Extend small-cell-style streamlining to wireline; speed federal-land reviews; expedite LEO satellites
FCC should impose fee/time limits on local wireline permitting like prior small-cell reforms; Administration should force timely BLM/USFS broadband reviews; FCC should expedite low-earth-orbit satellite application approvals (Starlink/Kuiper class).
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 28 (FCC) — Unleashing Economic Prosperity: modernize infrastructure rules—explore similar streamlining for wired infrastructure by limiting local/state fees and decision timelines; address delays building Internet infrastructure on federal lands via BLM and Forest Service timely reviews; advance space leadership by acting more quickly on applications to launch new satellites (LEO systems like Starlink and Kuiper).
Undo plan
1) Preserve local environmental/historic-preservation baselines while shot-clocking sham delays.
2) Fund BLM/USFS review capacity rather than rubber-stamp mandates.
3) Expedite LEO licensing with orbital debris, astronomy, and spectrum-sharing conditions.
4) Keep competitive access so streamlining does not entrench incumbents.
5) Verify: wireline shot-clock compliance; federal-land permit times; satellite grant timelines.