Broadband Communications Use Authorizations on Federal Lands

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-10-19 — Modernizing the Commission’s National Environmental Policy Act Rules: cross-connection with fcc-nepa-nhpa-review: NEPA/NHPA/ESA review is a core component of permitting communications facilities on federal lands, so narrowing FCC-side review interacts with land-management agency processes. (novelty: 3)
2026-03-04 — Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act: HR5419 (Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act) directs the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to study and report on barriers, staffing needs, and processing timelines for communications use authorizations on public lands and National Forest System land — a process-reform mandate rather than a substantive change to siting rules. (novelty: 2)