BEAD
Minnesota, Oregon Make Moves on State Broadband Programs
Minnesota began accepting applications for its $50 million program. Oregon finalized guidelines for awarding $149 million from CPF.
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program is implemented by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Commerce Department.
BEAD
Minnesota began accepting applications for its $50 million program. Oregon finalized guidelines for awarding $149 million from CPF.
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.
Broadband Mapping and Data
The pre-challenge modification permits the inclusion of speed test data gathered from phones and devices equipped with GPS chips.
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.
BEAD
The waiver exempts specific BEAD-funded equipment from the domestic manufacturing requirement outlined in the IIJA.
Community Broadband
The core network consisted of 48 strands and 20 miles of fiber connecting city schools, municipal buildings and key anchor institutions
BEAD
Proposed modifications to the NTIA's model challenge process include classifying DSL and licensed fixed wireless to be underserved.
BEAD
Only a single public institution provided feedback on ways the FCC’s broadband data collection initiative could be improved.