This opinion piece by Steve Forbes and Stephen Moore argues that the United States must accelerate the release of wireless spectrum to private industry, warning that delays risk ceding ground to China in the race for telecommunications and AI infrastructure dominance. The authors welcome a newly announced "super band" spectrum auction from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, presenting it as a rare policy that simultaneously boosts investment, strengthens national security, benefits consumers and generates federal revenue without new taxation.

The piece frames spectrum as an invaluable but underused national resource, arguing that freeing it up for commercial use would support next-generation wireless networks and data-intensive technologies such as AI. It ties the debate to broader concerns about US-China competition, referencing China's rapid progress in areas like artificial intelligence as evidence that Washington cannot afford to leave valuable airwaves idle or tied up in regulatory delay.