of the challenges facing each carrier if the tax write-offs are removed and the larger effect on the U.S. Economy.

6:39: What are the benefits to the economy from the tax write-offs?

8:22: Much of the OpenRAN innovation is happening in the U.S., what could happen if that stops?

9:45: The next steps for the new Build Back Better Plan in the Senate.

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