Bloomfield recommends that NTCA member organizations take a major role in defining eligibility for BEAD service.
Counties in the state partner with the North Carolina Department of Information Technology through the CAB grants program.
“Fiber broadband stood out overwhelmingly in our study,” said Michael Render, principal at RVA LLC, about the results of the FBA report.
Nearly $25.1 million has been requested for reimbursement in the non-competitive Ohio pole reimbursement program.
After the new BEAD rules were announced on Friday, viewpoints from within the broadband industry started pouring in.
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.