President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is sparking a broadband lobbying fight, reports Politico,
with multiple internet providers claiming Democrats are miscalculating
and abandoning rural America and threatening to hurt the companies'
bottom lines.
The White House has said it wants to “future proof” the proposed $100
billion in subsidies to connect the country with fast broadband
internet. Many take that phrase to mean laying traditional fiber-optic
cable.
That’s an unsettling prospect to providers specializing in alternative
ways to get online, like using wireless spectrum and 5G, cable TV lines
and satellite-delivered internet. That includes companies ranging from
Comcast to AT&T to billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Continue Reading
Written for the wireless tower industry.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Biden Broadband Infrastructure Plan Ignites Lobby Jockeying
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