12 Days of Broadband
A Full Court Press for Permitting Reform in 2025
Federal agencies and lawmakers made progress in broadband and energy permitting rules in 2025.
Trusty: FCC ‘All In’ on U.S. Wireless Leadership
Commissioner bullish on Upper C-Band spectrum.
Congress
House Panel Pushes GOP-Led Broadband Permitting Package
Twenty-nine-bill slate would impose shot clocks and narrow environmental reviews to speed broadband deployment.
Satellite
Satellite Operators Urge FCC to Exempt Them From NEPA Review
Debate comes as the FCC considers expanding categorical exclusions under National Environmental Policy Act for satellite and wireless operators.
Rural
Rural Co-ops Back NTIA’s Overhaul of Environmental Review Rules
NRECA praises alignment with new law and Supreme Court ruling.
FCC
FCC Unanimously Votes to Narrow Environmental Review Rules Under Amended NEPA
It’s about ‘striking the right balance.’
Infrastructure
FCC to Narrow Environmental and Historic Reviews of Wireless Build
Certain small cells, towers, and rural 5G builds may soon bypass NEPA and historic site reviews
build-america
FCC Chairman Carr Begs for Less Paperwork
Agency leader looking to promote innovation through fewer regulations.
Briefs
Walberg Introduces Bill to Streamline Wireless Builds on Brownfield Sites
Legislation would waive environmental reviews on previously developed land.
BEAD
Putting 'Visceral' Reactions Aside, State Broadband Officers Plan to Make BEAD Work
Do states and providers have more flexibility, or less, under NTIA's Broadband Equity Access and Deployment restructuring notice?
Wireless
States, Tribes Oppose Carrier-Backed Plan to Ease Environmental Reviews
CTIA proposed exempting many wireless deployments from environmental and historical reviews.
permitting
Green Energy Supporters Pushed for Faster Permitting. Trump Is Doing It, But Not for Solar or Wind
Solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S.
FCC
Industry Urges FCC to Revisit Environmental Review Rules
CTIA asks the FCC to exempt most wireless projects from NEPA review.
Infrastructure
Trump Orders Agencies to Digitize and Accelerate Infrastructure Permitting
White House called it the most sweeping reform of NEPA in its 50-year history.
Infrastructure
Wireless Association: Exempt Deployments from Environmental Policy Act
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on the proposal.
Infrastructure
Senators Agree Permitting Deadlock Threatens Infrastructure Boom
Lawmakers clashed over NEPA reforms as they warned regulatory delays could stall billions in clean energy and broadband projects.
