BEAD
FBA 'Cautiously Optimistic’ About Fiber’s Role in BEAD
The Trump administration is expected to hand down new guidance this summer.
Commerce
The U.S. Commerce Department and the National Telecommunication and Information Administration manages the key broadband programs of the federal government.
Commerce
Protesters Disrupt House Markup of Budget Bill Addressing Spectrum, AI
House Energy and Commerce Committee markup stretched late into the evening.
Commerce
Randy May: If the President Can Fire FCC Commissioners, Should the Agency Be Restructured?
In a world in which commissioners may be dismissed at the will of a president, the notion of agency independence, as conventionally understood, no longer holds.
Benton
Trump Administration Cancels Digital Equity Grants
Program supporters said the move would be illegal.
BEAD
BEAD Guidance to States Delayed Until Summer
States had been expecting an update this month.
BEAD
Missouri Stakeholders Urging Against BEAD Changes
Louisiana ISPs and contractors, state legislators, and state broadband offices have opposed upending the program.
BEAD
Louisiana Contractor Joins Fiber Providers Urging BEAD Progress
Two BEAD winners urged the Commerce Department to allow the state to move forward last week.
Congress
House Passes NTIA Reauthorization, Rural Broadband Protection Acts
The House also passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which the Senate passed in February.
SpaceX
Local Officials in West Va. Want Fiber, not Satellite, from BEAD
Fiber offers more benefits to residents, the Grant County Commission said.
BEAD
Louisiana BEAD Winners: Let the Program Move Forward
Two fiber providers said delays were causing financial strain.
SpaceX
Chris Scharrer: Why Would SpaceX Need $20B from BEAD?
$3.5B can buy 6.4 million Starlink residential installations. Starlink is a practical short-term stopgap before fiber.
BEAD
NTIA Issues Blanket 90-Day Extension for BEAD Plans
The agency said in a policy notice states would need more time to implement forthcoming changes to the program.
Commerce
Maine’s BEAD Plan Delayed, Triggered by NTIA’s New Policy Direction
NTIA is expected to issue revised BEAD guidance in mid-May, Maine says.
BEAD
WISPA CEO: BEAD Maps Still Imperfect
David Zumwalt said the group wants a chance to dispute some challenge process results.
BEAD
Rhode Island Open for BEAD Applications
The deadline for submissions is May 9.
Benton
State Legislators: Don’t Upend BEAD
A bipartisan group of 115 legislators from 28 states urged caution as the Trump administration mulls rule changes.
