Chamber of Commerce Backs FCC Permitting Reforms to Speed Broadband Deployment
The group argued regulatory clarity and consistency are needed to boost investment.
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2026 – Permitting reform remains as top telecom policy issue on Capitol Hill and the Federal Communications Commission in the debate over speeding broadband deployment.,
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for example, is backing recent FCC efforts to streamline broadband permitting and preempt conflicting state regulations, arguing that regulatory certainty is critical to accelerating network deployment.
In a blog post published Tuesday, Jordan Crenshaw, senior vice president at the Chamber’s Technology Engagement Center, said predictable permitting policies are essential for encouraging private investment in broadband infrastructure.
