NBMP- Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Summary
NEO Network Development is proposing a National Broadband Master Plan that would establish an underground digital infrastructure alongside interstates, highways, and roads that are overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The National Broadband Master Plan is a five-year plan to digitally overhaul, modernize, secure, and unify the country’s digital infrastructure by creating, as it states, a vast nationwide network of underground conduits and fiber.
Full Article
National Broadband Master Plan looks to create secure national network
March 10, 2026
Source telecompetitor
Author Carl Weinschenk
Coverage Type Reporting
NEO Network Development is proposing a National Broadband Master Plan that would establish an underground digital infrastructure alongside interstates, highways, and roads that are overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The National Broadband Master Plan is a five-year plan to digitally overhaul, modernize, secure, and unify the country’s digital infrastructure by creating, as it states, a vast nationwide network of underground conduits and fiber. The infrastructure would be large and robust enough to accommodate the rapid migration from individual retail internet circuits to dedicated strands of fiber. The group says the best way to create this network is to use existing fiber and poles, and that prices can be kept low. The website says that when it is finished, the fiber core will connect thousands of anchor points. The ambitious National Broadband Master Plan seeks to connect to:
- Federal buildings in all state capitals and major cities across the country
- International, national, and regional airports, seaports, and ground transportation hubs
- Critical utilities, energy production and distribution facilities
- Military bases and intelligence agencies
- Essential communications and wire centers