Funding
House Passes Bill to Fund Broadband in Economically Distressed Areas
The bill is aimed at making Economic Development Administration grants more accessible for broadband projects.
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program is implemented by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Commerce Department.
Funding
The bill is aimed at making Economic Development Administration grants more accessible for broadband projects.
Funding
Altice USA joins the growing list of near 100 companies that have failed to fulfill commitments made under RDOF.
BEAD
CTC Technology and Energy's Joanne Hovis also said broadband truly is a non-partisan issue.
BEAD
A similar bill seeking to exempt BEAD from state income taxes recently received near unanimous approval in the Georgia House.
FCC
The agency went through with its proposed 100 * 20 Mbps definition.
Broadband Updates
Four other states are accepting challenges and three more are planning to begin the process soon.
BEAD
More than 20 think tanks asked Republican lawmakers to push the NTIA to approve lighter touch state plans.
Broadband Mapping and Data
State broadband officers shared numbers of unserved and underserved locations within their respective states.
BEAD
Broadband experts discussed how fiber costs could harm states' ability to build out their broadband networks
Rural
Nearly 70 broadband associations have asked the FCC to permit recipients of RDOF and CAF II to relinquish their commitments.
Expert Opinion
The FCC should encourage solutions that help facilitate make-ready work when utilities are dragging their feet.
BEAD
Several state offices expect to utilize nondeployment funds in conjunction with infrastructure deployment funds for BEAD.
Rural
Almost 70 broadband associations are urging the FCC to allow ISPs who cannot fulfill their commitments to surrender their grants with a lesser penalty.
BEAD
Windstream CEO analogized a fiber network to arteries and capillaries in the human body.
Expert Opinion
In the case of rural communities, monopolies are a particularly bad fit.
Broadband Mapping and Data
The FCC sought public input in November on including latency metrics in reporting requirements.