The Trump administration explored a government-controlled 5G network for phones and internet because

The US federal government has explored the idea of building its own 5G wireless network infrastructure, according to documents obtained by the news website Axios. A recently leaked proposal said that China's "dominant position" in 5G network infrastructure posed a threat to the US and that a nationalized 5G network would combat that. Private companies like Verizon and AT&T have long built and operated wireless US infrastructure. The move would be unprecedented, and wireless companies have...