Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr announced a sweeping new policy initiative aimed at deregulation and modernization of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure.
In a 20-minute speech at a Vikor Teleconstruction facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on July 2, Carr announced a new regulatory framework he called the Build America Agenda that will guide the agency in the coming years.
That plan, he said, is focused on accelerating broadband deployment, streamlining regulations, and boosting America’s competitiveness in emerging technologies such as space-based internet and advanced wireless networks.
“We will unleash high-speed infrastructure builds. We will restore America’s leadership in wireless,” Carr said. “We will boost the U.S. space economy. We will advance our national security. And we will strengthen America’s tower and telecom workforce.”...
