BEAD
Service Providers and California Officials Warn BEAD Builds Won’t Solve Affordability
Providers cited payment instability and post-construction costs, while officials urged an Affordability Connectivity Program replacement.
ACP
The Affordable Connectivity Program was a $14.2 billion program that provided subsidized broadband connections of $30/month, and $75/month for Tribal households. However, the program ended in June 2024 after Congress stopped its funding.
New Mexico
New Mexico Senate Bill Would Fund $10M Broadband Subsidy
The bill would replace the expired federal ACP with a state version for low-income households.
NTIA
New Mexico Unveils Plan to Expand Affordable Broadband
State proposes launching broadband subsidy program by 2027
CTA
NTIA Chief of Staff: 37 States Cleared to Build Under BEAD, Signals More
The shift followed a December executive order aligning broadband execution with federal artificial intelligence policy.
JD Vance
Broadband Affordability Falters in 2025
In spite of the political salience of 'affordability,' federal rollbacks, industry pressure, and stalled state efforts took a toll on low-income Americans' broadband.
12 Days of Broadband
Universal Service Fund Survived, Faces New Legal and Political Challenges
A follow-on legal case about the USF resumed on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Fifth Circuit.
Digital Inclusion
Public Knowledge, NDIA Aiming to Platform Local Advocates
The groups' Connectivity Policy Corps will have a first cohort of 18 advocates from 14 states.
Infrastructure
12 Days of Broadband Covered Spectrum, AI Infrastructure, BEAD and Affordability
Leaders from the Vernonburg Group, Ookla, NextNav and Broadband Breakfast discussed linkages between spectrum, AI, BEAD and affordability.
Broadband's Impact
Virginia’s Next Governor an Advocate for Better Broadband
In the House, Spanberger acted to direct the federal government to ensure that broadband networks were built to meet modern upload and download standards.
Oregon
Panel Ties Broadband Affordability to Workforce and AI Readiness
New York’s internet policy illustrates state-driven affordability reform.
Affordability
Advocates Push to Rebuild a Permanent Federal Broadband Subsidy
Calls mount for a modernized Universal Service Fund to address broadband affordability
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Proposes to Rollback Some Broadband Transparency Rules
Proposal would remove six consumer disclosure requirements
Digital Inclusion
Sudden Cuts Erode Public Trust, Digital Equity Advocates Say
Disrupted federal support has stalled state efforts in digital literacy, workforce, and affordability programs.
ACP
FCC Demands $1.18 Million in Repayment From Wireless Providers
Boomerang Wireless and Assist Wireless are expected to repay the U.S. Treasury
Commerce
Samantha Schartman and Angela Siefer: A Call to the Research Community
As federal digital equity programs wind down, researchers are needed to help build sustainable models that keep communities connected.
Digital Inclusion
Affordable Connectivity Program Reached More Than Twice the Families of Lifeline
At Georgetown panel, researchers credit public-private partnerships for ACP's 43% take rate vs. Lifeline's 20%.
