Four State Broadband Directors Say BEAD's 'True-Up' Round Won't Finish the Job
Washington state cited roughly 1,000 underserved locations ineligible for supplemental funding.
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 — A supplemental federal broadband funding round excludes some communities still needing service and may underfund others, state broadband directors said Thursday.
The round, known informally as a “true-up” round, will allow states to award grants for unserved locations missing from their approved plans under the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Those locations include homes and businesses incorrectly mapped as served, addresses where previously funded projects fell through, and newly built homes. The officials spoke at the Tarana Wireless Connecting Communities Summit here.
