Advocacy Actions

Below are SHLB’s most recent advocacy actions. This advocacy work is developed in the SHLB Policy Groups, which meet monthly.

2024

• November 6, 2024 - Wireless - PISC Comments CBRS NPRM
• November 5, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB E-rate Hotspots FNPRM Reply Comments 
• October 22, 2024 - Broadband Deployment - SHLB MDU RFI Submission
• October 9, 2024 - Broadband Deployment - SHLB Dark Fiber Letter
• October 1, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB & Southern Education Foundation Amicus Brief of the Todd Heath Case 
• September 19, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB-OTI E-rate Hotspot Petition for Reconsideration 
• September 10, 2024- BEAD - SHLB Comments - NTIA Alternative Technologies Guidance
• September 6, 2024 - Wireless - Comments in Opposition to NextNav Public Interest Orgs 
• August 27, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB_OTI_Benton Opposition to Molak Petition
• August 9, 2024 - Pole Attachments - Ex Parte Meeting with WCB
• July 26 - Broadband Deployment - SHLB et al Ltr to FCC Urging Pole Action
• July 11, 2024 - E-Rate - Ex Parte - Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program
• July 2, 2024 - E-Rate - Ex Parte – Addressing the Homework Gap through the E-rate program
• June 13, 2024 - E-Rate -  SHLB and OTI Ex Parte 
• May 31, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - FCC Meetings_Cybersecurity Pilot Program
• May 29, 2024 - E-Rate - Letter Re. Cyber Pilot Program Draft Report and Order
• May 16, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB and OTI Letter - Financial Safeguards for Anchor-Enabled Networks Under E-Rate
• May 15, 2024 - Pole Attachments - Support for Assembly Bill 2221
• May 13, 2024 - E-Rate - School-Library Opposition to Eyes on the Board Act
• April 30, 2024 - E-Rate - School-Library Opposition to Eyes on the Board Act
• April 26, 2024 - Wireless - Reply Comments of The public Interest Organizations 
• April 15, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB-COSN-ALA Response to Heritage on Hot Spots
• March 27, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - Hotspots NPRM - Rosenworcel
• March 22, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - Hotspots NPRM - BVSD
• March 21, 2024 - Digital Equity - Public Interest Spectrum Hearing ACP Letter
• March 21, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - Hotspots NPRM - East Moline
• March 21, 2024 - Wireless - Public Interest Spectrum Hearing ACP Letter
• March 1, 2024 - Wireless - Spectrum Group NTIA Letter
• February 15, 2024 - Broadband Mapping - Library Materials for the BEAD State Challenge Process
• February 13, 2024 - Pole Attachments - SHLB Comments on Poles FNPRM
• February 13, 2024 - Pole Attachments - SHLB Response to EEI Petiiton 
• February 8, 2024 - E-Rate - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing E-Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots for remote learning, Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program
• January 29, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB/CoSN Et al K-12 Cybersecurity Comments
• January 17, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB and OTI E-Rate Hotspots NPRM Comments
• January 2, 2024 - Wireless - OTI PK SHLB Comments NSS Implementation

SHLB Policy Groups 

SHLB policy groups are a members-only forum where we collectively share policy updates and insights and shape and advance our advocacy work.  Each group meets monthly and sets its own agenda. SHLB’s policy priorities are published each year in our Policy Platform.

Broadband Deployment 

Digital Equity 

E-rate 

Rural Healthcare 

USF Congressional 

Wireless 

Member Calls