Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program News
April 25, 2024
These States Are Now Authorized to Request Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2 Billion
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access,…
April 9, 2024
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Katherine Bates and Julia Pulidindi, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) understands that closing the digital divide requires ongoing, meaningful engagement with the communities the Internet for All (IFA) programs are…
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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NTIA, Office of Public Affairs
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…