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  • Broadband Breakfast on September 23, 2026 – Building BEAD
  • Building BEAD: From Federal Awards to Finished Networks
  • With all BEAD Plans Approved, States and Territories Set to Spend $18.2 Billion on Deployment

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Broadband Breakfast on September 23, 2026 – Building BEAD

What are the challenges faced by builders under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program?

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broadbandbreakfast.com /4 weeks ago

Building BEAD: From Federal Awards to Finished Networks

BEAD’s next phase will depend on workable contracts, timely permitting and consumer-focused accountability as broadband projects move toward construction.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

With all BEAD Plans Approved, States and Territories Set to Spend $18.2 Billion on Deployment

The program’s 3.79 million locations are set to 63 percent fiber and 22 percent satellite, based on NTIA-approved plans

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telecompaper.com /1 month ago

US adds USD 21 bln to BEAD funds to eradicate digital divide

(Telecompaper) The US executive branch telecoms agency, the NTIA, announced a further tranche of Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, using USD...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /4 weeks ago

Four State Broadband Directors Say BEAD's 'True-Up' Round Won't Finish the Job

Washington state cited roughly 1,000 underserved locations ineligible for supplemental funding.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Michigan Aims to Empower Residents with New BEAD-Tracking Website

Michigan officials hope residents will track government-funded broadband projects

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broadbandbreakfast.com /4 weeks ago

Broadband Progress Hasn’t Closed the Digital Divide, Analysts say

The event examined the legacy of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

CPUC Finalizes California’s BEAD Plan

Advocates in the state are wary of strings attached to accepting federal broadband funds

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voip.review /1 month ago

Louisiana BEAD Builds Advance Rural Broadband by 2027

Louisiana’s BEAD broadband expansion is shifting to construction, bringing faster fiber, fixed wireless, and satellite connectivity to 15,000 locations by 2027. For rural businesse...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /3 weeks ago

BEAD Enters Cleanup Phase With More Broadband Gaps to Fill

Broadband policy expert Carol Mattey says the next round of funding could roll out in nine months

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voip.review /3 days ago

Rural Fiber Builds Advance as New Mexico Signs BEAD

Rural broadband expansion is accelerating as New Mexico signs its first BEAD fiber grant while Fidium TDS Kinetic Comcast and Spectrum extend high speed networks nationwide These f...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 week ago

Vernonburg Estimates 900K Remaining BEAD Locations, $5.3 Billion in Extra Deployment Costs

An ACLP analysis found that in 69 percent of BEAD project areas, broadband networks had already been built out to 20 percent of locations

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

NTIA's Roth Celebrates Major Policy Victory – All BEAD Plans Have Been Approved by the Trump Administration

Now it’s up to the 50 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., to sign contracts with ISPs (or Subgrantees in BEAD parlance) to get the backhoes digging and the networks hum...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

FBA, Benton Pleased By New BEAD Round, Electric Co-ops Want ‘Course Correction’

Based on tentative location counts, as much as $2.4 billion could be available for additional projects

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 week ago

Arkansas Makes First BEAD Disbursement as Broadband Projects Move Into Implementation

Brightspeed will deliver fiber service to more than 13,700 homes and businesses across 25 counties

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

All 56 Federal Broadband Plans Approved. Construction Comes Next

Illinois was the final state approved under the federal government’s landmark broadband program. Michigan, Hawaii, Virginia and California are among many states now building.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

GAO Wants Easier Coverage Challenges at FCC, More Detail on Long-term BEAD Monitoring

USDA officials said a $4.6 billion telecom loan program was largely unallocated, but they expected more interest as grant funding dried up

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Broadband Breakfast on September 30, 2026 – Tribal Broadband and Adoption

What's working, where momentum is building, and how federal agencies, ISPs, and industry partners can strengthen support for tribal initiatives.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 week ago

NTIA Focused on Making New BEAD Round as Accurate as possible, Roth Says

The agency is waiting on new FCC broadband coverage maps, which it expects will be released ‘soon’

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broadbandbreakfast.com /3 weeks ago

Tribal Broadband Is About Sovereignty, Not Just Speed

Tribal communities are combining fiber, shared networks and adoption support to create internet services they can govern and sustain.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Illinois BEAD Plan Approved

It was the last state awaiting NTIA clearance

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Broadband Access Alone Isn’t Enough for Small Businesses

Panelists said small businesses need affordable, reliable service and the skills to use it, not just a connection.

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broadbandbreakfast.com /3 days ago

Broadband Breakfast on November 11, 2026: Veterans and Broadband

Broadband Breakfast explores how veterans can move into network construction, installation and operations

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broadbandbreakfast.com /2 weeks ago

BEAD Projects Likely to Generate Millions of 811 Tickets, Researchers Say

About 58 percent of the program’s fiber will be buried

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