Braodband Breakfast is tracking each state’s BEAD grant application window.

BEAD bids are rolling in across Utah, Rhode Island, New York, Nebraska, and Alabama.

New Mexico, Hawaii report strong provider interest as more states move to prepare final proposals.

Arkansas nearly reached full coverage, Massachusetts barely half.

Virginia reports 91% end-to-end fiber proposals received in first funding round.

Virginia, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Maine wrapped up their first round of BEAD applications this week.

Missouri quickly opened a 'sub-round' seeking applications fro homes and businesses that didn't receive bids.

The 'Data Centers, Nuclear Power and Broadband Summit' took place on March 27, 2025.

These vast, climate-controlled facilities, housing thousands of servers, support cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision-making.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking each state's BEAD grant application window.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking fixed wireless access subscriptions.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking wireline broadband subscriptions.

Braodband Breakfast is tracking wireline broadband subscribers by technology.

As data centers proliferate, Nuclear Energy is potentially ready for a revival.

American energy production has increased substantially over the past few years.

Cryptographic technologies and blockchain ledgers are driving a new era of decentralized finance.

The rapid rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence has placed an unprecedented strain on America’s energy grid.

Fiber-optic technology is the gold standard for home or commercial broadband, and powers wireless connectivity, too.

Mobile communication has become a central part internet connectivity.

The internet has the potential to impact, and also to enhance, society's democratization.

Section 230 is sometimes called the 26 words that created the internet.

Drones and airborne transportation are one of many advances to come for smart cities and communities.

Whether licensed, unlicensed or shared, radio frequency spectrum is the critical resource for wireless communication.

Semiconductors are the world’s new oil.

Debates about the role of free speech have been transformed by broadband internet services.

Social media plays a powerful force in the lives of most adults and teenagers.

Artificial intelligence is poised to transform humans' relationship with technology, and each other.

The innovations of telehealth and mobile health care has transformed medicine and health care.

Open Access networks separate network operations from internet services. Ownership may also be separate from operations.

The pandemic has prompted a new era of funding for broadband infrastructure.

Because Rural America is often the least-connected region in the country, ensuring coverage is central to BEAD.

Wireless technologies are critical for mobile communications, and for being able to reach remote locations.

Satellite broadband remains an option those areas beyond the reach of fiber, terrestrial or mobile wireless.

The Universal Service Fund, codified in 1996 with the Telecommunications Act, remains the foundation of universal access.

Data Centers and Cloud Computing rely upon robust and high-speed upload and download internet speeds.

Tribal leaders say the federal government has failed to uphold its trust responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of Native American tribes.

The 5G wireless standard promises breakthrough in capacity, speed and dynamic spectrum-sharing capabilities.

Wireless Internet Service Providers play an important role in delivery of fixed wireless broadband.

We need humans to make digital inclusion work.

Technology, particularly broadband access and adoption, plays a vital role in K-12 and secondary education.

Antitrust has been re-invigorated by concern over the power of big technology, media and telecom companies.

Ensuring that emergency communications are enabled with broadband is the next frontier in public safety.

Broadband internet service allows many people to work from almost anywhere.

Digital locks and keys are necessary, but not sufficient, to ensure cybersecurity.

The scourge of robocalls is making America's once-vaunted telephone network less trustworthy.

The BEAD program is implemented by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Commerce Department.

The last three years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of communities building publicly-owned, locally controlled infrastructure.

The entire concept of privacy has been transformed by broadband and the internet.

Accurate broadband mapping and data has been central to America's broadband buildout.

Cities of the future rely on high-speed internet access and advanced fiber and wireless connectivity.

The infrastructure necessary for advanced energy also powers the infrastructure necessary for high-speed internet.

Self-driving cars are one of many advances to come for smart cities and communities.

Whether broadband providers may prioritize delivery of bits by the entities they own is a divisive topic.