Commerce Department

NTCA Asks NTIA for BEAD ISP Receipts

The broadband trade association wants greater transparency for BEAD buildouts.

Lincoln Patience

May 21, 2026 — 1 min read

Photo of NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth speaking at a Broadband Breakfast fireside chat in March 2026.

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 — NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association is asking Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment funding recipients to show their receipts.

In a May 19 letter to National Telecommunications and Information Administration Director Arielle Roth, NTCA CEO Michael Romano asked the agency to direct BEAD subgrantees to publish their performance testing results on NTIA’s website.

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