Wireless Group Hoping for Permitting Reform Under Trump

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2025 – Permitting reform is at the top of the wireless industry’s wish list for 2025, according to one of its principal trade groups.

“Reducing delays and streamlining deployment should continue to be a north star for the new Administration to ensure the ubiquitous deployment of 5G and beyond,” Wireless Infrastructure Association CEO Patrick Halley wrote in a policy roadmap from the group. “Putting America’s infrastructure needs first requires vision and a mission-driven sense of purpose.”

WIA counts the major mobile carries—AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile—plus vendors and broadband providers among its members.