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13 August 2026
Evan Swarztrauber, Senior Fellow at the Digital Progress Institute and Host of "The Center Edge” podcast, discusses how disputes over utility pole attachments are burdening broadband deployment under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, why Congress and the FCC need to take a more active role on issues related to pole attachment cost-sharing and timelines, and what all of it means from a safety standpoint.
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