Louisiana Bill Seeks More Data on State of Rural Broadband

BEAD and the Rural Public

The last two days I wrote about the impact of the changes to the BEAD program on County Governments and on State Broadband Offices. As important as those impacts are, the real impact from changing BEAD is on the public living in the rural areas that are covered by BEAD. Let me start with BEAD eligibility. The new rules include a provision that wireless ISPs (WISPS) that claim speeds to the FCC of 100/20 Mbps using unlicensed spectrum can certify…

Louisiana Bill Seeks More Data on State of Rural Broadband

A Louisiana resolution would require quarterly reports from the state's broadband office on the status of broadband coverage in rural areas. State Rep. Rhonda Butler (R) introduced HR-327 on Monday to mandate quarterly reports on the "implementation, performance and rural...