NTIA Grants California’s Request for BEAD Deadline Extension
The state now has until October 2, rather than September 4, to submit its final proposal.
WASHINGTON, August 22, 2025 – The Commerce Department has granted California’s request for more time to submit its final spending plan under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. The state now has until October 2, rather than September 4, to submit the document.
In June, Commerce’s National telecommunications and Information Administration handed down new rules for the $42.45 billion broadband expansion program. Those rules made it easier for non-fiber technologies to compete for grant funding and mandated a new round of bidding.
After that bidding, all states were given a deadline of September 4 to submit final spending plans detailing which providers won funding to serve which locations. The NTIA is planning to review and approve those plans by the end of the year.
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