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Oklahoma Invests $14.5 Million in Community Access Portals

The program will bring essential online services to more than 75 rural and regional library systems.

FCC Grants RDOF Waiver to Wisper ISP

The order distinguished Wisper’s request from other program defaults.

Optimum Urges FCC to Fund Fiber

The company is seeking reimbursements for the shift from C-band to Ku-band.

Study Shows ISPs Kicked in $11.4 billion in BEAD Matching Funds, Topping 25% Legal Minimum by 12 Percentage Points

Internet providers have pledged $11.4 billion in matching funds — 37% of project costs and well above the program’s 25% minimum

Senate Farm Bill Would Codify ReConnect Program

The House-passed USDA funding bill would provide $40 million for the program in FY27

Rural Carriers, Consumer Groups Want Verizon-Array Spectrum Deal Reviewed

Separately, the Rural Wireless Association also raised concerns about the proposed T-Mobile-Grain deal.

Luján, Matsui Introduce Bill to Fund Digital Literacy

Legislation would create a nonprofit to fund digital literacy and broadband adoption nationwide.

Charter Agrees to Infrastructure Upgrades, Statewide Low-Income Price Locks if California Approves Cox Deal

The company said it would also apply for grant funding to serve all BEAD locations in its footprint if the Commerce Department doesn’t approve the state’s spending plan.

Great Plains Communications Says Rural Providers Will Need Support Beyond BEAD

Executive says rising bandwidth demands and sparse population make long-term support necessary.

RiverStreet Years Late on Broadband Projects Funded by COVID-Era Grants

The Virginia provider was contracted through 2022 and 2023 broadband grants under the American Rescue Plan Act.

Spectrum Expands Service in Southeastern Ohio

The company connected more than 20,000 Ohio homes in March 2026.

FCC Considers Satellite Changes to Universal Service's High Cost Fund

Agency also ‘streamlines’ broadband data collection and mapping at its May open meeting.

Satellite BEAD Awards to be Reduced

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

New Mexico First to Replace Federal Broadband Subsidy

$10 million program takes effect Wednesday, with potential to expand to $45 million annually.

California Regulators Fund Broadband Projects at $137,000 Per Location

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) hiked the state’s Universal Service Fund tax to help fund the grants.

NTIA Announces $790 Million in Tribal Broadband Funding

The agency said last year it was working on changes to the programs to cut red tape

MSEC Communications Withdraws From RDOF Broadband Program

The provider has already completed deployment to 92 percent of locations.

Jim Brisimitzis and Stephen Leotis: How CBRS is Powering Rural America's Agricultural Future

CBRS shared spectrum is solving rural farms' connectivity crisis, but proposed higher-power rules could dismantle the balance making it work.

Navajo Nation Council Approves $244.6 million Broadband Investment

The plan pairs immediate Starlink service with a 1,265-mile fiber and 5G buildout.

FCC Commissioner Trusty Highlights National Security and Rural Broadband

Olivia Trusty, one of two Republican FCC Commissioners, returned from a visit to Nebraska hosted by Sen. Deb Fischer (R)

FCC to Vote on ‘Top-to-Bottom’ E-Rate Review, Local Permitting Shot Clocks at June Meeting

Also on the agenda: subsea cable security licensing, 911 reliability, and emergency alerts.

BEAD Non-Deployment Funds Could Fund Precision Ag. States Are Still Waiting to Find Out

State broadband and agriculture agencies remain siloed despite precision agriculture's growing connectivity demands, panelists said.

A Central Texas Library Closing the Digital Divide 

NTIA Leader Roth Emphasizes Importance of BEAD Deployments

The Trump administration official expressed excitement over the program’s expansion and hopes to see more progress.