Chairman Blackburn Eyes Final Broadband Push

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House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn(R-TN) is looking to consolidate a number of broadband proposals under the banner of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) reauthorization. “I would very much like to get this done before the August break. I don’t know if that is going to be a possibility, but I sure would like to be moving this out.” Chairman Blackburn also expressed interest in reviewing the Senate’s recent bipartisan 5G wireless legislation, S. 3157, as well as the Federal Communications Commission’s “one touch make ready” proposal, aimed at easing deployment of broadband infrastructure on utility poles, which is up for a commission vote Aug. 2. She isn’t ruling out a hearing on the video marketplace later in 2018, as some telecom industry officials and lawmakers have sought. If lawmakers achieve their broadband objectives, “I may turn back to the video marketplace in September,” she said.


Chairman Blackburn Eyes Final Broadband Push