For Immediate Release
Contact: Laura Withers, (703) 351-2087, [email protected]
Arlington, Va. (June 29, 2018) – NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield regarding the introduction of the Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act (STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act) by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) and the Ranking Member of the Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Subcommittee Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
“Having served in several of the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee working groups and after reviewing many of the infrastructure questions and challenges presented there, NTCA appreciates the work of Senators Thune and Schatz to reduce barriers to deployment of communications networks needed to meet the growing demands of consumers. Applications based on objective and reasonable engineering standards, shot clocks, and a transparent permitting process are common sense solutions to helping advance both advanced wireless services and the robust wireline networks that serve as their essential foundation. NTCA looks forward to continuing to work with Congress to identify and address barriers to deployment and expansion of broadband facilities of all technologies.”