Wednesday, 10/15: We added Texas to our list of BEAD provisional awards. 49 states have now announced provisional awards.
Not all BEAD money is being awarded. Our 45-state analysis of awards vs. allocations suggests why — and it’s not all about June rule changes.
The revised BEAD guidelines canceled all non-deployment allocations and said that updated guidance would subsequently be released.
The press release issued by Washington about its provisional awards listed the percentage of the total BEAD investment by technology type.
BEAD award money will go heavily toward LEO satellite in Colorado and Montana, but fiber wins in Arkansas and Maine.
The new BEAD guidance says that subgrantees must propose at least one low-cost broadband option that meets NTIA approval.