FCC reply comments filed on Public Rights of Way and Wireless Facilities Siting

Access Humboldt joins New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative, Media Access Project and Public Knowledge in Reply Comments to Federal Communications Commission [WC Docket No. 11-59] -
Regarding Acceleration of Broadband Deployment Expanding the Reach and Reducing the Cost of Broadband Deployment by Improving Policies Regarding Public Rights of Way and Wireless Facilities Siting

Reply Comments (attached below) support comments filed by the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, the United States Conference of Mayors, et al (“National Associations”), arguing that local right-of-way practices have not created unreasonable barriers to broadband deployment or adoption.

Rather than treating local governments as a barrier to be overcome, Federal and State policy makers and the many broadband providers who consistently have lobbied to marginalize local government’s role should view them as a vital lynchpin in achieving the Nation’s broadband deployment and adoption goals as provided in the National Broadband Plan.

For more information contact: Sean McLaughlin, executive director, Access Humboldt - e: sean@accesshumboldt.net, t: 707-616-2381

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Access Humboldt is a community media organization that develops and manages broadband media networks for public, education and government purposes in Humboldt County, California. For more information, visit http://accesshumboldt.net, call (707) 476-1798 or contact info@accesshumboldt.net.

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