Broadband Builds Will Continue to Ramp Up, Predict Experts
More broadband investment will result in overbuilding of networks.

More broadband investment will result in overbuilding of networks.
ORLANDO, August 22, 2023 – Broadband builds have not slowed down following allocation announcements for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program in June and are expected to increase in scale and scope in the coming years, agreed panelists at Fiber Connect Tuesday.
Fiber deployment emerges as a common thread despite vastly different market conditions.
Permitting delays, transmission backlogs, siting fights, and supply chain gaps top the list.
The agency is investigating the company, along with Comcast and Verizon, over diversity practices.
Outdated permitting systems could stymie nuclear projects needed for tomorrow’s data centers, panelists said.