NTIA Highlights Maine, Hawaii LEO Deployments Ahead of BEAD
Maine has registered 500 participants for its Working Internet ASAP program.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2025 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is optimistic about the role of low-earth orbit satellites in its flagship broadband grant program. The agency recently highlighted two state broadband officials that said early, smaller-scale deployments in their states are going well.
David Bresnahan, senior grants and programs manager at the Maine Connectivity Authority, said the state had signed up 500 participants for its Working Internet ASAP program, an effort to get free Starlink terminals to places with no other infrastructure nearby.
“We’ve seen no noticeable decline in service as more users are in the program,” he said. Some of the 500 were existing Starlink users that were reimbursed for their installation costs.
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