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Rules Down, Rockets Up: The Year Telecom Policy Hit Reset
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have had a busy year on numerous fronts, but perhaps none more important than their work on broadband deployment and adoption. At the FCC, Chairman Brendan Carr made his “Build America” agenda a key agency priority, while the NTIA implemented a variety of reforms to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to ensure Americans have access to high-speed broadband.
With 2025 drawing to a close, this post will offer a roundup of the year’s key developments in telecom policy and take a look at what may be coming in 2026.