NTIA Approves Initial BEAD Proposals for Alaska, Ohio

Oct. 15, 2024 - The federal government’s effort to connect every American to broadband internet took another step last week with the approval of two more initial proposals for broadband deployment funding. 

The two states, Alaska and Ohio, had their initial proposals approved Friday under the Biden Administration’s $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. The proposals are designed to expand access to reliable and affordable broadband internet.

Under a previous decision by NTIA, Alaska is slated to receive about $1 billion, while Ohio is due to receive just over $793.6 million.