Pole Replacements: A Reasonable Cost of Doing Business
Issue Brief | Removing Barriers to Connecting Communities
With a historic investment of government and private sector funds in broadband on the horizon, Congress should move quickly to remove barriers to broadband deployment. All policies should be viewed through the lens of connecting communities—from expedited permitting to relief from legacy obligations to make way for network modernization, to pole attachment rules that promote collaboration and coordination.
Event | American Connectivity Forum
USTelecom brought together leading broadband executives for important discussions on common sense paths forward to connect our communities.
Report | USTelecom Broadband Capex
America’s broadband industry invested a record $94.7 billion in U.S. communications infrastructure in 2023, reflecting broadband providers’ determination to help achieve the national objective of affordable, reliable high-speed connectivity for all. The annual figure is 23.3% above the historic annual average.
ISSUE BRIEF | POLE REPLACEMENTS—A REASONABLE COST OF DOING BUSINESS