Walberg, Welch Urge FCC to Prioritize 'Sustainable' Web Projects, in RDOF
Reps. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., led a letter with 52 other House members Tuesday urging FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to ensure the $20 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (see 1905010188) prioritizes “deployment of sustainable networks that are…
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capable of meeting consumer demands now and into the future.” Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., and 47 other senators wrote a similar letter earlier this month (see 1912090068). “If our rural communities are to survive and flourish, our rural constituents need access to services that are reasonably comparable with those in urban areas,” the House lawmakers wrote. “It would be an inefficient use of resources to promote services that cannot keep pace with consumer demand and the evolution of broadband in urban areas." The agency "received the letter" and is "reviewing" it, a spokesperson said.