WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 7 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary.

Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes and seeks comment on rules that would eliminate state and local requirements that constrain the deployment of modern high-speed wireline infrastructure in violation of section 253 of the Communications Act (Act), particularly through the imposition of excessive delays and fees that impede infrastructure deployments and disincentivize investments in them. Based on the record resulting from a Notice of Inquiry t...