Advocacy and Filings 

FBA Statements

• Statement on the State of the Union (2/8/23)
• Fiber Broadband Association's Statement in Response to Senator Thune's Letter (1/13/23)
• Statement on FCC Denial of SpaceX's Bid for RDOF Subsidies for Starlink (8/10/22)
• Statement on States’ Participation in the NTIA and Digital Equity Grant Programs (7/13/22)
• Statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Talent Pipeline Challenge (6/17/22)
• Statement About the BEAD NOFO (5/13/22)
• Statement About the FCC Announcement of $313 Million Through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (3/25/22) 
• Statement About the Confirmation of Alan Davidson, NTIA, by the U.S. Senate (1/12/22)
• Historic Investment in Broadband Letter from FBA President and CEO, Gary Bolton, on the Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (11/5/21)
• Statement About the Biden Administration Nominations to FCC and NTIA (10/27/21)
• Statement About U.S. Department of Treasury's Guidance For The Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (9/21/21)
• Statement on the Senate Approval of the Invest in America Act (8/10/21)
• Statement About American Jobs Plan Infrastructure Bill (7/30/21)
• Letter to Congress Co-Signed By FBA and 172 Organizations (6/28/21)
• Statement on FCC’s Actions on Communications Equity and Diversity Council Advisory Committee (6/24/21)
• Statement About American Jobs Plan (3/31/21)
• Statement About Senate Approval of Invest in America Act (8/10/21)

FBA Comments Filed with NTIA

• FBA's BEAD comments filed with NTIA (2/4/22)

FBA Letters to NTIA

• FBA/NTCA Letter to Alan Davidson at NTIA Re: "Fiber First" Approach for BEAD Program (10/31/22)
• FBA/NTCA Letter to Alan Davidson at NTIA (4/7/22)

Recent FCC Filings

• ARPA & ARPA Coronavirus Capital Projects Funding
• ARPA & Coronavirus Funding by State
• Broadband Consumer Label
• FBA Reply Comments on Broadband Consumer Label (3/24/22)
• FBA Filed Comments for "Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency" on Broadband Consumer Label (3/9/22)
• Broadband Legislation
  
  • FBA Filing to FCC on Emergency Connectivity Fund (4/5/21)
  • Letter of Support for Accessible, Affordable Internet for All (3/11/21)
• Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)
• FCC RDOF Ex Parte Letter (1/21/20)
• FCC RDOF Ex Parte Letter (1/8/20)
• FCC RDOF Ex Parte Letter (1/3/20)
• FCC Meeting Ex Parte Letter (12/11/19)
•  FBA WISPA Response Letter (12/5/19)
•  FBA Ex Parte Letter on RDOF NPRM (11/14/19)
•  FBA Reply Comments on RDOF NPRM (10/21/19)
  • Broadband Experience Index Press Release 
  • Broadband Experience Index White Paper 
•  FBA Comments on RDOF NPRM (9/20/19)
  • Press Release
  • Reverse Auction Weighting Methodology Study
•  Fiber Deployment Cost Study Letter (9/12/19)
  • Press Release
  • 2019 FTTH Cost Study Summary
    
• FCC RDOF Ex Parte Letter (4/27/2020)
  
  
• C-Band
• FCC C-Band Follow-Up Letter (9/13/19)
• FCC C-Band Letter (7/26/19)
  
  
• Multiple Tenant Environments
• FBA Reply Comments on Multiple Tenant Environments (11/19/21)
• FBA Comments on Multiple Tenant Environments (10/20/21)
• FBA Reply Comments on Multiple Tenant Environment NPRM (9/30/19)
• FBA Comments on Multiple Tenant Environment NPRM (8/30/19)
  
  
• 706 Notice of Inquiry
• FBA Comments (9/18/20)
  
  
• 5G 
• Senate Hearing: The 5G Workforce and Obstacles to Broadband Deployment (1/22/20)
• 5G Fund Letter to FCC Chairman Pai (12/5/19)
• NTIA 5G Implementation Plan Comments (6/25/20)
  
  
• Fiber Unbundling
• FBA Ex Parte, Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of of NextGeneration Networks and Services (8/13/20)

FBA Letters to FCC

• FBA Letter to FCC Leadership (4/25/22)

FBA Congressional Letters

• FBA Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee (4/21/22)

Regulatory and Legislative eBriefs

• April 16, 2020
• April 27, 2020
• May 19, 2020
• June 12, 2020
• July 20, 2020
• October 8, 2020
• October 29, 2020

Legislative Tracker 

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United States Department of Commerce

• Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo's Letter to Gary Bolton Requesting FBA Members Participate in Providing Broadband Availability Data to the National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM)
  
  • Copy of the Letter (Dated June 22, 2021)

State Advocacy

• FBA Letter Supporting Washington State HB 1722, legislation to accelerate broadband deployment by facilitating microtrenching of fiber (1/27/22)
• FBA Letter to the Governor in each of the 50 states (9/23/21)
• Encourages Governors to follow the U.S. Treasury’s guidelines to prioritize fiber for broadband projects funded by the $10B Coronavirus Capital Projects fund.
• California Administration's Proposal to Invest $7 Billion of State Surplus Funds and Federal Funds Allocated to the State for its Broadband Infrastructure
  
  • FBA Endorsement Letter to Governor Newsom and the California State Legislature (6/21/21)
  • California Governor's 2021-2022 May Revision Broadband Proposal - Fact Sheet

Public Policy Committee Meeting Notes

Public Policy Committee Updates

• Q1 2020 Public Policy Committee Update
• Q3 2019 Public Policy Committee Update