The Competitive Comms and AI Infrastructure Assoc.

Congress must prioritize comprehensive permitting reform. By streamlining these outdated processes, we can accelerate broadband deployment, bridge the digital divide, and ensure every community is connected to the future.

INCOMPAS has long advocated for smarter, faster reviews. Last year, our CEO @ChipPickering called for federal agencies to eliminate paper-based processes, and implement automation. It’s time to ditch the endless paper trails and start building at the speed of tech. incompas.org/news-post/inco…

America can't build 21st-century networks with a 20th-century permitting process. @INCOMPAS is glad to see the @HouseCommerce hearing tackle permitting reform. The bureaucratic delays holding back our power grid are the same ones slowing down broadband deployment.

To protect ratepayers, states, and utilities, grid operators must ensure investment is going to the most reliable and affordable infrastructure to keep the lights on 24/7, 365 days a year. Watch now as Chairman @BobLatta opens today's Energy hearing on permitting energy transmission ⬇️

Panelist Spotlight: Chip Pickering | The Politics of Data Centers @ChipPickering is CEO of @INCOMPAS, the internet and competitive networks association. For nearly three decades he has been at the forefront of major telecommunications milestones, from shaping the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a Senate Commerce Committee staffer to leading on tech issues as a Member of Congress. Chip joins Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday to discuss the policy and competitive dynamics shaping where data centers get built. 📅 Wed. May 13 | 12 Noon ET 🔗 Register: chat.broadbandbreakfast.com/c/broadbandliv…

The fiercest battles over data centers aren't happening in D.C., they’ve moved to township boards and county commissions. Join me this Wednesday at 12 PM ET for @BroadbandCensus Live Online as we discuss "The Politics of Data Centers". We’ll cover the digital divide, grid upgrades, and why the first step to data center construction must begin with honest, evidence-based community engagement that utilizes facts rather than fear, to ease concerns. Join us: broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-brea…

📅 This Week's Hearing On Wednesday, Chairman @BobLatta is holding an Energy hearing looking at ways to meet America’s growing energy demand and deliver reliable and affordable power. Watch live ⬇️ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

FCC MAY 2026 AGENDA: MODERNIZE 📵 Close Robocall Loopholes 🗺️ Modernize Broadband Maps 🚨 Update Emergency Reporting 🖥️ Refresh High-Cost Program FCC.GOV/MAY2026

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED Next Wednesday, Chairman @BobLatta is holding an Energy hearing on transmission permitting to meet growing demand and deliver reliable and affordable power for American families and businesses. Read more about next week’s hearing ⬇️

Did you miss last week's webinar, Navigating the Digital Infrastructure Deal: Key Considerations for Buyers, Sellers and Targets in 2026? Watch it on demand now! youtu.be/82rSbL_Z6YQ?si…

America's AI future depends on what we build today. Fiber routes, energy demands, and permitting offices will decide the AI race as much as any model or algorithm. Congress needs to act with urgency. Read more in my latest blog: incompas.org/news-post/volt…

Today, we launched the AI Registered Apprenticeship Innovation Portal, a one-stop resource to help organizations build AI literacy and develop AI-focused apprenticeship programs. Under @POTUS’ leadership, we’re positioning American Workers to lead in the age of AI 🇺🇸 dol.gov/newsroom/relea…

Join Danielle Burt and Patricia Cave from @MorganLewisLaw, alongside moderator Chris Shipley from @INCOMPAS as they discuss how the regulatory landscape for digital infrastructure is shifting fast in 2026. If you are navigating deals as a buyer, seller, or target, you won't want to miss this session. 🔗 Register and join the conversation here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

This morning, Chairman @BobLatta led an Energy hearing on legislation to strengthen our grid to power AI while protecting American families from rising electricity prices To win the AI race against China, it's critical that we build the grid infrastructure needed to provide affordable and reliable energy to American ratepayers. Read more about today's hearing ⬇️

The High-Capacity Grid Act will: ✅ Push more power through existing transmission infrastructure ✅ Increase efficiency without the high costs and timelines of new builds  ✅ Meet demand cheaper & faster than new construction—minimizing costs for everyday Americans

[WATCH NOW]: @HouseCommerce holds a hearing on "AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepayers". x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Federal permitting affects every American, but the technology behind it hasn’t kept pace. That changes today. CEQ launched Permitting Innovators to bring the best of American innovation to federal environmental reviews and permitting: whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/…

#ICYMI: The U.S. House of Representatives approved several broadband bills under suspension of the rules. The bills include: 🟢Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 (S. 98), which would require the FCC to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding. 🟢Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act (H.R. 1343), which would require NTIA to submit a plan to Congress for tracking the acceptance, processing and disposition of applications for communications use authorizations on public lands or National Forest System land. 🟢The Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act (H.R. 1681), which would require NTIA to establish an interagency strike force to support federal land management agencies' review of requests for communications use authorizations. Votes for the American Broadband Deployment Act (ABDA) were delayed.

INCOMPAS is pleased to announce that Gigapower’s Toni Broberg has joined the @INCOMPAS Board of Directors! incompas.org/news-post/giga…

Reliable, abundant power is not just an economic advantage—it's a national security imperative. The path forward is clear: stabilize, optimize, and grow. My latest op-ed in @WashTimes Energy Special Section ⬇️ washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/…