National Broadband Master Plan:
A Secure, Publicly Owned, National Fiber-Optic Infrastructure Network
NBMP Plan Documents
TDS-ISA: Building America's Digital Security and Information Superhighway
The United States faces a critical infrastructure gap—advanced technology sits idle while our systems remain vulnerable to cyberattacks. The Digital Security and Information Superhighway Act (TDS-ISA) is the definitive solution. This initiative proposes a 250,000-mile publicly owned fiber-optic core built directly alongside national highways and federal transportation rights-of-way.
By coordinating state and local transportation agencies, the TDS-ISA creates a unified, open-access platform to protect military, power, and healthcare systems from cyber warfare. Comparable to the Interstate Highway System, this $125 billion investment ensures national defense and technological superiority while paying for itself through taxpayer savings and non-tax revenue.
Discover how the TDS-ISA marks a necessary paradigm shift to eliminate competitive barriers and secure America's digital sovereignty for the next century.
National Broadband Master Plan: A Detailed Technical and Financial Overview
This detailed overview outlines a transformative 5-year actionable plan to build a sovereign, publicly owned fiber-optic backbone across the United States. By utilizing existing federal and state rights-of-way, the project will deploy over 250,000 route miles of underground conduit and fiber, including 10,000 miles of subsea cable.
The plan introduces "InfraCo," a Public-Private Partnership designed to manage these critical assets while returning $50 billionto the U.S. General Fund. Beyond enhancing national security by hardening the electric grid and military communications, this $125 billion infrastructure investment is projected to save taxpayers $350 billion over 20 years. Discover how this "Fifth Utility" model eliminates digital redlining and captures up to $20 trillion in private sector tech investment, securing America's technological dominance for the next century.
A Clock Is Ticking
The U.S. is currently in a state of undeclared digital warfare. Hostile actors continuously target government systems, utilities, transportation networks, and financial infrastructure through the public internet.
Experts warn of "Q-Day," the potential moment when quantum-enabled AI could break existing encryption in the coming years. When Q-Day arrives, software-based defenses alone will fail. The only durable, long-term solution is a secure, physically separated fiber-optic core network that can operate independently of the public internet.
Need for a Better Model
Since the Clinton administration, more than $300 billion in federal subsidies, tax relief, and broadband grants have been awarded to private providers. Despite this spending, the U.S. still relies on leased infrastructure from private fiber-optic internet providers, often at retail rates.
The current model has failed to deliver security, affordability, or accountability. NBMP envisions replacing perpetual subsidies with infrastructure ownership to create conditions for affordable internet providers, sustainable pricing, and long-term public value.
Build, Own, and Operate the Fiber Core
NBMP is built on a simple premise: the government should own its digital backbone just as it owns its tanks, naval vessels, and aircraft.
The plan would establish a secure, underground fiber-optic network within existing federal transportation rights-of-way. This national fiber optic infrastructure platform would connect all 50 state capitals, major cities, and critical infrastructure hubs.
Public ownership ensures transparency, security, and resilience—while enabling shared access for commercial and community use.
Proven by History
America Has Built Its Way Forward Before
NBMP follows the same playbook that built the nation's most transformative infrastructure:
- Abraham Lincoln connected a divided nation through the railroads.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt electrified rural America.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Public Interstate Highway System.
Each project strengthened national security, accelerated economic growth, and delivered generational returns. NBMP carries that legacy into the digital age.
A Secure, Affordable Fiber Future
The National Broadband Master Plan proposes a Public Digital Superhighway that delivers a secure, publicly owned fiber optic internet solution at a national scale—supporting defense, government operations, and economic growth while enabling affordable internet services for communities nationwide.
Neo Network Development envisions building the fiber optic infrastructure America needs—secure, sovereign, and built to last.