FCC’s State Broadband Model Remains a Work in Progress

Route Fifty: A Federal Communications Commission panel trying to hash out model state laws guiding broadband infrastructure expansion remains mired in conflict, with local government representatives saying proposals would preempt their authority.

Local representatives on the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee agree the code should be a framework for small cell wireless infrastructure deployment, which will be crucial as internet providers move to fifth-generation wireless technology. But, so far, there isn’t consensus on the panel about what that should look like.

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