WISPA Writes to House Commerce Lawmakers Regarding Broadband Infrastructure Programs

The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA)'s Chairman of the Board Todd Harpest sent a letter to 17 Members of the US House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology reiterating support for a technologically neutral approach to the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act's (IIJA) broadband deployment, affordability and digital equity support programs. The letter was in response to a March 21, 2022 letter the lawmakers sent to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator, Alan Davidson, which outlined their priorities for the implementation and outlay of IIJA's $65 billion in funding. "“A core aspect of the IIJA is its tech-neutral framework for broadband deployment," Harpest said. "Congress wisely rejected prioritizing any given technology over others, realizing that such a choice would undermine the broad goals to connect all Americans to reliable internet access. This all-of-the-above approach invites a diversity of broadband solutions to the table because it recognizes America is not a one-size-fits-all nation."


WISPA Sends Letter to House Democrats on IIJA Funding WISPA Urges Technology-Neutral Approach for Broadband Infrastructure Program