BEAD
Lutnick Promises New Funding Notice for BEAD, Funds Released This Year
Declines to comment on rebidding, or on per-location cost caps
BEAD
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program is a $42.45 billion initiative administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Commerce Department. Established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, BEAD aims to expand high-speed Internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs.
BEAD
North Carolina Reopens Prequalification Window For BEAD Program
BEAD’s future still uncertain.
BEAD
Second Round of Washington State BEAD Program Draws 202 Applications
The state covered 70 percent of eligible Round Two locations with reliable internet bids.
Kansas
Kansas Governor Announces $43 Million Middle Mile Initiative
Broadband Project will be funded by NTIA.
Funding
Expanding Broadband Fee to Cloud Services Could Slash State GDPs, Study Finds
New study projects major economic fallout if cloud services are required to help fund USF.
NTIA
USDA, NTIA Receive Budget Cuts in Fiscal Year 2026
ReConnect eliminated; Digital Equity funding cut short
Infrastructure
West Virginia Received Few Non-Fiber BEAD Applications
State set its threshold at $28,000 per location, but average per-location cost was $9,182
Rural
NRECA Discusses Policies, Funding Needed For Rural Broadband
With the Trump Administration planning to cut ReConnect, rural broadband cooperatives are scrambling
Funding
Oklahoma Releases Dashboard Showing Broadband Deployment Status
State deploys broadband using non-BEAD funds
BEAD
Schumer Urges Trump to Release BEAD Funding, Warns Against Subsidizing Starlink
Senate minority leader asks the White House 'to move swiftly.’
Fiber Connect
Fiber Lobbyist: Keep States in Control of BEAD
Other broadband industry groups made similar asks in a separate letter to the Trump administration.
BEAD
Arkansas Finalizes Bidding for BEAD Grants
About 99 percent of current eligible broadband locations are expected to be covered.
BEAD
Broadband Trade Group Join Push for BEAD Progress
Federal lawmakers, local ISPs that participated in the program, and other have been trying to keep political pressure on Commerce.
Illinois
Illinois Moves Forward on BEAD as Federal Overhaul Looms
Ports commission urges Congress not to stall broadband rollout, as state launches second funding round
BEAD
West Virginia Governor Suggests Funding for Fixed Wireless, Satellite in Revised BEAD Plan
The state's original plan had been 100 percent fiber, according to the program's former director.
BEAD
Louisiana Contractor Again Urging BEAD Progress
Lawmakers have been pushing the Commerce Department not to issue sweeping rule changes.
