House Communications Plans Broadband Permitting Legislative Hearing
The House Communications Subcommittee plans an April 19 hearing on 32 bills aimed at streamlining permitting processes to aid broadband deployment, many of which House Commerce Committee Republicans filed during the last two Congresses when they were in the minority…
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(see 2006250068). "To close the digital divide and further America’s leadership in next generation broadband and wireless networks, we need effective reforms to accelerate the build out of high-speed connections and boost U.S. competition," said House Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Communications Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta, R-Ohio. "These bills ... will help streamline permitting delays, make an immediate difference for communities across the country, and encourage investment in faster, more affordable communications services for Americans." Filed bills on the docket include the Broadband Incentives for Communities Act (HR-1241) and Community Broadband Act (HR-2552). The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn.