Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program News
August 13, 2024
New York Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $664 Million
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved New York’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of…
August 7, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a new report and dashboard today analyzing federal broadband investments in Fiscal Year 2022 (October 2021-September 2022) reported by federal agencies.
The “2023 Federal…
August 6, 2024
Wisconsin Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $1 Billion
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Wisconsin’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of…
August 5, 2024
Arizona Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $993 Million
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Arizona's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of…
August 2, 2024
Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2.5 Billion
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Missouri and Tennessee’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program,…
August 1, 2024
Three States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $1.6 Billion
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Montana, Oklahoma, and Vermont's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD…
July 30, 2024
Will Arbuckle, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA
Earlier this year, NTIA released a narrow and targeted Build America, Buy America (BABA) waiver for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The waiver requires certain equipment be produced in the U.S., while waiving the domestic…
July 22, 2024
One State and Two Territories Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $425 Million
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Utah, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands’…
July 18, 2024
Connecticut Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $144 Million
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Connecticut’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a…
July 17, 2024
Rhode Island Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $108 Million
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Rhode Island’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a…