The bill would make some grants under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program conditional on how states and their local subdivisions charge fees for broadband infrastructure. Covered fees would need to be neutral, nondiscriminatory, publicly disclosed, based only on objectively reasonable direct costs, and clearly described as recurring or one-time fees. Fee information would also need to distinguish between infrastructure that already has broadband equipment and infrastructure that does not. The restriction would not apply to grants under section 60102(e)(1)(C).
States and local subdivisions seeking covered program grants would need to meet these fee requirements for broadband construction approvals and use of public rights-of-way or infrastructure. The bill does not describe how individual residents or businesses would be affected.
The bill allows covered fees to reflect objectively reasonable, actual direct costs, including review, processing, repairs, and replacement of affected components or equipment. No publicly available information gives an estimate of costs to states, local subdivisions, or applicants.
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