(Getty Images) Regional internet providers ask feds to ease BEAD grant requirements A group of regional internet providers claim current grant requirements could slow down the nationwide deployment of high-speed internet. Oct 18, 2023 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) NTIA addresses confusion over BEAD challenge process Officials used a recent webinar to clarify various aspects of the challenge process for the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program. Jul 19, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Sean Gallup / Getty Images) ITIF urges Congress to cut redundant broadband programs A new report says funds from redundant federal broadband programs could be used to sustain the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program. Jul 18, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Scoop News Group) ‘BEAD without equity is just BAD,’ NTIA official says Digital equity should be the major focus of developing broadband grant plans, NTIA officials told the National Association of Counties. Feb 14, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Peter Cade / Getty Images) Broadband offices chart path through FCC mapping ‘mess’ Unserved and underserved communities could be left behind in what some are calling a "rushed" process led by the NTIA and FCC. Feb 13, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Federal Communications Commission / Flickr) FCC to release new broadband maps, teeing up BEAD grants The new maps are based on geocoded data, replacing a set of maps criticized for allowing ISPs to vastly overstate their coverage areas. Nov 15, 2022 By Benjamin Freed