NTIA
NTIA Failed to Keep Key Records Behind $42B BEAD Allocations, Audit Finds
Inspector general report does not specify whether this happened under the Biden or Trump
Digital Equity Act
Court Asked to Pause DEA-Related Lawsuit Against Trump, Pending Key Court Decision
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance has been fighting to restore a $2.75 billion digital equity program.
BEAD
Feinman: ‘No Particular Reason’ for BEAD Labor Requirements
Former BEAD Director and others argue that Biden should have deployed BEAD funds faster.
LEO
Luke Hogg: Fixing BEAD is Worth Minor Delays
New guidance allows fiber, fixed wireless, satellite, and other technologies compete on a level playing field.
BEAD
NTCA Urged States to Implement BEAD Program Responsibly
Rural broadband group said states should seize remaining authority under BEAD
House Appropriations
Lutnick: New BEAD NOFO Likely Out Friday
Secretary of Commerce vows to get the money out in 2025.
Expert Opinion
If You Really Want to Close the U.S. Trade Deficit, Try Boosting Rural Manufacturing
With appropriate investments in digital infrastructure and human capital, America’s rural regions could play a much larger role in global trade.
Expert Opinion
Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Broadband Abundance?
The aspects of the program that have been criticized most widely have nothing to do with Democrats’ preference for process over results.
Defense Department
FCC Moves to Loosen Satellite Power Limits, Expand Shared Access to 37 GHz Band
FCC revisits decades-old satellite spectrum sharing rules and opens 600 megahertz of spectrum for commercial access.
SpaceX
New Mexico’s $70 Million Starlink Plan Not in State Budget
State broadband office requested $70 million last November for the Starlink project.
FCC
Heritage Report Raises Concerns About E-Rate Spending
Analyst Annie Chestnut Tutor sees various entities extracting hundreds of millions of dollars from the E-Rate Program.
Infrastructure
2030 Wireless vs. 2030 Fiber: The Future in Broadband Speed and Throughput
There is a new investment trend aimed at the never-ending desire to make broadband wireless and satellite delivery faster.
NTIA
Texas May Return $1 Billion in BEAD Funding to Treasury
Comptroller Hegar might want to spend some of it on 'non-deployment' purposes
SpaceX
Rep. Hudson Bows New Bill to Change Key Terms in BEAD Program
Richard Hudson, R-N.C., announced the SPEED for BEAD Act
AI
Trump Says Tariff Threat Drove U.S. Investments, Blasts Biden on Energy
'You should get rid of the CHIPS Act and whatever’s left over, Mr. Speaker, you should use it to reduce debt.'
Rural
House Hearing to Explore Rural Broadband Deployment
The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5
