Plus, Maine is looking for partners for its middle-mile network, New Mexico has enacted a law establishing a broadband affordability program, fiber infrastructure expansion is continuing, and more.

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has been vowing to “revamp” the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program—a federal-state partnership established by Congress in the ...

The Trump administration has asserted for months that its “bargain” version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband internet would save taxpayers money. That made ...

BEAD offers the opportunity to permanently close both mobile and remaining in-home service inequities. The state of Louisiana ...

On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a highly anticipated Policy Notice (Notice) making significant changes to the NTIA’s rules ...

The federal government announced new rules for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program last week after a monthslong review process; states had been urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, known as BEAD, was restructured this month, with updates to its policies and approval process for different internet service ...

The administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden spent $42.45 billion on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program that has connected no one to the internet. Some of his supporters took ...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released its restructuring plans on Friday for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. BEAD allocated $42.45 billion – $826 ...