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February 15, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has accepted Maine’s Digital Equity plan. Maine is the first state to reach this important milestone.
The Digital Equity Act, part of the Internet for All initiative and a key piece of…
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 15, 2023
On November 15th, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. Better known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the statute designated $65billion to improve high-speed Internet access for people across America.
Two years later,NTIA and other agencieshave…
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…
October 4, 2023
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)'s $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act Programs are critical for communities in need of access to affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet – an essential service in an increasingly digital world.
Recently, NTIA requested input from…
September 27, 2023
For Immediate Release
September 27, 2023
News Media Contact:
NTIA, Office of Public Affairs, press@ntia.gov
Awards fulfill NTIA’s equitable distribution commitment to Tribal governments
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) …
September 6, 2023
For Immediate Release
September 6, 2023
News Media Contact:
NTIA, Office of Public Affairs, press@ntia.gov
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced nearly $50 million to four organizations to expand middle mile high-…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $3.5 Million in Internet for All Grants to Tribal Lands
August 24, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 24, 2023
News Media Contact
NTIA, Office of Public Affairs
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today it has awarded seven grants totaling $3,449,227.56 to seven Tribal entities as part…
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…