FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 13, 2019
Contact:
Amy-Gabrielle Bartolac, Public Affairs Manager
703-621-0527
Amy-Gabrielle.Bartolac@wia.org
ARLINGTON,
Va. – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) commends the Administration
on the release of its American Broadband Initiative (ABI) Milestones Report,
which includes important recommendations on how the federal government and the
private sector can partner to increase broadband access to all areas of the
United States, specifically rural areas.
“WIA
strongly supports the ABI report and thanks the Trump Administration for its
focus on ensuring that all Americans have access to robust broadband the
benefits it brings to communities across the country,” said WIA President and
CEO Jonathan Adelstein. “The recommendations included in the report will
alleviate numerous barriers to wireless broadband deployment by encouraging
investment to propel broadband access across the country. I’m thrilled that
many of the recommendations on federal siting from the report of the Federal
Lands Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Working Group I chaired were
included. WIA has been working for nearly two decades on reforming
infrastructure siting on federal property, and the ABI hits the nail on the
head. WIA is encouraged by the interagency collaboration that produced an
effective and aggressive timeline for accountability to address and implement
the needs of wireless consumers.”
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