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.
Events
- Intellectual Property19th Annual USPTO IP Attaché RoundtableTuesday, December 0908:30 AM EST - 11:00 AM ESTJW Marriott Washington DC, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004Learn More
- Security and ResilienceDisaster Resilience Forum: Beyond the PayoffWednesday, December 1008:30 AM EST - 10:30 AM ESTCharleston Marriott, Charleston, South CarolinaLearn More
- Security and ResilienceInflation, global growth challenges and the middle marketWednesday, December 1001:00 PM EST - 01:45 PM ESTVirtualLearn More
Latest Content
- Despite bipartisan efforts to improve internet access, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is imposing unnecessary and ideological requirements on a new broadband deployment program.As the business community continues to innovate and connect people across the country, broadband access, adoption, and affordability must remain key priorities for Congress.U.S. Chamber letter on broadband policy priorities and regulatory structure.This Hill letter was sent to Members of the United States Congress opposing H.R. 8573 / S. 4676, the “Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act.” This letter places the bill on the Legislative Leadership list for credit to Members who do not cosponsor.
