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Harold Feld

Harold Feld is senior vice president at Public Knowledge. He was previously a senior vice president with the Media Access Project and an associate with Covington & Burling. He blogs about media and telecom policy at Tales of the Sausage Factory.

Feld has an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, a law degree from Boston University, and clerked for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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ITSA Foreshadows Final Act in 5.9GHz Fight

Ian Adams & Harold Feld Jun 10, 2021

It’s a telecom tale as old as time: industry gets a prime slice of radio spectrum and falls in love with it, only to take it for granted. Then, faced with the reapportionment of that spectrum, it proceeds to fight tooth and nail (and law firm) to maintain the status quo.  In that way, the ... ITSA Foreshadows Final Act in 5.9GHz Fight

Administrative LawFCCSpectrum & Wireless

The (Conventional) 5G Chairman

Harold Feld Jan 15, 2021

Chairman Ajit Pai prioritized making new spectrum available for 5G. To his credit, he succeeded. Over the course of four years, Chairman Pai made available more high-band and mid-band spectrum, for licensed use and unlicensed use, than any other Federal Communications Commission chairman. He did so in the face of unprecedented opposition from other federal ... The (Conventional) 5G Chairman

Administrative LawBroadbandCorporate Governance