Broadband Access and Regulation

Spectrum is a critical component for space launch, and frequency coordinators play a vital role in balancing the spectrum needs of the aviation and the space sectors, both of which are essential for American technological leadership.

The Commission should establish predictable federal guardrails to address wireline deployment barriers while preserving legitimate state and local ROW-management functions. These measures would give providers and governments clearer expectations and reduce some regulatory uncertainty surrounding deployments that require state or local authorization.

Phasing out legacy High-Cost mechanisms, allowing time-limited deployment programs to sunset as scheduled, and establishing a leaner USF focused on broadband affordability and adoption would better serve consumers, strengthen competition, and improve stewardship of USF resources.

The Commission should approve this transaction because it will serve the public interest by increasing spectrum productivity, increasing competition in the emerging D2D marketplace, and extending mobile communications coverage to remote and underserved areas.

The Commission should thoughtfully consider AT&T’s petition because it could catalyze the retirement of outdated copper networks, accelerate network modernization, and advance the transition to a modern, all-IP communications ecosystem.

The Commission should lean into technological advancements that have made Intercarrier Compensation and the Connect America Fund unnecessary, not delay at the expense of consumers.

Rather than building on the crumbled foundation of the scarcity-rationale cases, the Commission should unwind all content-based regulations within its control, send the signal the Supreme Court invited that the underpinnings of the scarcity rationale are defunct, and decline to defend unconstitutional enforcement actions.

At a time of unprecedented growth in the broadband market, California’s broadband laws remain unchanged, and it is costing consumers faster, more reliable Internet.

NextNav’s proposal for the FCC to unilaterally grant it greater rights at the expense of other users of the 900 MHz band is not in the public interest.

New York City’s broadband report cherry-picks outdated data to make the case for government-owned networks, but its own evidence shows competition is strong and affordability challenges require targeted support—not more infrastructure mandates.