Federal Agency Approves Arkansas' Broadband Proposal

Federal agency approves Arkansas' broadband proposal

Arkansas’ final proposal for a federal broadband program has received approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), according to a Tuesday press release for the state’s commerce department. As part of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, Arkansas has been allocated $1.024 billion in funding to deliver broadband access to more than 79,000 homes and busin…

Federal agency approves Arkansas’ broadband proposal

(Getty Images)Arkansas’ final proposal for a federal broadband program has received approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), according to a Tuesday press release for the state’s commerce department.  As part of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, Arkansas has been allocated $1.024 billion in funding to deliver broadband access to more than 79,000 …

Arkansas’ $305M Broadband Expansion Advances With Changes to Provider List

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Arkansas’ final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, the state announced Tuesday. The proposal, which the Arkansas State Broadband Office (ARConnect) submitted to NTIA on Sept. 2, still has to be reviewed by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards & Technology. Once that review …

Texas wins NTIA approval on their final BEAD proposal - Broadband Communities

News The Lone Star State has won approval for their final BEAD proposal from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities NTIA officials have approved the final proposal from Texas for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. The approval, announced late last week, makes Texas the 19th eligible entity to gain a positive response from NTIA. Earlier this month, fi…