Questions swirl about the fate of unspent BEAD funds
News Questions continue to swirl surrounding the future of billions of dollars of BEAD funds, much...
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Bandwidth Hawk: Fiber continues to dominate BEAD deployments
Bandwidth Hawk With proposed deployment plans now mostly submitted, fiber is still a big winner in...
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Bandwidth Hawk: Will 100×20 Mbps be enough in 2035? Hell no!
Bandwidth Hawk AI will continue to stimulate demand in ways we have yet to grapple with, or even...
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Analysis: Early lessons from BEAD’s ‘Benefit of the Bargain’ round
Bandwidth Hawk Early reviews to BEAD’s Benefit of the Bargain round suggest reasonable...
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BANDWIDTH HAWK: Use BEAD savings for state loan guarantees
Bandwidth Hawk There is major hesitation that seems to be building among lenders when it comes to...
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An insider’s look at Broadband Communities Summit 2025
Bandwidth Hawk Broadband Communities Summit 2025 is packed with insights and packed with details...
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BANDWIDTH HAWK: Benched nominations enable BEAD ruination
Bandwidth Hawk It isn’t often that a vital federal program in the process of spending close to $50...
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Bandwidth Hawk: Death of BEAD is now possible (maybe likely)
Bandwidth Hawk BEAD delays are inevitable and, as Steven Ross reports, the death of BEAD is now...
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Tariffs, labor, and BEAD: What broadband world should watch for
Bandwidth Hawk To tariff or not to tariff? That is the question. ‘Tis better to model...
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Trump nominee to lead the NTIA coasts in nomination hearing
Bandwidth Hawk Roth’s NTIA confirmation could come as early as April 7, but the Secretary of...
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BANDWIDTH HAWK: Last chance for BEAD – act now
Bandwidth Hawk The White House seems bent on getting legislation through Congress to gut the BEAD...
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ANALYSIS: Hedging your bets with the BEAD Program
Bandwidth Hawk Don’t let the continuing disarray in the federal government discourage you from...
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Bandwidth Hawk: Rocky times ahead for broadband in 2025
Bandwidth Hawk Federal broadband programs seem destined to be run competently, but not necessarily...
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Bandwidth Hawk: Big carriers to attack federal broadband funding
Bandwidth Hawk The BEAD program and other federal funding sources are under a renewed budget...
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Elon Musk to the rescue? Looks like USF could be saved
Bandwidth Hawk A new, assured funding source for the $8 billion a year Universal Service Fund...
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San Diego summit to include concrete advice for growing ISPs
Bandwidth Hawk Community development sessions at Broadband Communities Summit West in San Diego...
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Reconsider promotional pricing – benefits have declined, costs have risen
Bandwidth Hawk It’s time to rethink the way broadband deployers use promo pricing. Regulators are...
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