Infrastructure

Broadband Infrastructure Providers Share California Regulatory Challenges

'The challenges are not new… We haven't really progressed to the point where we have solutions,' infrastructure provider says

Joel Leighton

Jun 6, 2024 — 3 min read

From Left: Greg Lucas, California State Librarian: Lori Adams, vice president of Broadband Policy and Funding Strategy at Nokia; Bill Higgins, executive director of the California Association of Councils of Governments; and Roger Timmerman, executive director of UTOPIA Fiber at California Broadband Summit on Wednesday.

SACRAMENTO, June 6, 2024 – Broadband infrastructure providers continue to struggle to overcome regulatory challenges in California, citing the cost to build and permitting delays as factors that delay the rollout of next-generation Internet technology.

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“California is notoriously a more expensive and difficult place to build…There’s so much need [for infrastructure] but it’s really hard to do business there from a network standpoint,” said panelist Lori Adams, vice president of broadband policy and funding strategy at Nokia.

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