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

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