Special access, high-speed, high capacity broadband lines are the central nervous system of the United States’ broadband network. Special access lines are used by nearly every American each day. A few giant phone companies like AT&T and Verizon control these special access lines, creating chokepoints along the middle mile and holding back wireless broadband deployment.

The NoChokePoints coalition is a group of public interest groups, education organizations, and competitive broadband providers that relies on special access lines and high-capacity broadband and are dedicated to fixing the broken special access market.

Every time you send an email, withdraw money from an ATM, make a wireless call, or even swipe a credit card, your information must travel over high-capacity broadband lines known as 'special access.'
Every time you send an email, withdraw money from an ATM, make a wireless call, or even swipe a credit card, your information must travel over high-capacity broadband lines known as 'special access.'

What Are Choke Points?

Businesses, hospitals, local and federal governments, and even the national financial system rely...View Diagram

Who We Are

The NoChokePoints coalition represents constituents, members, enterprise customers, competitive broadband providers and communities that rely on high-capacity “special access” lines.
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Our Mission

We represent the communities, customers, organizations, and industries harmed by the special access market failure. Learn More