Pai, Capito Tweet on Gigabit Opportunity Act-Focused WV Tour
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., tweeted extensively Monday as they toured Capon Springs and Wardensville, West Virginia, to promote Capito’s Gigabit Opportunity Act. S-1013 and House companion HR-2870 would provide tax deferral and immediate expensing…
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for telecom companies putting money toward gigabit-capable broadband, and compel the FCC to create a framework encouraging states, counties and cities to choose to accept streamlined laws for broadband and receive a designation as a gigabit opportunity zone (see 1705030029 and 1706120065). Capito characterized a roundtable discussion on the bills as a “great discussion” on how the legislation and other efforts “can help bridge” the digital divide. Pai called the tour a way of “talking about the importance of rural Internet access,” and his adviser, Nathan Leamer, said “a lack of connectivity hinders opportunity” in the areas Pai visited. Capito said improved broadband connectivity at the Capon Springs & Farms resort, where she and Pai held the roundtable talk, “will help tourism thrive even more.” Pai is expected to also tour areas in Maryland and Virginia through Wednesday, where he plans to meet “with rural broadband providers, entrepreneurs and small businesses to discuss how to work together to help close our nation’s digital divide,” the FCC said Friday. Pai’s Maryland visits will include representatives of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, the agency said.