Hispanic Federation Seeks Prompt FCC Action on Pole Attachments
The Hispanic Federation asked the FCC to “act promptly” on proposals to revise pole attachment regulations. “Accelerating broadband buildouts in rural regions -- where millions of Americans remain unserved and are unable to secure any high-speed broadband service in their…
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home -- is critical to advancing digital equity for Latino communities in the United States,” the federation said , in a filing posted Tuesday in docket 17-84: “Broadband deployment in rural areas has been hindered by significant challenges, including construction costs, which has left communities without access to reliable, high-quality broadband service.” Recent surveys show more than 30% of Latino households in the U.S. remain without access to reliable internet, with most “clustered in rural communities,” the federation said.