NATE to NTIA: Make Broadband Deployment Money Tech-Neutral

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief

In comments submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Friday, NATE: the Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, asked that broadband deployment projects be technology neutral – including both fixed wireless and wireline technologies. NTIA is tasked with dispersing $48 billion in broadband deployment funds contained in the infrastructure law. The money allocated to NTIA will be used to deploy broadband to unserved and underserved locations, create more low-cost broadband service options, deploy middle mile infrastructure, and address digital equity and inclusion needs in communities. The infrastructure law includes funds for: the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program, and the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program. Continue Reading