Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program News
April 2, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced 30 new “categorical exclusions” established to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews for broadband infrastructure deployments funded by the Internet for All…
March 6, 2024
Robert Davis, 28, was working in construction but looking for a new career that would still provide the outdoor work he craved.
A local discipleship program encouraged him to join the inaugural class of the new fiber optic technician program at South Louisiana Community College (SLCC).
Davis…
December 26, 2023
By: Sean Conway, Deputy Chief Counsel, NTIA
The National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) released a Policy Notice today providing guidance on the application of the Uniform Guidance in the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. This Policy…
December 15, 2023
Louisiana Becomes the First State Authorized to Request Access to BEAD Funds
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Louisiana’s Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a…
November 1, 2023
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program will only succeed if every penny is wisely spent. This includes ensuring that subgrantees have the capacity not just to build and deploy high-speed Internet networks but to operate those networks for years to come, delivering Internet…
August 16, 2023
Huntsville, AL – Today, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu traveled to Adtran’s Huntsville, AL headquarters, to celebrate the announcement of investments in new high-speed Internet network electronics equipment production in the U…
June 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration released final guidance for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program’s state challenge process.
The program’s rules require…
June 26, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces State Allocations for $42.45 Billion High-Speed Internet Grant Program as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced how it has allocated…
April 25, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration released proposed guidance for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program’s state challenge process.
The program’s rules require that each state and territory include a BEAD “…
April 21, 2022
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. This Act includes a historic investment of $65 billion to help close the digital divide and ensure that all Americans have access to reliable, high speed, and affordable broadband.
On March 9, 2022…