INCOMPAS Backing Maryland ISP’s Preemption Bid
FCC preemption extends to networks providing both broadband and telecom services, the trade group argued.
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2026 – Tech trade group INCOMPAS is backing a Maryland ISP’s bid to preempt state permitting rules.
The outcome will “affect every INCOMPAS member deploying modern multi-use networks,” wrote the group, which represents broadband providers like WOW and Gonetspeed as well as tech giants like Meta and Amazon.
Talkie Communications is asking the FCC to exempt it from county zoning rules and annual fees charged by Maryland’s Department of Information Technology, arguing the state agencies are improperly holding up the deployment of telecommunications networks.
