Funding
Kansas Awards $6.7M in Broadband Grants
The state’s broadband acceleration grant program awarded funds to five ISPs in Kansas to boost access for rural communities.
Funding
The pandemic has prompted a new era of funding for broadband infrastructure.
Wireless
CTIA Wireless Foundation Launches Catalyst 2026 Grants Program
Competitive grants will award more than $200,000 to wireless innovators
North Carolina
North Carolina Launches $86M Effort to Fill Broadband Gaps Left by Earlier Grants
Stop-Gap program will fund broadband line-extension projects that can be finished by 2026
Maine
Bill to Eliminate Maine’s Broadband Authority Struck-and-Replaced by Committee
Maine Connect Authority president criticized what he called ‘surprisingly outdated’ thinking behind the bill.
Tribal
NTIA Recommends $6.5M in Tribal Broadband Awards
Tribal consultations in January will help shape updates to the broadband program, NTIA says.
NTIA
New Rules for Tribal Broadband Program Planned for Spring 2026, NTIA Says
The agency said no more awards would be made under current rules, and that previously announced awards would not be rescinded.
Rural
Senate Clears Agriculture Bill With $109 Million for Rural Broadband
USDA's ReConnect would see about $50 million for 2026, more than the Senate had previously put forward.
Commerce
Cantwell, Schatz Press NTIA on Nearly $1B in Undistributed Tribal Broadband Grants
$980 million in funds remain frozen; $294 million in announced awards still undistributed.
Funding
Appeals Court Grants FCC Request to Pause USF Challenge
Fifth Circuit stay halts proceedings in Consumers’ Research v. FCC until government funding resumes
Land of Sky Regional Council
N.C. Launches $50M Broadband Recovery Program for Counties Hit by Helene
Hurricane Helene destroyed 1,700 miles of fiber, cutting service to 200,000 North Carolinians.
Funding
Reintroduced Bill Would Update, Fund ReConnect Through 2030
The bill would provide $650 million annually, more than other lawmakers are currently considering.
Funding
Anchor Institutions Face Funding Crisis as Digital Divide Widens, Panel Says
The Broadband Breakfast Live Online event comes two weeks before AnchorNets in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 29-31.
Funding
Shutdown Enters Third Week as More Than 4,000 Federal Workers Face Layoffs, Telehealth Services Disrupted
Healthcare groups warn that the lapse in federal funding is disrupting telehealth access for underserved patients
Housing And Urban Development Department
Uncertainty Grows as Government Shutdown Begins
What began as temporary furloughs could become lasting cuts that deepen the FCC’s workforce losses
Funding
Commerce: BEAD Work to Continue Amid Shutdown
FCC filing deadlines during the shutdown are pushed to the day after normal operations resume.
EU
Trump Vows Retaliation Against Countries With Digital Rules Targeting U.S. Tech
Trump threatened new tariffs and export curbs in response to European digital regulations targeting U.S. tech giants
