One Big Beautiful Bill Act Boosts Fiber Broadband Investment

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has officially passed, and its pro-investment tax policies make connecting every American to a better future with fiber broadband more attainable. While the fiber broadband industry is in the midst of the largest CapEx investment cycle in history, the Trump Administration has injected a significant shot of adrenaline into the economy with the implementation of tax policy that will result in a step function uplift in fiber broadband deployment and investment.

This policy could not have come at a better time, given the urgency for our nation to build out its critical fiber broadband infrastructure to regain our nation’s global competitiveness with robust and secure fixed and mobile communications. This critical infrastructure is required to usher in a new age of emerging next-generation applications such as artificial intelligence, quantum networking, telehealth, precision agriculture, and autonomous vehicles. It will also improve rural GDP and bring dozens of other improvements to how we live, work, and play.

We urge policymakers to continue supporting this momentum by keeping fiber-first infrastructure at the forefront of American economic policy. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our nation’s digital foundation and we’re proud that fiber broadband providers are leading the charge. The market has spoken, and now has the economic policy to ensure it can move forward at light speed.  

-Gary Bolton, President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association 

In this week’s Fiber for Breakfast episode, 

industry veterans Mike Render of RVA LLC, a long-time research partner of FBA and Robert Carpenter, editor-in-chief of Underground Infrastructure magazine, joined Gary Bolton, Fiber Broadband Association President and CEO, discussed the vital and growing role of underground construction in broadband deployment. Render, a leading researcher in broadband deployment and a recognized figure within the fiber community, shared insights from recent consumer and provider surveys. 

Carpenter, a 33-year veteran of infrastructure journalism and founder of the Underground Infrastructure Conference, described horizontal directional drilling (HDD) as “one of the most important and disruptive technologies to hit the underground sector.”

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