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State Broadband Heads Tired After BEAD’s ‘Long Haul,’ Benton Finds

The group is working on two research projects based on interviews with broadband directors and ISPs

Jake Neenan

Jake Neenan

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State Broadband Heads Tired After BEAD’s ‘Long Haul,’ Benton Finds
Photo of Revati Prasad, executive director of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, in 2020 from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2026 – State broadband directors are feeing a bit of fatigue managing $42.45 billion in broadband funding, according to research from the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society.

Revati Prasad, Benton’s executive director, previewed two research projects the group is working on during a Fiber Broadband Association webinar this week.

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