Given the importance of on-site internet access for apartment residents — 94% of residents surveyed ranked high-speed internet as the top apartment feature — telecommunications issues are one of NMHC’s top priorities.
We have participated in numerous proceedings before the FCC, including several recent efforts that threaten existing communications contracts between service providers and property owners without evidence of a market failure or actually addressing barriers to broadband deployment.
This overview identifies the key issues before the FCC that affect apartment owners and provides information on their current status.
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2019 Apartment FCC Telecommunications IssuesRelated Resources
- NMHC-NAA Ex-parte Letter to FCC on Bulk Billing
- NMHC Supports Increased Broadband Access for Renters by Filing Appeal of FCC’s Digital Discrimination Rule
- Letter to House Leadership and the House Appropriations Committee on Passage of the ACP Extension Act of 2024
- Letter to Senate Leadership and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Passage of the ACP Extension Act of 2024
- NMHC-NAA Statement for Senate Banking Subcommittee Hearing on AI and Housing