NTIA improved its process for taking feedback from existing broadband...
NTIA improved its process for taking feedback from existing broadband providers on project proposals in round two, said NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling. In a letter to Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., Strickling called feedback from incumbent providers an “important component” of…
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NTIA’s review, but said “the mere presence of an existing service provider in an area does not mean that adequate service is available, nor does it preclude NTIA’s consideration of a project that will bring substantial benefits to the area.” NTIA streamlined the process for submitting responses in the second round, and will refer to maps from USTelecom showing locations of middle-mile interconnection points throughout the country, Strickling said. The USTelecom maps will reduce the burden on existing providers to supply information proving an area is served, he said. Round two closed March 26. NTIA posted applications summaries on BroadbandUSA.gov and plans this week a list of census block groups and census tracts for which new service has been proposed. After that happens, incumbents will have 25 days to comment, up from 15 days in the first round, he said.