Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment

Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment

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Energy and Commerce Committee
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The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 10:30 am in 2322 Rayburn House Official Building. The hearing is entitled, "Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment.

Legislation

H.R. ___, the Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership or “WIRELESS Leadership” Act
H.R. ___, Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory Leadership or “BROADBAND Leadership” Act
H.R. ___, Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership or “CABLE Leadership” Act
H.R. ___, Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion or the “CABLE Expansion” Act
H.R. ___, Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition or the “CABLE Competition Act”
H.R. ___, Cable Transparency Act
H.R. ___, Broadband Expansion and Deployment Fee Equity and Efficiency or “BEAD FEES” Act
H.R. ___, Granting Remaining Applications Not Treated Efficiently or Delayed or “GRANTED” Act
H.R. ___, 5G Using Previously Granted Rulings that Accelerate Deployment Everywhere or “5G UPGRADE” Act
H.R. ___, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment for Broadband Infrastructure or “SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure” Act
H.R. ___, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
H.R. ___, Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
H.R. ___, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act
H.R. ___, Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act
H.R. ___, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment or “RAPID” Act
H.R. ___, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks or “TRUSTED Broadband Networks” Act
H.R. ___, Connecting Communities Post Disaster Act
H.R. ___, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act
H.R. ___, Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act
H.R. ___, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining or “Standard FEES” Act
H.R. ___, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications or “DIGITAL Applications” Act
H.R. ___, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications or “Facilitating DIGITAL Applications” Act
H.R. ___, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
H.R. ___, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act
H.R. ___, Fair Access to Internet Ready Poles Act or “FAIR Poles” Act
H.R. 1241, Broadband Incentives for Communities Act
H.R. 2552, Community Broadband Act

Witnesses

Michael Romano
Executive Vice President
NCTA-The Rural Broadband Association

Michael Saperstein
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer
Wireless Infrastructure Association

Hon. Michael O'Rielly
President
MPORielly Consulting, LLC

Louis Finkel
Senior Vice President of Government Relations
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Ernesto Falcon
Senior Legislative Counsel
Electronic Frontier Foundation

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