Four years ago, Congress created the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to help bridge the digital divide and connect a ...

The federal government announced new rules for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program last week after a monthslong review process; states had been urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce ...

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has been vowing to “revamp” the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program—a federal-state partnership established by Congress in the ...

Mississippi has received final federal approval for its comprehensive plan to expand broadband infrastructure to every area of the state that still lacks access to high‑speed internet. This approval ...

SpaceX is pushing for US states to modify performance requirements for satellite service operators as part of the ...

The administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden spent $42.45 billion on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program that has connected no one to the internet. Some of his supporters took ...

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced that the National Telecommunications and Information ...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released its restructuring plans on Friday for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. BEAD allocated $42.45 billion – $826 ...

On June 6, the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) issued its long-awaited overhaul of the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This new ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announces the U.S. Department of Commerce will review the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The BEAD Program was created in 2021 to ...

While the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program hadn't connected anyone to the internet yet as of November 2025, it was expected to begin doing so within the next year. Some of his ...

The Trump administration is reportedly changing rules to the $42.5 billion BEAD Program to favor Elon Musk’s Starlink. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...