• July 10, 2025

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On Wednesday, July 2, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr delivered a speech in Sioux Falls, SD where he introduced his Build America Agenda. This agenda outlines multiple FCC priorities for U.S. growth in the telecommunications industry. These priorities include permitting reform, spectrum availability, space and satellite initiatives, as well as deregulation and modernization of agency operations, national security efforts and workforce development.

Chairman Carr indicated he believes the telecommunications sector needs reform through his Build America Agenda. This agenda aims to create new growth and opportunity in telecommunications, helping the United States surpass global competitors.

“Now is the time to change things up. It is time to unleash new growth and opportunity. It is time to build. And that is what I am here today—to outline my vision for doing just that through the FCC’s Build America Agenda,” said FCC Chair Brendan Carr. “Our Build America Agenda will focus on delivering on a number of core objectives.”

Chairman Carr outlined the following priorities:

• Unleashing High-Speed Infrastructure Builds: The FCC will consider rulemaking items that will support the upgrade of copper line networks to high-speed networks and will seek to update the Commission’s pole attachment rules to improve the speed of deployment.
• Restoring American Leadership in Wireless: To restore the United States’ leadership in wireless by freeing up spectrum resources, Chairman Carr highlighted that this effort would lead to job creation, increased competition, and lower prices for consumers.
• Boosting America’s Space Economy: Calling satellites an essential tool in America’s national economic and geopolitical strategy, Chairman Carr discussed his desire for U.S. companies to dominate in orbit and outlined certain guiding principles to achieve this goal: speed, simplicity, security, and satellite spectrum abundance.
• Cutting Red Tape and Modernizing FCC Operations: Chairman Carr has long championed a goal of eliminating regulations that are unlawful, outdated, or simply no longer necessary.
• Advancing National Security and Public Safety: Chairman Carr is prioritizing national security efforts to protect U.S. networks from foreign adversaries.
• Strengthening America’s Workforce: Chairman Carr’s final goal for his Build America Agenda is to develop a strong U.S. workforce in the telecommunications industry through reforms that will create a more sustainable environment for America’s tower and telecom crews.

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Sources:

docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-412665A1.pdf

docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-412663A1.pdf