
Expert Opinion
Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide
Some areas that are relatively easier to serve have received multiple rounds of federal investment, while others perpetually remain left behind.
Expert Opinion
Some areas that are relatively easier to serve have received multiple rounds of federal investment, while others perpetually remain left behind.
Congress
Wi-Fi hotspots CRA still pending.
BEAD
Hegar expects to return nearly $1 billion in BEAD money to the U.S. Treasury
BEAD Data
Comptroller Hegar might want to spend some of it on 'non-deployment' purposes
Congress
Bill mandates a national broadband strategy but explicitly bars new regulatory authority over internet service providers.
FCC
The bill would ensure that states have the money to connect unserved addresses.
FCC
The agency in February made such calls illegal without prior consent.
Texas
The investment comes from a $3.5 million federal grant administered by the broadband office with ARPA funds.