I wanted to remind my colleagues that when the big program was established, Congress also mandated that federally funded broadband networks must be scalable and reliable, that they must meet the ever growing upload and download needs of businesses and consumers. And that's why The statute directed NTIA to define a priority project as one that is scalable to meet current and future broadband needs and support 5G and 6G technologies. And while the Trump administration now prefers a low cost. Alternative, not all technologies are created equal. Not all technologies are capable of meeting the ever increasing upload and download needs of consumers and businesses. (00:19–00:32)
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Asserts that the statute requires NTIA to prioritize projects that support future broadband needs and technologies.
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