Need a Broadband Deployment Permit? Here Are Some Tips

NASHVILLE, July 31, 2024 –  It’s no secret that the Commerce Department’s $42.5 billion broadband expansion program is going to cause a deluge of applications for easements, rights of way, environmental permits, and more. Experts at the Fiber Connect conference had two pieces of advice for ISPs to avoid getting held up: Get in early and get specific.

At the local level, many permitting offices are constrained as it is, said Kathryn de Wit, director of Pew Charitable Trust’s broadband access initiative.