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Bob Bartz: The Broadband Map Is Getting Better. Here’s What Still Needs to Change

Faster provider reporting and engineering field data would make FCC broadband maps more accurate, and that matters for investment decisions well beyond BEAD.

BEAD Satellite Locations Could Drop 35-42%, Analysts Say

NTIA is asking states to remove locations based on new broadband mapping data

Federal Broadband Funding Is Expanding Coverage and Competition

New CostQuest analysis found federally funded areas are increasingly served by multiple providers

Industry Wants More Changes to FCC’s Broadband Data Collection

A rift persists over how providers should get coverage areas restored to the FCC’s broadband map

FCC Pleased With Pace of Broadband Deployments

The agency's 706 report did not include analysis of broadband affordability or adoption

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.

Broad Coalition Urges NTIA to Make BEAD Network Performance Data Public

Labor and public interest groups concerned over LEO providers' ability to carry out their commitments.

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

BEAD Projects Could Require 86,000 Permits Nationwide, Analysts Say

ACLP researchers said that was likely an undercount

Fixed Wireless Faster in Urban Areas: Ookla

T-Mobile posted the fastest fixed wireless speeds of the three national carriers

All 56 Federal Broadband Plans Approved. Construction Comes Next 

Ohio Invests $20 Million in Statewide Broadband Expansion Program

Com Net Inc. will construct a fiber network that spans 15 counties.

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

Oklahoma Public Libraries Become Broadband Access Hubs 

Broadband Providers Praise Some State Pole Attachment Models, Argue Others Fall Behind

Providers say state pole attachment regimes are not created equal as FCC weighs oversight changes.

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...

Satellite BEAD Awards to be Reduced

NTIA said the new FCC broadband coverage map showed expanded terrestrial service in rural areas

California BEAD Plan Approved

The state’s LEO locations decreased by nearly half compared to its draft plan. Fiber and fixed wireless didn’t significantly change.

Broadband Engineering Consultants Launch Preconstruction Framework

The ICQ evaluation system will allow owners to review network design and capability gaps before construction.

Colorado Eyes $31.5 Million Middle Mile Build

The state’s interconnected backhaul vision depends on uncertain federal funding and expanded legal authority.

More Non-Deployment Guidance Not Coming Soon, NTIA Says

State officials were glad to secure coverage for more locations but had mixed feelings about a new policy notice

Senate Majority Leader Thune Backs Bill to Improve FCC Broadband Mapping and Challenge Process

'I thank FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for supporting our efforts and for his continued commitment to connecting households across our country to the Internet,' Thune said

State Broadband Chiefs Await Guidance on $21 Billion of Remaining BEAD Funds

Four state broadband directors, still awaiting federal guidance on billions in remaining BEAD funds, speak at Broadband Breakfast Live Online event.

Highline Internet Advances Digital Connectivity in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Fiber Service Expansion Across Four C...

A growing number of rural households across Michigan's Upper Peninsula are gaining access to faster, more reliable internet as fiber infrastructure reaches communities long served...