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Broadband Breakfast on October 21, 2026: Best and Worst States for Broadband in 2026

This BroadbandLive will examine what is driving those differences, what the strongest markets are doing differently, and where there is still room for improvement.

How to Measure the Best and Worst States for Broadband?

Authors of the BroadbandNow and Ookla reports join Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday

Two State Broadband Rankings Tell Different Stories

Access to lower-priced plans helped explain why the rankings differed

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

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

NTIA Still Finalizing Eligible Locations for New BEAD Round

The agency is waiting for new broadband coverage data from the FCC

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’

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.

NTIA Estimates Up to 1 Million Locations May Need Broadband Funding

NTIA needs new FCC coverage data before determining how many locations could qualify for another funding round

About 1 Million BEAD-Eligible Locations Remain, Researchers Say

Tentative NTIA estimates appear to target about half those locations

Michigan Aims to Empower Residents with New BEAD-Tracking Website

Michigan officials hope residents will track government-funded broadband projects

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

New Mexico Rapidly Accelerates Broadband Access

New Mexico has achieved 91% broadband connectivity as of 2026

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

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

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 

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

Broadband Breakfast on October 28, 2026 – Earnings Reports

How did the broadband industry – wireless, fixed wireless and mobile – perform in Q3 2026?

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.

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

Wireless Data Use Up 20 Percent Last Year, CTIA Finds

In 2025, the group found fixed wireless additions doubled cable losses

Oklahoma Public Libraries Become Broadband Access Hubs 

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...

BEAD Deployments to Flood 811 System Designed to Shield Buried Gas Lines from Damage: ACLP Study

Analysts say buried routes will generate about 1.4 million 811 tickets, triggering roughly 8.1 million facility locates, most of them for service drops