Broadband
Why Permitting Reform Is Key to Closing the Digital Divide
Helping more Americans get access to high-speed internet requires a significant broadband network buildout, but our inefficient permitting process is preventing the speedy deployment of these networks.
Our Work
America’s digital infrastructure supports commerce, connects people, broadens access to health care and education, and enhances daily life. Upgrading and expanding the sophisticated communications framework built by America’s private sector is imperative to improving lives and advancing society. The Chamber supports strategies to bring reliable, secure, and life-changing broadband technology into communities across the country through public-private partnerships.
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Latest Content
- U.S. Chamber statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals decision that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to classify broadband as a common carrier.Chamber urges Congress to modernize our outdated permitting process through the EPRA.Helping more Americans get access to high-speed internet requires a significant broadband network buildout, but our inefficient permitting process is preventing the speedy deployment of these networks.The FCC is pursuing two major rulemakings that adversely impact the broadband marketplace and Americans’ ability to get online.U.S. Chamber statement on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to impose a Title II regulatory framework on broadband networks.The U.S. Chamber launched a seven-figure advertising program to voice the concern of the business community regarding a pattern of regulatory overreach in the broadband marketplace by the Biden Administration.
