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Why 'Non-deployment' Funds Are Important

I saw the logic of the way Arkansas organized its broadband event into a series on panels on ‘infrastructure’ and ‘non-deployment’.

Drew Clark

Jul 1, 2024 — 6 min read

Photo of Arkansas State Broadband Officer Glen Howie, NTIA Director of Digital Equity Angela Thi Bennett, and Federal Program Officer Philip Powell at Tuesday's BEAD conference

HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, July 1, 2024 – The Arkansas BEAD Development Conference here on Tuesday, which gathered hundreds of individuals around the theme of ensuring better broadband for all Arkansans, elegantly wove together issues of infrastructure with issues of adoption and use.

As the former director of the Illinois state broadband office, the conference’s sessions were of more than casual interest. The Arkansas office told an effective story that (a) Arkansas needs but is well on its way to getting better broadband, and (b) Arkansas is far more prepared than the average state to translate that high-speed internet into better lives.

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