Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said a new BEAD funding notice is coming soon States will likely have to redo their grant proposals from scratch BEAD money probably won’t flow until 2026 or later, said New Street’s Blair Levin The wait...

Financing municipal broadband networks is no cakewalk, with opposition from incumbents and interest groups adding to the difficulties But community leaders in Ohio and Vermont say they’ve succeeded in running financially stable networks Hiring the right expertise is key if...

Before anything changes with the BEAD program, Trump needs to name a new NTIA administrator States waiting for NTIA to approve their BEAD proposals may see their deployment plans stall A new NTIA regime could lower the program’s high-cost threshold,...

Republicans are split on how to fund the USF Reforming the USF could include bringing back the Affordable Connectivity Program But given the nature of politics, it’s hard to gauge what direction reform will take, if any The Universal Service...

BEAD money will likely short of connecting all U.S. citizens to fiber broadband It’s also not enough to provide speeds beyond 100/20 Mbps, said Connect Humanity’s Brian Vo The federal government has already poured lots of money toward tackling the...