Digital Inclusion
NTIA ‘On Track’ for December Digital Equity Funding Round
The Trump administration had canceled funding under the Digital Equity Act last year
NTIA
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department Commerce, is responsible for implementing the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, including managing federal broadband funding programs to expand high-speed internet access.
Satellite
NTIA Touts Efforts to Court Foreign Regulators for 2027 World Radiocommunications Summit
The agency touts 'fiber speeds, from space, at a fraction of the cost'
Spectrum
NTIA on Track to Finish Spectrum Study by December
The agency expects the FCC to propose auction rules ‘pretty quickly’ after that
BEAD
Vernonburg Estimates 900K Remaining BEAD Locations, $5.3 Billion in Extra Deployment Costs
An ACLP analysis found that in 69 percent of BEAD project areas, broadband networks had already been built out to 20 percent of locations
USF
Schools, Libraries Defend $2.5 Billion E-Rate Program to FCC
Industry groups also supported continued funding amid concerns from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
FCC
NTIA Estimates Up to 1 Million Locations May Need Broadband Funding
NTIA needs new FCC coverage data before determining how many locations could qualify for another funding round
BEAD
NTIA Focused on Making New BEAD Round as Accurate as possible, Roth Says
The agency is waiting on new FCC broadband coverage maps, which it expects will be released ‘soon’
BEAD
BEAD Projects Likely to Generate Millions of 811 Tickets, Researchers Say
About 58 percent of the program’s fiber will be buried
BEAD
NTIA Still Finalizing Eligible Locations for New BEAD Round
The agency is waiting for new broadband coverage data from the FCC
NTIA
Senators Press NTIA on BEAD Non-Deployment Funds
States are still waiting for NTIA to clarify how they can use all BEAD funds
BEAD
Colorado Cancels $100 Million BEAD Award After Finding Misuse of Funds
The state is rebidding the 10,000 affected locations
Spectrum
Ligado Now Claiming $50 Billion in Damages By Defense Department
The company filed a new takings complaint against the government Friday
Permitting
Permitting Update: BEAD Projects Clear Federal Review Faster, Then Hit Poles and Roads
Louisiana has cut federal reviews to days, Kansas is reshuffling one-third of its awarded locations, and Virginia says utility poles and rights-of-way are now the biggest delays.
BEAD
State Broadband Heads Tired After BEAD’s ‘Long Haul,’ Benton Finds
The group is working on two research projects based on interviews with broadband directors and ISPs
BEAD
CPUC Finalizes California’s BEAD Plan
Advocates in the state are wary of strings attached to accepting federal broadband funds
Spectrum
Carriers, Sharing Proponents Publish Dueling Reports on 4.4 GHz
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that an auction in the band would be years away
