After a successful lobbying effort, WIA is pleased to report that the Senate included wireless for funding eligibility in its landmark infrastructure bill. By a bipartisan vote of 69-30, the Senate-approved bill will provide $65 billion for broadband deployment and access. This bill will now promote wireless infrastructure deployment, with a priority on unserved communities.   WIA helped convince Congress to provide agencies with the needed flexibility to allow all broadband technologies, including mobile and fixed wireless, the opportunity to compete for funding. As a result, Congress

The following statement is attributed to WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein. “WIA applauds the passage of the infrastructure bill because it reflects the bipartisan all-of-the-above funding strategy that allows wireless to compete, which will get broadband to unserved communities more quickly.  By recognizing the role wireless plays in prioritizing mobility, speed of deployment, resiliency,

Tonight, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the Thune-Tester amendment to the infrastructure bill, which aims to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry.  Please attribute the following to WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein.  “WIA is gratified by the overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate for developing the telecommunications workforce. Our contractors are already working