NTIA has allocated $3313M in BEAD funding to Texas.
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Authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the BEAD Program will provide states funding that will help expand high-speed internet access and use. The Broadband Development Office (BDO) has created a competitive process for potential subrecipients to apply for funding.
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Awards to come.
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This program covers some costs for companies that must replace poles with new poles that provide a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. New poles must, on average, provide symmetrical speeds of 1 Gbps and be in areas where approximately 18% of locations are categorized as unserved.
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The Bringing Online Opportunities to Texans (BOOT) Program is a competitive grant program designed to fund last mile broadband infrastructure projects in areas throughout the state. The BOOT Program will prioritize projects that serve historically socio-economically disadvantaged areas and offer affordable service options and digital literacy support. The program received $363.8M through the federal Capital Projects Fund.
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