December 3, 2025—America’s Communications Association (ACA Connects) issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed many bills to streamline permitting and speed up the deployment of broadband.
“ACA Connects applauds Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson, and their colleagues for championing these permitting reforms,” said Grant Spellmeyer, President and CEO of America’s Communications Association. “By cutting red tape, these solutions will speed up deployments by independent providers and give their customers faster, more innovative, and more reliable services—especially in rural communities.”
America’s Communications Association (ACA Connects) is a trade organization representing about 500 small and medium-sized, independent companies that provide high-speed internet, video, phone, and mobile services covering 29.5 million households. ACA Connects members operate in every state, providing advanced communications to connect homes, companies, main street, schools, hospitals and more. America’s economic prosperity in smaller communities and rural areas depends on the growth and success of independent operators, who believe a connected nation is a prosperous nation. For more information, visit www.acaconnects.org.