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NATE Statement on Introduction of Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act 

Posted on: April 14, 2021 Category: NATE News

For Immediate Release: 
April 14, 2021

NATE Statement on Introduction of Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act 

(Washington, D.C.) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today released the following statement on the introduction of the Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act in the U.S. Senate:

“NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association commends Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for introducing bipartisan legislation designed to streamline the process of deploying broadband in the federal right-of-ways of rural areas,” said President & CEO Todd Schlekeway. “NATE member companies and their technician workers are on the front lines of deployment and this bill will eliminate red tape and speed up the process of enabling connectivity to rural, unserved and underserved regions of the country. We look forward to working with Sens. Daines and Kelly on this legislation,” added Schlekeway.

The Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act proposes to expedite the deployment process by making it easier for companies to access federal right-of-way licenses, ensure that costs of federal right-of-way licenses are reasonable based on fair market prices and increase the transparency regarding how the federal right-of-way license awarding process works.

For more information on the Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act, visit www.Congress.gov. To learn more about NATE, visit www.natehome.com. 

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About NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association

NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for companies in the diverse tower and communications infrastructure construction, service and maintenance industries. Today the Association boasts over 1,035 member companies located throughout the United States, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, China, Guam, Israel, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and the United Kingdom. For additional information on NATE, please visit natehome.com.

Contact: Todd Schlekeway
(605) 882-5865