The American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 focuses on streamlining broadband deployment processes, preserving local zoning authority, and removing barriers to entry for infrastructure. It amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent obstruction of telecommunications services, sets timeframes for authorization requests, and governs the placement and modification of facilities. The bill addresses franchise terms, revocations, and transfers for cable operators, and outlines the presumption and factors for communication projects involving Indian tribes. It aims to expedite federal easement applications, introduces procedures for incomplete applications, and mandates a report on broadband infrastructure fees, impacting application processing and fee calculation.
Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
This bill excludes certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill applies to certain requests to modify an existing wireless tower or base station by collocating, removing, or replacing transmission equipment.
In particular, the bill specifies that such projects are not considered major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or undertakings under the National Historic Preservation Act. This excludes the projects from relevant reviews required under those acts.