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Arkansas Broadband Office on Lessons Learned Ahead of BEAD

The office has found a 'Goldilocks' solution for project areas and reimbursements, its deputy director said Tuesday.

Jake Neenan

Jun 25, 2024 — 3 min read

From left: Abby H. Holsclaw, president and CEO of Proper Southern Strategies; Lane Bailey, deputy director of the ASBO; Laurie Ringler, director of government affairs at Cablelynx; Philip Powell, federal program officer at the NTIA; and Land McBride, senior partner at Boston Consulting Group. Photo by Drew Clark

HOT SPRINGS, Ark., June 25, 2024 – The Arkansas State Broadband Office is bringing lessons learned from past grant programs to the state’s latest federal funding allocation, state Deputy Director Lane Bailey said here Tuesday.

Arkansas was handed more than $1.02 billion as part of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, the $42.5-billion broadband expansion effort stood up by the Infrastructure Act in 2021. The state is set to finalize its broadband coverage map on Friday, after which it will send the list of eligible locations to the federal agency managing the program.

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