June 30, 2021–Congress should allow the states authority over where and how to invest broadband dollars, experts said on a panel Tuesday. The panel discussed the problem with federal agencies restricting states to only use funds for a distinct purpose, as opposed to allowing them to decide where the money can best be spent.
Federal agencies tend to focus on accessibility, affordability, and future-proofing broadband, but states all have different immediate needs, according to the panelists hosted by America’s Communications Association (ACA) on Tuesday. The panelists were discussing the $65-billion allocated to broadband as part of the infrastructure package announced by President Joe Biden last week.
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/06/congress-should-give-states-more-authority-over-broadband-priorities-experts-say/
This is self serving propaganda from small investor owned advanced telecom providers seeking to influence American Jobs Plan funds so that they are more likely to flow to them. Affordable, accessible access to fiber to the home isn't a local issue. It's a broad-based national issue affecting every state, region and county of the United States. The Biden administration is correct in framing this critical national infrastructure as it has in its proposed American Jobs Plan. Telecom infrastructure like roads and highways is by definition interstate.
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