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Georgia Broadband Head Relates Behind-the-Scenes BEAD Prep

So far, 26 states and territories have received full NTIA approval since submitting drafts late last year.

Jake Neenan

Jul 29, 2024 — 1 min read

From left: Jordan Gross, director of state government affairs at Lumen; Jessica Simmons, executive director of the Georgia Broadband Program; Amanda Molina, vice president of business advisory and grants and JSI; Rob Shema, director of government affairs and business development at altafiber; Tom Cohen, partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; and Barbara Cottam, senior advisor at NTIA.

NASHVILLE, July 29, 2024 – Curing data, building application portals, and working to get initial proposal language cleared with the Commerce Department – these are some of the behind-the-scenes efforts going on at state broadband offices getting ready to administer the agency’s $42.5 billion broadband grant program.

“I think we’re on round 10 or 11, at this point, of curing comments,” Georgia Broadband Program Executive Director Jessica Simmons told ISPs at the Fiber Connect conference here in Nashville. Curing is the process of incorporating NTIA feedback into state plans.

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