House Commerce Committee Democrats urged the GAO to examine how...
House Commerce Committee Democrats urged the GAO to examine how a “dig once” policy would help expand broadband. Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., wrote the agency Monday asking it to assess the benefits and costs of requiring installation…
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of broadband conduit during highway construction. Eshoo introduced HR-1695 to that effect in May. She asked the GAO to examine existing state and local “dig once” policies, and what locations would benefit most from having the policy. “By installing conduit during highway construction, we can lower the cost of current and future broadband deployment, as well as reduce the inconvenience on the traveling public arising from sporadic trenching projects,” Eshoo wrote. The letter was also signed by committee Ranking Member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Democratic committee members Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Doris Matsui of California.