BEAD requirements a unique opportunity for underrepresented communities to be involved in broadband builds.
An agency official said states have asked for guidance on how to handle local challenges.
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.
Thune distributed a letter dated Tuesday seeking stakeholder input.
The commission published the initial draft of its map Friday, unleashing a storm of controversy in the industry circles.
Commercial mapping products are emerging as complementary resources for both industry and government players.
Beginning financial planning early and allow time to tweak statutes that may stand in the way of certain funding options.
Critics said that no one knows how thoroughly the map’s inaccuracies can be corrected before BEAD allocations must be made.
Sen. Mark Warner said he is in discussions to push the bill to law this year.
Applications are due mid-November, state officials said, and awards will likely be announced by early December.
'If…you’re leasing that data from a private entity, you can’t just hand it over to another private entity.'
Earlier this month, the NTIA publicized its intention to negotiate a sole source contract with CostQuest Associates.
'The way you close the digital divide is you build fiber to every single rural home,' Jonathan Chambers said.
'Community-anchor institutions have been and are the connective tissue that make delivering high-speed internet access possible,' he said.
To deploy the infrastructure itself, states must focus on user buy-in as well as network deployment.
The CPF allows the state to contribute more money toward builds, the state official said.
There is a 'massive difference' between federal Form 477 data and state maps in Georgia and North Carolina
They objected to being required to help build CostQuest’s database, but are unable to utilize database for their own benefit.
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) details parameters of Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
