Illinois and California both remain in a state of BEAD limbo
News Illinois and California continue to remain the only two states not to receive approval from...
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House member accuses NTIA of BEAD mismanagement, favoritism
News Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., a ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...
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Rural Broadband Institute launches for disadvantaged communities
Communities Rural Broadband The newly launched Rural Broadband Institute will offer memberships...
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Nebraska farm becomes first household connected with BEAD
News BEAD Vistabeam has connected the first household in the nation under the BEAD program, the...
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Oklahoma wins a key approval for their BEAD plan
News Final approval will enable the connection of 40,509 homes, businesses, and community anchor...
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Bandwidth Hawk: Why SpaceX will not be a trillion-dollar competitor
Bandwidth Hawk Elon Musk’s SpaceX is starting a round of no-disclosure analysts’ meetings,...
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Tarana says Starlink’s BEAD antics “pulled the rug out” from NTIA
Policy BEAD Next-generation FWA technology creator Tarana says Starlink has pulled the rug out...
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New Mexico calls for the release of their full BEAD allocation
News Officials in New Mexico’s broadband office have publicly called on federal officials to...
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Denied in DC? Broadband funds blocked for District of Columbia
News Washington D.C. has had their funding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)...
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Back to books? Key takeaways from NTIA listening sessions
News Public listening sessions held last month on the government’s massive broadband build...
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Feds clear broadband spending plans for Alaska and Washington
News Alaska and Washington are the latest states to join the parade of states and territories to...
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Uncertainty and concern mounts for BEAD providers in Minnesota
Podcasts Bree Maki, Minnesota’s broadband director, says new requirements from the NTIA have...
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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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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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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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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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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...
Read MoreDigital Divide Showing Signs of Giving Way
WASHINGTON — by David Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator The digital divide is showing signs of giving way as more Americans from all walks of life connect to the internet....
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