Senators Introduce Bill to Streamline Broadband Permitting on Federal Land

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Senators John Thune (R-SD), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), ranking member and chairman, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and John Barrasso (R-WY), introduced the Accelerating Broadband Permits Act this week. The measure aims to speed the review permit application process with federal agencies.

The legislation cuts unnecessary red tape and increases transparency into the federal permitting process. It also requires federal agencies to implement controls to ensure broadband applications are being processed within the required 270-day deadline, according to the sponsors.

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