Panel discussions will explore precursors to BEAD, private match funding, state broadband planning and more
Healthcare organizations are seeing telehealth as an opportunity to enhance connectivity with patients and improve healthcare outcomes.
Other programs can fund BEAD matching requirements.
Outlines subgrant processes and application scoring criteria.
State can offer grant application points and recognition for adhering to permitting guidance.
Representatives asked industry leaders to communicate their deployment concerns.
The program can function as a gap filler for other federal funding.
Leaders asked that providers share fiber routes for cost modeling.
Coalitions can give small players more influence in the telecom space, said panelists at Fiber Connect.
More broadband investment will result in overbuilding of networks.
The BEAD program allows providers to use funds to deploy workforce development strategies.
Fiber can connect city systems to make them more efficient.
The model allows states to test various inputs and visualize the implication of different cost thresholds.
The permitting council is working to streamline more broadband projects.
Possible BEAD waivers are expected to be announced by end of summer, an official told Broadband Breakfast.
ISPs can’t be expected to understand all program rules and processes, event hears.
Communication technology may go beyond the scope of easements, lawyer warns.
Public-private partnerships have seen success in several states, officials said.
Internet traffic points will create a 'better ecosystem for interconnection.'
Experts suggested hiring consultancies and engaging in practice applications for projects.
Digital Equity projects will be an ongoing effort for many states.
'A data-driven approach will encourage states to be more transparent, open and honest.’
We may miss a major opportunity to finally connect all areas of the country if we don’t leverage 5G FWA technology.
Proposed changes to regulations would lift program revenue restrictions for recipients of BEAD funds.
Updates increase speed requirements and facilitate coordination with BEAD and ACP programs.
Cartesian predictions follow closely with BEAD allocation announcements on Monday.
State broadband officers are prepared to leverage BEAD money to connect all Americans to the internet.
There are 'locations where we know it is not possible to receive that level of service,' said Maine's broadband authority.
The program instructs applicants on best practices to write winning grant applications.
Tribes needs to be prepared to approach states on what coverage data is not included in state maps.
In a Fiber Broadband Association webinar, consultants, mappers and ISPs said states must verify broadband coverage.
Sen. Lujan once again voiced concern that the FCC’s national broadband map contains major inaccuracies.
Inflation and 'looming recession' blamed for drop to $485 billion in 2023, down $12 billion from 2022 and $27 billion from 2021.
The letter says the current version of the FCC’s map is highly inaccurate.
The CRS report references a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event held in October.
Alan Davidson’s response to Daines, dated Tuesday, says the NTIA will combat overbuilding, but does not mention unlicensed spectrum.
Georgia will submit 167K location challenges within days and plans to submit tens of thousands more in early January 2023.
According to the Subcommittee Chairman Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., up to 37,000 locations in New Mexico are unaccounted for.
Panelists sought streamlined permitting processes on federal lands and in local communities, and reasonably priced pole access.
Sen. Mark Warner said last month he is working to pass a companion bill by year’s end.
