Mapping, Congressional Oversight Can Prevent Federal Overbuild Funding, Wittman Says
Ensuring federal spending on expanding broadband doesn't get used to overbuild existing providers starts with accurate information about what areas are unserved via better mapping, plus congressional oversight, said House Rural Broadband Caucus co-Chairman Rob Wittman, R-Va., in America's Communications…
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Association podcast, released Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats both support net neutrality principles of not allowing blocking, throttling or paid prioritization, but a Title II approach such as in the Save the Internet Act net neutrality bill (HR-1644) is flawed, especially with edge providers being bigger threats than ISPs, he said. He said there's a need for modernizing regulations to accommodate issues like joint use of power poles for fiber or antennas, and discussed legislation he's working on that would create a pilot broadband grant program through NTIA of $50 million yearly.