"The wireless industry has long complained that high regulatory fees, strict regulations on tower placement and aesthetics, and other rules imposed by state and local governments are needlessly delaying the spread of modern infrastructure, especially in rural areas. Now, the wireless industry claims, local regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) systems could be contributing to the problem. In recent comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), wireless companies and associations supported Commission proposals to speed up state and local approvals of wireless infrastructure construction. When adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the fall, the FCC claimed that delays in approval create "an effective prohibition of 5G wireless service" in some areas."
""AI is integral to wireless providers' efforts to deliver high-quality wireless service to people across the country, and leading in AI increasingly requires the capabilities and infrastructure provided by next-generation wireless technologies," said CTIA-The Wireless Association, in its NPRM comments. Expansion of generative AI is causing a huge surge in data transmission across all platforms, wireless and wireline. CTIA warns that without timely expansion of 5G networks, wireless could become a major AI bottleneck."
High regulatory fees, strict tower-placement and aesthetic rules, and other state and local regulations have delayed modern wireless infrastructure deployment, particularly in rural areas. Wireless companies supported FCC proposals to speed up state and local approvals, and the FCC said approval delays can amount to an effective prohibition of 5G service in some locations. CTIA said AI is integral to delivering high-quality wireless service and that next-generation wireless capabilities are required to lead in AI. Expansion of generative AI has caused a huge surge in data transmission, and CTIA warned that without timely 5G expansion wireless could become a major AI bottleneck. CTIA warned proposed state laws could create a patchwork of conflicting requirements for AI and broadband, and INCOMPAS reported that state lawmakers introduced 1,025 bills in 2025 to regulate some form of AI development.
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