Stakeholders Talk, NTIA Listens on How Best to Deploy BEAD Nondeployment Funds
Friday, February 13, 2026 Stakeholders Talk, NTIA Listens on How Best to DeployBEAD Nondeployment Funds Tepper States, territories, and their communities that lack sufficient internet access have been wondering
NTIA Signals It Will Follow Law on Non-Deployment Funds, But Wants More Ideas
Close to a 1,000 broadband-minded registrants attended a listening session on how to spend an estimated $21 billion in “non-deployment” funds states should have at their disposal from the federal
Non-Deployment Funds Unlikely to be Clawed Back, Experts Say
BEAD NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth has said she would support permitting reform as one potential use for the funds. Photo of Pew Charitable Trusts’ Broadband Access Initiative Director Kathryn de
Rep. Andy Barr Introduces House Companion to Senate Non-Deployment Bill
NTIA Allows states to use BEAD funds on workforce, wholesale fiber, IXPs, and wireless infrastructure Photo of Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., by Mark Humphrey/AP Source link
Should BEAD Non-Deployment Funds Be Linked to AI? How Should Funds Be Spent?
AI Experts disagreed on conditioning broadband funding on state AI regulations, balancing digital economy goals against legal constraints. Image “Glowing Rivers of Dawn,” by ChatGPT 5.1 Source link
Draft Bill Would Claw Back BEAD Non-Deployment Funds
BEAD The effort could include more than $20 billion of the program’s $42.45 billion. Photo of Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, from Alex Brandon/AP Source link
Status of BEAD Non-Deployment Funds
While States are scurrying to award Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment infrastructure funds before September 4, the other portion of BEAD—non-deployment funds—is in limbo. For those who haven’t been following BEAD
Three Questions About BEAD Non-Deployment Funding
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Digital Beat Stratton The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently announced sweeping changes to the Broadband