Funding
Trump Signs Law Allocating $51M for NTIA, Requires BEAD Funds Briefing in 30 Days
Lawmakers included language directing NTIA to brief Congress within 30 days on its plans for spending all remaining BEAD funds.
NTIA
Rep. Andy Barr Introduces House Companion to Senate Non-Deployment Bill
Allows states to use BEAD funds on workforce, wholesale fiber, IXPs, and wireless infrastructure
Commerce
House Appropriations Passes FY26 Budget Impacting NTIA
$47 million allocation for National Telecommunications and Information Administration includes amendment blocking federal rate-setting in broadband deployment.
House Appropriations
Lutnick: New BEAD NOFO Likely Out Friday
Secretary of Commerce vows to get the money out in 2025.
Expert Opinion
Closing the Digital Divide Can Power a Rural Resurgence
High-speed broadband unlocks business growth and job creation, attracting people to come and put down roots.
Infrastructure
Drew Clark: What Henry Clay’s and Abraham Lincoln’s ‘Internal Improvements’ Means for Gigabit Infrastructure Today
Editor’s Note: This column, “Once ‘Athens of the West,’ a Kentucky city seeks revival and improvements [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865638238/Drew-Clark-Once-Athens-of-the-West-a-Kentucky-city-seeks-revival-and-improvements.html?pg=all],” was originally published in the Deseret News of Salt L
