West Virginia ‘Looking Closely’ at a Tech Neutral BEAD Plan Amid Review

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2025 – West Virginia is “looking closely” at making more opportunities for non-fiber projects amid a rework of its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program spending plan, the state’s governor said Thursday.

“We are looking closely at the different ideas we’ve heard talked about,” West Virginia Patrick Morrisey (R) said, like being “technology neutral, having more opportunities for different types of technology that can bring broadband to our citizens. And we’re very open in that process.”

The state got a 90-day extension on its deadline to submit a list of selected projects with the $1.2 billion it was allocated to expand broadband infrastructure.