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This bill streamlines the process for deploying broadband infrastructure by exempting certain telecommunications projects from federal environmental and historical preservation reviews. Specifically, when companies place, construct, or modify telecommunications facilities on existing infrastructure (like utility poles or towers) that already support communications equipment, these projects would no longer require environmental impact assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act or historical preservation reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act. The exemption applies only to projects requiring Federal Communications Commission approval or authorization. The bill affects broadband providers, telecommunications companies, and state and local governments that oversee such deployments, with the stated goal of reducing regulatory delays and costs to accelerate broadband expansion. No specific funding or implementation timeline is outlined in the legislation.

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