Amazon, Two Local ISPs Back Out of BEAD in Nebraska
The state is opening a new round of bidding for 12 percent of its BEAD locations. SpaceX did sign a contract with the state.
The state is opening a new round of bidding for 12 percent of its BEAD locations. SpaceX did sign a contract with the state.
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2026 – Nebraska is reopening bidding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program after some tentative grant winners refused to sign contracts with the state.
The Nebraska Broadband Office said in a Friday release it would publish a new map outlining the 1,735 remaining eligible locations in the coming weeks. NBO said its new round would aim to “promote competition between internet providers with a focus on quality and end-user experience.”
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Tentative NTIA estimates appear to target about half those locations
The company is working on a ‘cost transformation’ aimed at saving billions, CFO Jason Armstrong said
Britain held its network 114 years. America's experiment lasted twelve months, ending August 1919.
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