Middle Mile
Kansas Wraps Up Major Broadband Program, Eyes BEAD Construction in 2026
Kansas broadband development official outlines next steps as Kansas nears BEAD deployment.
BEAD
Chambers Criticizes BEAD Delays, Calls for Clearer Broadband Standards
The BEAD program, Chambers argued, has done more to delay construction than to drive it.
BEAD
Broadband Spared as Ernst Urges $2 Trillion Cuts
After calling BEAD a “boondoggle” last year, the Iowa senator omitted the program.
BEAD
Minnesota Broadband Chief on BEAD Challenges, State Investments, and Tribal Partnerships
While BEAD changes complicated Minnesota’s broadband plan, state investments and tribal partnerships remain strong.
Fiber
Tariff Concerns Loom Over U.S. Fiber Broadband Expansion, Analyst Warns
Many broadband equipment vendors have increased U.S. operations to comply with Build America, Buy America rules
Briefs
Phoenix Center Challenges Brattle Group’s Fiber Value Impact
Ford said that fiber is too expensive in many rural areas to be a practical solution.
AI
Broadband Industry Coalesces in Support of ‘SPEED for BEAD’
Fiber-focused organization isn’t discouraged by Rep. Richard Hudson measure that touts ‘technology neutrality’
Fiber
Report: Fiber Fuels 35% Job Growth in Charlottesville, Va.
Created $4 million annual increase in housing value from 2015-2019
Open Access
Industry Officials Say More Middle Mile Funding is Needed
The $1 billion federal middle mile program received $7.5 billion in applications.
