In our last post, we previewed that states would be spending the months leading to December 2023 preparing “Initial Proposals” to award the funds that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) allocated to them under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (the “BEAD program”). The Initial Proposals are the documents that must (1) … Continue Reading
As previewed in our earlier post, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) announced how much money each state and territory will be allocated as part of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program (the “BEAD Program”). Nineteen states were allocated more than $1 billion: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, … Continue Reading
Broadband maps and the promise of a boom in broadband infrastructure projects remain a focus of federal, state, and local leaders. Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published an updated version of the National Broadband Map, which identifies all locations in the United States where broadband service is or could be available and what broadband … Continue Reading
