Wednesday, 10/15: We added Texas to our list of BEAD provisional awards. 49 states have now announced provisional awards.
This comprehensive update details, as far as possible, the BEAD Benefit of the Bargain funding round for each state.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved a BEAD scoring tweak for Michigan late last month.
An interesting twist in the Michigan BEAD approach is that providers can get extra points for “scalability and resiliency.”
Michigan and Maine take BEAD applications. Colorado gets set for a second round. We look at qualified applicants, scoring criteria, and more.
Michigan’s $1.5B in BEAD broadband funding will be enough to get service to everyone in the state, the chief connectivity officer told us.