The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act introduced in the Senate today would exempt grant funding that network operators receive for rural broadband deployments from taxation. According to the release, broadband deployment grants are currently factored into a company’s income and…
The broadband industry has an incredible opportunity ahead. Getting broadband access to everyone in the country, regardless of their location or economic circumstance, is within reach thanks to the wealth of both public and private funding that is now in…
Broadband funding opportunities abound. The wave has grown over the years from the $4.5 billion CAF program to the tsunami of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, with $42.45 billion earmarked to expand high-speed internet access across the…
Leading broadband trade associations have banded together to offer a monthly educational webinar series supporting the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and State Broadband Offices with the implementation of the Broadband Equity Access and Development (BEAD) Program. The $42.5…
The state of Louisiana has the distinction of being awarded the first planning grant in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which has a budget of $42.5 billion for rural broadband deployments. The state also was awarded funding…
All 50 states and all U.S. territories have submitted applications for planning funds for the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which is the first step in making $42.5 billion in funding available to cover some of costs of…
One of the biggest surprises in the rules that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued for the $42.5 billion BEAD rural broadband funding program was the agency’s definition of “reliable broadband” – at least with regard to fixed…
What is BEAD and how can it help you build a broadband network? “BEAD” stands for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment and it’s the newest funding program in the race to support unserved areas around the country. The National Telecommunications…
During today’s company quarterly earnings call, AT&T CEO John Stankey offered subtle hints about AT&T’s potential participation in broadband infrastructure funding programs. But he wasn’t coy about presenting AT&T as a good partner with the states, who will be key…
All 50 states have submitted letters of intent to participate in the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding program and to participate in the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, which has a budget of approximately $1.5…
It’s a great time to be in the broadband business (mostly). BEAD has announced an additional $42 billion in broadband funding. How to get your hands on that pot of gold? There are some guidelines you need to know. In…
The FCC said yesterday that it is ready-to-authorize Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) money for two more companies that won comparatively small amounts in the auction. In addition, the commission released a list of defaulted bids with five companies on…
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