Digital Inclusion
Trump Administration Sued Over Canceled Digital Inclusion and Skills Grants
Termination of $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act programs ‘unconstitutional and unlawful,’ attorneys argue.
BEAD
New Street: NTIA Caps Might Not Affect Many Locations Nationally
Alaska is planning to get fiber to 53 percent of its BEAD locations.
BEAD
GOP Sen. Wicker Wants States to Keep BEAD Non-deployment Funds
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, also Republicans, also want the funding.
BEAD
West Virginia's Capito Wants BEAD Non-Deployment Funds
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, also a Republican, has also asked Commerce not to claw the funding back.
BEAD
How NTIA is Asking States to Revise BEAD Plans
States could have to rebid certain areas, people familiar with the process said.
Expert Opinion
Christopher Mitchell: Trump Administration Doubles Down on Pulling Investment from Rural America
NTIA has added a secretive new 'Best and Final Offer' step to the $42.5 billion BEAD program, raising concerns it will further cut rural broadband.
BEAD
Landry to Lutnick: Let States Keep Non-Deployment Dollars
He proposed that Commerce limit spending to AI or 'America First' policies like workforce development.
BEAD
NTIA: 33 States Submitted Final BEAD Proposals
The agency said the remaining states 'have been granted short-term extensions and will be submitting their Final Proposals in the coming weeks.'
Expert Opinion
What Was Ted Hearn Thinking? Not About Incentives
Journalists face daily deadlines, and researchers don’t really even understand the concept of a deadline.
BEAD
New Hampshire Lawmakers Prefer Fiber from BEAD
The state would get fiber to two-thirds of its eligible BEAD locations.
BEAD
Fiber Still in Line for Two-thirds of BEAD Locations
Experts noted NTIA could still change states’ draft spending plans.
BEAD
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth Joins Sen. Shelley Moore Capito in West Virginia
NTIA administrator travels to West Virginia to tout state with the highest percentage fiber (thus far) in its BEAD proposal.
BEAD
Dem Lawmakers Want Clarity on BEAD Non-Deployment
The Trump administration isn't eager for states to spend money on efforts other than deploying infrastructure.
Chips
Trump Turns $11.1B in U.S. Government Funds Into a 10% Stake in Intel
The U.S. government is getting the stake through the conversion of $11.1 billion in previously issued funds and pledges.
Digital Equity
Georgia Lawmakers Urge Reversal of Cancelled Digital Equity Grants
NTIA’s ‘arbitrary termination’ has stalled $46M for digital skills training, lawmakers wrote.
Chips
Would Owning a Chunk of Intel Be a Good Deal for the U.S.?
President Trump wants the U.S. government to become one of Intel's largest shareholders, blurring lines separating public and private sectors.
