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Federal Agencies Release Memorandum of Understanding
The agreement was signed in May and creates uniform formats across agencies for broadband grant programs.
Funding
The agreement was signed in May and creates uniform formats across agencies for broadband grant programs.
Funding
The program will make $1.25 billion available to implement state Digital Equity plans.
Funding
A letter to the NTIA suggested steps to decrease low-cost service option burden on ISPs.
Hawaii
The state was allocated $194 million through BEAD.
Maryland
The state was allocated over $267 million through the BEAD program.
BEAD
Committee Republicans have taken issue with the program's affordability requirements.
BEAD
“It is a program that is going off the rails,” Carr says
Indiana
NTIA approved the Hoosier state's Initial Proposal, Volume 2.
Nevada
Nevada is the first state to receive Digital Equity State Capacity Grant funds.
BEAD
'This government program is an outrageous waste of taxpayer money and is utterly failing to serve people in need,' Musk says to his 187.7 million followers on X.
BEAD
A GOP Senator from Missouri says NTIA is pushing BEAD rate regulation on states while denying that to Congress
BEAD
Some states have BEAD 'rules that are not conducive to private investment or to our investment,' said chief financial officer.
BEAD
Senators raised concerns about authority to require BEAD ISPs to offer low-cost internet plans.
Pennsylvania
This brings the total number of approvals to seven states, plus the District of Columbia
Digital Inclusion
The NTIA head defended its policy of ensuring a low-cost option.
Open RAN
The second round of the agency's Wireless Innovation Fund will support research and development of open radio units.