Trump administration changes funding rules for broadband expansion

Arkansas' $1B Broadband Push Faces Shake-Up After Feds Overhaul Grant Rules

Arkansas must reevaluate its more than $1 billion in broadband grants amid a restructuring of the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a sweeping “BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice” on Friday that requires all eligible entities — including the Arkansas State Broadband Office — to abandon what the notice called “burdensome and non-statutory req…

Trump’s broadband program overhaul favors Musk tech, strips low-cost plans • Florida Phoenix

Open the article to view the coverage from Florida Phoenix

Trump administration changes funding rules for broadband expansion

Virginia officials and broadband providers have had the “rug pulled out from under them” by a U.S. Commerce Department policy shift on internet expansion, the state’s Broadband Advisory Council chairwoman said Monday. Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax County, said she was frustrated that the Trump administration has restructured the Biden-era Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program, also known as “Internet for All.” The $42.5 billion progra…

Virginia Officials Slam Changes to Federal Broadband Program

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2025 – With less than 90 days to rework its broadband deployment strategy under the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program, Virginia officials were scrambling to respond to sweeping federal changes that leaders say “throw years of planning in the trash.”Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax County, who serves as chairwoman for the Virginia Broadband Advisory Council, expressed her frustration Monday, alongside many other…

Trump Administration Releases Revised BEAD Rules Requiring Do-Over for Some States

NTIA released Friday its long-awaited plan for awarding $42.45 billion in BEAD program money, reversing much of what the Biden administration developed in the initial rules. Delaware, Louisiana and Nevada, which have completed state plans, will have to relaunch the...