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By: Jill Springer, Senior Advisor, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA

Streamlining and accelerating the permitting process is critical to implementing the Internet for All initiative.  

Since the passage of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that provided a historic $65 billion investment to expand affordable and reliable high-speed Internet access to everyone in America, we heard from stakeholders that permitting is a significant concern in implementing the program.