Tim Stelzig is a former Senior Advisor of the BEAD program and the Regional Director for Territories/Alaska at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Expert Opinion
Implicit in this structure is a recognition that states and territories are better positioned than the federal government to know what is an appropriate cost threshold for their citizens.
Expert Opinion
The BEAD program is the product of reasonable policy choices Congress made through bipartisan compromise and consensus.
Expert Opinion
Some areas that are relatively easier to serve have received multiple rounds of federal investment, while others perpetually remain left behind.
Expert Opinion
The aspects of the program that have been criticized most widely have nothing to do with Democrats’ preference for process over results.
