#permitting-reform

#permitting-reform

The message that we will carry to [Capitol Hill] is one of affordability, and it's not only affordability for customers. It's a need to keep the cost of providing broadband and video affordable. We spend a lot of time talking about permitting - right-of-way access barriers - and for good reason. Those are the types of pain points that can really kill the momentum for broadband deployment in your communities.

The outgoing New York City Council used its last meeting of the 2024-2025 session on Thursday to pass landmark legislation expanding permitting and agency support for street vendors, affordable housing policy and worker protection laws. When you think about issues that affect working-class New Yorkers, this is a day to be proud of, said new Council Member Harvey Epstein. We're talking about worker protections, opportunities for more affordable housingThese are real ways to manage the affordability crisis, keep people in their homes

The FCC said it will seek comment on how wireline infrastructure deployment can be accelerated by using Section 253 of the Communications Act. The Act, according to the FCC, 'precludes state and local governments from imposing requirements that prohibit or effectively prohibit the provision of telecommunications service.' Currently, the FCC says that providers must obtain authorization from state and local governments to deploy facilities and provide service.