Lutnick testifies his intent to “hew exactly” to BEAD statute
News Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick clarified he intends to “hew exactly to the...
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Category: Funding
Only 6 final approvals are waiting to be green lit for BEAD
News The NTIA has reached a new milestone with the announced approval of 50 final BEAD proposals,...
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Is a BEAD conflict brewing between NTIA and Starlink?
News Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, is trying to change the government’s broadband...
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FCC changes to Lifeline could raise costs, says Gomez
News Proposed changes to the Lifeline program at the FCC could lead to eligible households losing...
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Latest BEAD approvals represent lots of delay, few changes
Bandwidth Hawk While officials have claimed billions of dollars in savings thanks to BEAD changes,...
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BEAD approvals moving forward at a steady clip
News All 56 states and territories eligible for BEAD funds have now submitted their final plans...
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Spectrum doubles down on commitment to digital equity
Company News The program targets a wide range of community needs across Spectrum’s 41-state...
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New Mexico broadband office completes first grant funded project
News New Mexico’s Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) has finished a major...
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Fiber network construction kicks off in Newport, Rhode Island
Company News GoNetspeed said the first customers in Newport can expect service in early 2026, with...
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What were fiber’s 2025 gains? Will we see 2026 acceleration?
Viewpoints There are 84.6 million unique addresses that have fiber but there’s still plenty of...
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The Tulalip Tribes is seeking proposals for their FTTP project
Announcement In March 2025, the Tulalip Tribes was awarded a Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program...
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A wild year for broadband: Reviewing our top 10 2025 stories
Year in Review From a BEAD stoppage to DEI drama, 2025 was a wild year for broadband. Broadband...
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Wecom Fiber collects largest BEAD award in Arizona
News Wecom said the money will be used to connect more than 66,000 homes and businesses across 17...
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It’s undeniable. Elon Musk won big from BEAD’s revised guidance
News Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won big from the government’s revised BEAD guidance. They...
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How are your taxes being spent? This BEAD tracker lets you see
News There’s a lot of BEAD data to breakdown, but Connected Nation’s BEAD Tracker...
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California hopes to leave few crumbs on the BEAD table
News California wants to spend a larger share of their BEAD allocation than many other states, as...
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9 more states get BEAD plan approvals from NTIA
News A total of 26 states and territories have had their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...
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Texas wins NTIA approval on their final BEAD proposal
News The Lone Star State has won approval for their final BEAD proposal from the National...
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NTIA approves 18 final BEAD proposals; Louisiana gets green light
News Louisiana will be able to access BEAD funds after the first batch of NTIA approvals to...
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NTIA pushes to reduce “red tape” around tribal broadband
News An announcement from the NTIA says the agency is embarking on a new push to streamline tribal...
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