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Louisiana
Louisiana Begins BEAD Pre-Qualifications
The preliminary pre-qualification will allow subgrantees to prepare qualification materials.
Louisiana
The preliminary pre-qualification will allow subgrantees to prepare qualification materials.
BEAD
Several state offices expect to utilize nondeployment funds in conjunction with infrastructure deployment funds for BEAD.
Infrastructure
The industry has been working to train students and others to take on jobs in broadband-related fields.
Funding
ConnectLA is the first state agency under BEAD to kick off an evidence-based procedure ground-truthing local broadband data.
Funding
Outlines subgrant processes and application scoring criteria.
Funding
Leaders asked that providers share fiber routes for cost modeling.
Fiber
The state’s unique fiber sharing model makes all the difference for middle mile builds, say Utahns.
Broadband Live
Overreporting in maps may prove to be detrimental.
Funding
The BEAD program will prioritize fiber deployments, agree experts.
Wireless
The May 10 Connect (X) session will discuss the Middle Mile Program and the key role of state broadband offices.
Funding
The NTIA’s resources for funding applications help state broadband officers manage their their BEAD programs.
ACP
Louisiana was first awarded a planning grant from IIJA, first to receive ARP funding ARP and is first in per capita broadband adoption.
Broadband Mapping and Data
State broadband offices are tasked with outlining their challenge processes amid other concerns.
Digital Inclusion
National Telecommunications and Information Administration is seeking comment on how to structure the programs.
Digital Inclusion
Without efforts to drive adoption, federal investment in connectivity will fall short, agreed Brookings panelists.
Funding
Officials from Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine and New Mexico outline how they are preparing for broadband funding.