By: Will Arbuckle, Senior Policy Advisor, NTIA
The $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program aims to connect 25 million Americans currently without high-speed Internet access. Building these broadband networks on time and at scale across 56 states and territories…
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By: Margaret Gutierrez, Division Chief for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity and Nation-to-Nation Coordination Division, and Angela Thi Bennett, Digital Equity Director, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA
This November, as we observe Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate…
NTIA has reached a major milestone on the road to connecting everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service. As of today, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five territories participating in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program have…
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November 19, 2024
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Texas Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $3.3 Billion; All 56 States and Territories Now Approved
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information…
November 14, 2024
By: Jill Springer, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA
Programmatic Permitting Solutions Accelerate Broadband Deployments While Safeguarding Endangered Species
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) more than $72 million from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to expand high-speed Internet access and adoption in…
Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2.5 Billion
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alabama and Florida’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a…
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Maya C. James
Estephanie (Stephanie) Solano sees herself as a vessel for change.
A recent graduate of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Solano currently works as a career advisor at Goodwill in southern Los Angeles, where she helps connect community members…
Maci Morin, Engagement and Communications Manager, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
Just over two years ago, NTIA launched the Broadband Infrastructure Program, or BIP, to bridge the connectivity gap in unserved communities, including rural communities, in America. As the first grant…
By: Shirley “Mel” Reyes Moret, Federal Program Officer, Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program
NTIA celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing one of our Internet for All grantees that embodies this year’s theme: "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future…