{"id":785,"date":"2026-01-15T16:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:01:41","slug":"wireless-future","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Wireless Future"},"template":"","issue_tax":[78],"program_tax":[190],"class_list":["post-785","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"former_program":false,"abstract":"Everyone deserves access to fast, reliable, and affordable wireless connectivity\u2014regardless of income level or where they live. Wireless Future works to make this vision a reality by reclaiming and repurposing the public airwaves\u2014the invisible natural resource known as spectrum.\r\n\r\nFor over two decades, Wireless Future has influenced and reframed the national debate over spectrum policy. Our work has delivered tangible results\u2014including an enormous expansion of the public\u2019s unlicensed access to the spectrum that powers Wi-Fi, narrowing digital divides. We also pioneer dynamic spectrum-sharing frameworks that better connect schools, libraries, community networks, and today\u2019s expanding satellite broadband constellations. Wireless Future develops innovative policies, leads coalitions, and informs policymakers and the press. We have produced hundreds of regulatory filings and policy reports, dozens of articles in major publications, and over 100 high-profile public events.","helper_social_links":null,"helper_taxonomies":{"issue_tax":[78],"topic_tax":false,"program_tax":[190],"project_tax":false,"person_tax":false,"fellowship_tax":false,"event_type":false,"location":false,"insight_type":false,"award":false,"podcast_show_tax":false,"person_type":false,"demographic_key":false,"survey_topic":false,"organization":false},"update_project_details":false,"hide_projects":false,"project_title":"","project_description":"","manually_curate_projects":false,"projects":null},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_content","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_featured_content":{"headline":"","header_button_text":"","manually_curate":true,"posts":[53515,50448,34892,42857,34988],"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_upcoming_event","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_upcoming_event":{"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_experts","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_featured_experts":{"heading":"","manually_curate":true,"people":[{"choose_person":"post","post":[4998],"image":null,"name":"","title":"","link":null},{"choose_person":"post","post":[1455],"image":null,"name":"","title":"","link":null},{"choose_person":"post","post":[1656],"image":null,"name":"","title":"","link":null}],"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_impact","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_our_impact":{"heading":"","posts":"","":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_logo_rail","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_logo_rail":{"title":"","items":null,"":null,"anchor_id":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wireless Future - New America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New America\u2019s Wireless Future shapes spectrum policy to expand access to affordable, high-quality internet and close connectivity gaps.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wireless Future\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New America\u2019s Wireless Future shapes spectrum policy to expand access to affordable, high-quality internet and close connectivity gaps.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"New America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewAmerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-05T20:01:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-on-Medium-Teal_1200x675.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NewAmerica\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/\",\"name\":\"Wireless Future - New America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T21:16:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-05T20:01:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"New America\u2019s Wireless Future shapes spectrum policy to expand access to affordable, high-quality internet and close connectivity gaps.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Wireless Future\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/\",\"name\":\"New America - Big Ideas and Bold Solutions\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"New America\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-on-Medium-Teal_1200x675.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-on-Medium-Teal_1200x675.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"New America\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewAmerica\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewAmerica\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/new-america\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NewamericaOrgideas\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newamericaorg\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Wireless Future - New America","description":"New America\u2019s Wireless Future shapes spectrum policy to expand access to affordable, high-quality internet and close connectivity gaps.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Wireless Future","og_description":"New America\u2019s Wireless Future shapes spectrum policy to expand access to affordable, high-quality internet and close connectivity gaps.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/","og_site_name":"New America","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewAmerica","article_modified_time":"2026-05-05T20:01:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-on-Medium-Teal_1200x675.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@NewAmerica","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/","url":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/","name":"Wireless Future - New America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-15T21:16:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-05T20:01:41+00:00","description":"New America\u2019s Wireless Future shapes spectrum policy to expand access to affordable, high-quality internet and close connectivity gaps.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/programs\/wireless-future\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Wireless Future"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/","name":"New America - Big Ideas and Bold Solutions","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#organization","name":"New America","url":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-on-Medium-Teal_1200x675.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-on-Medium-Teal_1200x675.jpg","width":1200,"height":675,"caption":"New America"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewAmerica","https:\/\/x.com\/NewAmerica","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/new-america","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NewamericaOrgideas","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newamericaorg\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53533,"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/785\/revisions\/53533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issue_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue_tax?post=785"},{"taxonomy":"program_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_tax?post=785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}