In a visit with FCC staff, NTCA called upon the FCC to apply the 9th Circuit City of Portland vs. United States decision to unreasonable fees and other conditions that are frequently imposed on access to railroad rights-of-ways; NTCA explained these serve as barriers to rural broadband deployment.
Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WT Docket No. 17-79
Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84