09/17/25
WGA submits bipartisan policy recommendations on broadband permitting to House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
In correspondence with the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, WGA shared bipartisan policy recommendations for the Subcommittee’s hearing, Examining Solutions to Expedite Broadband Permitting. The September 17 letter, signed by WGA Executive Director Jack Waldorf, called for efforts to streamline the permitting of broadband infrastructure. “Western Governors encourage federal agencies to make permitting on federal lands more efficient by prioritizing reviews, setting consistent requirements, and improving interagency coordination. Western Governors also support efforts to reduce permitting timelines for broadband infrastructure co-located with existing infrastructure, and call for additional permitting staff to prevent project delays.” Read the correspondence in full for further details.