December 9, 2021 | Brought to you by WIA | Preview in Browser About Resources Connect (X) Report finds vastly different levels of readiness among states for federal broadband grant funds WIA – In a new report commissioned by WIA, Tilson analyzes all U.S. state preparations to implement unprecedented broadband infrastructure funding, finding vastly differing levels of readiness and widely varying approaches. In its analysis, Tilson identified 13 U.S. states and territories with no proposed or enacted legislation to create broadband grant programs to implement broadband funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Read More AT&T forecasts industry-wide infrastructure investment Mobile World Live – AT&T CEO John Stankey forecast a banner year for infrastructure investment in 2022 due to the availability of C-Band spectrum and new air interfaces. Read More Comcast set to add record mobile lines in Q4 Light Reading – Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile service is poised to add a record number of lines in the fourth quarter of 2021, beating the record 285,000 lines it added in Q3 2021. Read More WIA: Different readiness levels among states to implement broadband grants Inside Towers – In a new report commissioned by WIA, Tilson analyzes all U.S. state preparations to implement unprecedented broadband infrastructure funding, finding differing levels of readiness and varying approaches. Read More Money pouring into telecom bodes well for future of infrastructure Inside Towers – The latest trip around the sun has been marked by the continued influx of capital into the telecom infrastructure market from both private equity and public sources, according to Doug Dimitroff, partner at Philips Lytle. Read More Senate confirms Rosenworcel to a new term Wireless Estimator – The U.S. Senate confirmed Jessica Rosenworcel in a 68-31 vote as the first appointed female chairperson of the FCC. Rosenworcel had been acting chairperson since January. Read More The macro tower biz is alive and well according to Alex Gellman Inside Towers – In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview Alex Gellman, CEO of Vertical Bridge REIT LLC, based in Boca Raton, Florida, shared his perspectives on the current state of the tower business and his outlook for 2022. Read More Sponsored Content Towercos must take these steps to protect threatened bats Inside Towers – The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau updated its guidance for proposed tower construction in the Midwest, where the northern long-eared bat lives. Read More FCC task force recommends expanded buildout requirements Telecompetitor – At the same time that the government is making unprecedented funding available for broadband, it also is considering setting more ambitious broadband goals. Read More ICYMI • WIA statement on new FAA 5G directives • Employers should lever registered apprenticeship to ensure underserved Americans benefit from 5G revolution • U.S. Military partners with wireless industry for 5G test bed • A salute to the wireless infrastructure industry’s military veterans Upcoming Events • Mobile World Congress, February 28-March 3, Barcelona • South Wireless Summit, March 28-30, Nashville • Wireless West, April 26-28, 2022, San Diego • Connect (X), May 23-26, 2022, Denver Training & Education Center • DAS & Small Cell Systems eLearning • Macro Site Fundamentals eLearning    This newsletter is brought to you by the Wireless Infrastructure Association. Click here to subscribe. For information or association membership, email membership@wia.org To advertise, email Ashley.Jackson@wia.org or Jan.Smith@wia.org. For information on Connect (X) email Hayley.Dodds@wia.org For information on Training and Education, email Kelsey.Trundle@wia.org Click here to see past issues.