WISPA Urges States to Plan BEAD Non-Deployment Projects

WISPA Urges States to Plan BEAD Non-Deployment Projects

WISPA urged state broadband leaders to keep any BEAD funds not spent during deployment to invest in non-deployment needs, such as fixed-wireless access networks. Whether BEAD funding could be used for non-deployment initiatives was an initial concern when NTIA amended...

WISPA Argues Support for FWA Creates BEAD Funding Surplus for States

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025 – Fiber has its fan club, but Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) will yield monetary surpluses that states can use at their discretion.That’s the view of WISPA – The Association for Broadband Without Boundaries,  which is telling states that funding fixed wireless projects will mean more money to spend on non-deployment projects, such as broadband adoption.Following the National Telecommunications and Information Administratio…