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Rural broadband advocates tell subcommittee permitting reform could speed deployments on federal lands
House Committee on Natural Resources — Subcommittee on Federal Lands · December 12, 2025
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Summary
NTCA and rural providers urged approval of H.R. 5,419 to require Interior and USDA reviews of permitting for communications infrastructure on federal lands, citing multiagency delays that can stall projects for over a year and increase costs for small providers.
Representatives and industry witnesses told the House subcommittee that H.R. 5,419, the Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, could reduce lengthy permitting delays that hinder rural broadband projects.
Brian Ford, vice president of federal regulatory at NTCA—The Rural…
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