December 16, 2024—ACA Connects President and CEO Grant Spellmeyer released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3343, the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, H.R. 1377, the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2023, and H.R. 3293, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act.
“America’s small, rural, and family-owned providers want to ensure every dollar they invest connects more people in their communities to high-speed internet. ACA Connects applauds the passage of these solutions in the People’s House to lift permitting burdens, increase agency coordination, and expedite federal reviews. We look forward to working with Congress in the months ahead to build on this work and drive a permitting agenda that further unlocks investment and accelerates the deployment of broadband infrastructure.”
About ACA Connects: America’s Communications Association –America’s Communications Association – ACA Connects is a trade organization representing more than 500 smaller and medium-sized, independent companies that provide broadband, video, and phone services covering 31.9 million households, 7.3 million of which are located in rural and smaller suburban markets across America. 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 ACA Connects Members, who believe a connected nation is a prosperous nation.