News from PCCA
Workforce Development Partnership
A new partnership with the Learning Alliance Corporation will allow PCCA member companies to grow their workforce to help meet the growing demand for a trained broadband workforce. Scan the QR code to begin!
New Research Details Critical Broadband Construction Workforce Needs
A new national study, Broadband Market Workforce Needs, found that the unprecedented injection of federal and state funding into the broadband market is a disruptive force requiring an extraordinary volume of engineering and construction activity that the market is not prepared to support and will result in broadband deployment delays.
Announced by the Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) and the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), the study was conducted by Continuum Capital, an independent consulting firm, and includes a state-by-state breakdown of broadband funding, workforce numbers, and wage rates.
PCCA 2024 Mid-Year Meeting Presentations & Photos
The presentations from the recently completed Mid-Year meeting at the Grand Traverse Resort are available under the Education menu. Photos from the meeting are also available in the Meeting Photo Gallery. (Login required to access both.) PCCA members who would like to request a password for the website can do so here.
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Acme, Michigan
July 24 - 27, 2024 Read the Program
PCCA Voter Connection – We Need Pro-Construction Votes in November
You can tell by the deluge of ads on TV and the internet - the November elections are fast approaching, and PCCA wants to help ensure that voters elect pro-construction, pro-business, pro-America officials.
The upcoming elections – federal, state, and local – will greatly impact your life, your family, your community, and frankly, the future of our country. We need to rally pro-business, pro-America voters to make sure they are registered to vote and to get out and vote.
Click the link below to access the PCCA Voter Connection webpage where you can find out if you're already registered to vote, register to vote, request an absentee ballot, sign up for election reminders, get a sample ballot, and pledge to register if you're not yet old enough to vote.
Please share this link with everyone at your company, all your family and friends, and anyone who supports America's construction industry and our business community.
https://www.pccaweb.org/voter-connection
PCCA Opposes FCC Overreach on Broadband
The Power & Communications Contractors Association (PCCA), along with the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE), has filed a Petition for Review against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination Order. This lawsuit joins several others challenging the FCC’s rule, which seeks to ensure “historically unserved and underserved communities throughout the nation have equal opportunity to receive high-speed broadband service comparable to that received by others." While intended to expand access to high-speed internet, this rule will only discourage businesses from participating in any federal initiative to close the digital divide.
Advocacy in Action: PCCA’s Push for Tax Relief Act in the Senate
On the evening of January 31, during PCCA's legislative fly-in to Capitol Hill, our members witnessed firsthand the impact of their advocacy for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024) when it passed the House. Despite the overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the Senate presents new challenges with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing reservations.
PCCA Welcomes Waivers to the Buy America Build America Act
As a national trade association representing top broadband and power contractors and manufacturers, the Power & Communications Contractors Association (PCCA) recognizes the need to balance the objectives of domestic manufacturing with the practical needs of our industry's mission to provide broadband to all Americans. Accordingly, we strongly support the introduction of the Buy America Build America (BABA) waivers by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in February.
PCCA Advocates for Congressional Action Against DOL's Independent Contractor Classification Rule
The Power and Communications Contractors of America (PCCA), alongside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and numerous other business advocacy organizations, signed a letter in support of Congressional Review Acts (CRA) H.J. Res 98 and/or S.J. Res 49. These CRAs would nullify the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) problematic Final Rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
PCCA 2024 Convention Presentations
The presentations from the 79th annual convention are available in the Members Only area of the PCCA website under the Education menu. (Login required.)
PCCA 2024 Convention News
Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii
March 8-13, 2024
The 2024 PCCA Annual Convention is now sold out.
We have record attendance for the and due to ballroom capacity limits,
We have record attendance for the and due to ballroom capacity limits,
we will not be able to register any new attendees without another cancelling. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be added to the registration wait list.
Read the Program & Auction Guide
PCCA Supports House Committee Markup of PIPES Act of 2023
The Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) issued the following statement on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s markup of the Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2023 (H.R. 6494), which reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pipeline safety programs for the next four years and provides a framework to advance the safety of energy infrastructure across the United States.
“PCCA applauds the Pipeline Efficiency and Safety Act of 2023 approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on December 6, and we appreciate the bill’s call to encourage the use of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) mapping of critical underground infrastructure, including fiber optic installations, ” PCCA Chairman Ed Campbell said.
PCCA Supports Repeal of DOL Davis-Bacon Rule
PCCA and other construction & business associations sent a letter to Rep. Lloyd Smucker on October 27 supporting his resolution to repeal the U.S. Department of Labor final rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations. The new rule and ongoing use of this flawed policy will increase the burden to contractors and taxpayers with anti-competitive red tape and inflated construction costs.
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