Hearing on "Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment"
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, "Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."
Key Documents
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery
Opening Statement of Subcommittee Ranking Member Matsui as prepared for delivery
Livestream
Legislation
H.R. ___, the Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support (WIRELESS) Leadership Act
H.R. ___, the Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory (BROADBAND) Leadership Act
H.R. ___, the Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic (CABLE) Leadership Act
H.R. ___, the Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited (CABLE) Expansion Act
H.R. ___, the Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies (CABLE) and Competition Act
H.R. ___, the Cable Transparency Act
H.R. ___, the Broadband Expansion and Deployment Fee Equity and Efficiency (BEAD FEES) Act
H.R. ___, the Granting Remaining Applications Not Treated Efficiently or Delayed (GRANTED) Act
H.R. ___, the 5G Using Previously Granted Rulings that Accelerate Deployment Everywhere (5G UPGRADE) Act
H.R. ___, the Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment (SPEED) for Broadband Infrastructure Act
H.R. ___, the Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act
H.R. ___, the Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act
H.R. ___, the Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment (RAPID) Act
H.R. ___, the Coastal Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act
H.R. ___, the Connecting Communities Post Disaster Act
H.R. ___, the Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act
H.R. ___, the Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act
H.R. ___, the Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (FEES) Act
H.R. ___, the Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. ___, the Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act
H.R. ___, the Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act
H.R. ___, the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
H.R. ___, the Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act
H.R. ___, the Fair Access to Internet Ready (FAIR) Poles Act
H.R. 1241, the Broadband Incentives for Communities Act
H.R. 2552, the Community Broadband Act
Witnesses
Michael Romano
Executive Vice President
NCTA-The Rural Broadband Association
Michael Saperstein
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer
Wireless Infrastructure Association
Hon. Michael O'Rielly
President
MPORielly Consulting, LLC
Louis Finkel
Senior Vice President of Government Relations
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Ernesto Falcon
Senior Legislative Counsel
Electronic Frontier Foundation