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Industry Groups Offer Opinions on New BEAD Rules
After the new BEAD rules were announced on Friday, viewpoints from within the broadband industry started pouring in.
Visionary Broadband Becomes First to Complete NTIA-Funded Middle-Mile Project
The Visionary Broadband project provides high-capacity middle-mile connectivity across a stretch of rural northeast Wyoming where broadband access has historically lagged.
Brightspeed Expands Fiber Access to Texas’ Bell and Coryell Counties
By the end of the Brightspeed buildout, more than 97,500 locations across the Texas communities of Copperas Cove, Gatesville, Killeen, and Nolanville will have access.
NTCA and Other Associates Ask Appropriations to Fund Rural Utilities Service
NTCA joined other associations in a letter in support of sufficient Fiscal Year 2026 funding for the programs overseen by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) within the USDA.
The BEAD Changes Are Here: Tech-Neutrality Touted as “Benefit of the Bargain”
The BEAD changes require states to select the lowest-cost applicants, whatever technology they use. New scoring criteria have been imposed.
Are Fiber and Fixed Wireless the New PB&J?
Karsten Gewecke says fixed wireless and fiber are comparable technologies, but he has concerns about satellite broadband.