NTIA Approves BEAD Money for 15 States. Will Elon Sue to Steer More Locations to Starlink?
Musk Warned Virginia, Louisiana They Needed to Give LEOs Bigger Piece of the BEAD Pie
BEAD: NTIA approved Tuesday final broadband deployment plans for 15 states and three territories under the $42.5 billion BEAD program. It was a major breakthrough for a Biden-era broadband program that failed to connect a single unserved location in three years of trying. “We are delivering the Benefit of the Bargain through the BEAD program that best serves the interests of the American people,” said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. “After stripping away burdensome rules and regulations and wasteful requirements, taxpayers will save billions in unnecessary costs while connecting those in need to high-speed broadband through th
e full spectrum of broadband technologies.” NTIA said Tuesday’s 18 final proposals will save about $6 billion. In the group of 15 states, NTIA approved the plans submitted by Virginia and Louisiana. NTIA said Louisiana has approval to start spending $498.2 million in BEAD funds. (More after paywall.)
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