Trump admin warns states: Don’t try to lower broadband prices

States that cap ‘affordable’ broadband risk losing BEAD fund

: A good deal, like beauty, is in the ISP of the beholder, after all - at least if you want BEAD funding

Trump admin warns states: Don’t try to lower broadband prices

ISPs getting grants must offer “low-cost” plan, but they get to pick the price.

It’s crunch time for BEAD as paperwork comes due in September

The new BEAD notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) was released on June 6 and state broadband offices have been scrambling to re-do their bidding processes and prepare their second versions of their Final Proposals – all before September 4.

Trump Admin Warns States Against BEAD Broadband Price Mandates

The Trump administration has issued a stark warning to states participating in the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program: do not impose mandates that force internet service providers (ISPs) to lower broadband prices. This directive, outlined in new guidance from the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), underscores a shift toward industry-friendly policies under P…

Trump admin warns states: Don’t try to lower broadband prices - WorldNL Magazine

The Trump administration is telling states they will be shut out of a $42 billion broadband deployment fund if they set the rates that Internet service providers receiving subsidies are allowed to charge people with low incomes. The latest version of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) FAQ on the grant program, released today, is a challenge to states considering laws that would force Internet providers to offer…