BEAD

Iowa Opens BEAD Rebuttal Window

Rebuttal submissions began June 14, initiating a 45-day window for ISPs to support or dispute challenges.

FCC

Affordability Mapping Essential for BEAD Deployments, Experts Say

Neglecting to map regions where both affordability and accessibility limit high-speed internet subscriptions could impair effectiveness.

What's New

The United States of BEAD

State-by-state broadband pages for every U.S. state and territory.

ITIF

ITIF Report Ranks BEAD Proposals

NTIA approval process is a critical juncture for state initial proposals.

Cox Communications

Breezeline Announces Discounted Plan for Former ACP Subscribers

The ISP joins a growing list of companies that have stepped in with the lapse of the Affordable Connectivity Program.

NTIA

Shentel Concerned About Rate Regulation by BEAD

'The potential for having to set certain prices for low-income customers' is a concern to Shentel.

Second Circuit

ISPs Give Up Court Challenge to N.Y.’s Affordable Broadband Law

It's possible the ISPs will ask the FCC to preempt the New York law

Briefs

AT&T Releases Documentary Depicting Digital Divide

The documentary highlights AT&T's fiber investments in Texas.

Ohio

Ohio is Accepting BEAD Map Challenges

The challenge process will be open for 21 days.

Delaware

Delaware Enters BEAD Prequalification Phase

Delaware will review applications for capacity in the prequalification phase.

J.B. Pritzker

NTIA Approves Four State BEAD Volume Two

NTIA approved BEAD initial proposal volume two for Illinois, Oregon, Colorado, New Hampshire and Puerto Rico.

DC Circuit

Court Issues Speedy Briefing Schedule in Net Neutrality Case

The Clerk said responses to the FCC’s motion to move the case 'shall be filed on or before Monday, June 17, 2024.'

FCC

TruConnect Asking FCC to Approve Lifeline Certification

The company says it could transition former ACP subscribers to other subsidized plans.

Pole attachment

NTIA Deputy Urges Broadband Providers, Pole Owners to Cooperate

‘There are equities on both sides of this and we got to recognize that,’ NTIA deputy says

Indiana

Brightspeed Fiber Awarded $5.6M from Indiana

The money will connect more than 120,000 Indiana addresses.

North Carolina

North Carolina Partners With Educational Institutions To Close Digital Divide

"We are looking to ensure that 100 percent of households with children subscribe to high-speed internet."