Broadband Deployment
3rd Tuesday 2pm ET Join the Group
The Broadband Deployment Policy Group discusses federal and state broadband programs to promote the deployment of open, high-quality broadband infrastructure across the country. The Group advocates for policies that expand broadband investment for anchor institutions and unserved and underserved communities by the private sector and by non-profit providers such as research and education networks and municipalities.
September Meeting Summary
The meeting covered upcoming AnchorNets 2026 registration and SHLB Board elections, with nominations closing September 23. Members discussed NTIA’s BEAD True Up Round guidance, noting restrictions on eligible locations, the exclusion of anchor institutions, and concerns that the process may not fully achieve BEAD’s original deployment goals. The group also reviewed the postponement of Danielle Thumann’s FCC commissioner nomination hearing, which may not occur until November, and discussed the NTIA listening session connecting screen-time concerns with the FCC’s E-Rate NPRM and public comment process.
Full meeting notes for this and prior meetings are only available to SHLB members, and can be accessed here.
- Gregory Bathrick and Kevin Sievert, Calix
- Jessica Dine, Policy Analyst with the Open Technology Institute and Wireless Future Project New America, who recapped New America and ICLE's LEO Policy Symposium event, specifically addressing how states can effectively incorporate LEO as it is now a part of the connectivity toolkit.
- Drew Garner, Director of Policy Engagement with the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
- Roy Hoover, Consultant, Hoover Technology Consulting
