AT&T Official Concerned Over Disparate BEAD Rules

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 - Chris Sambar, Head of Network at AT&T, praised the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program for providing more Americans access to the internet, but expressed frustration over its patchworked implementation during an AT&T innovation summit on Tuesday. 

“There has to be a predictable, structured framework around that program. We’re seeing a lot of different variations of how it’s being managed,” Sambar said before the audience of industry insiders.