BEAD News Archives

Latest BEAD program updates, funding shifts, and broadband policy changes shaping digital equity and connectivity across the U.S.

Alabama opens $1.4B BEAD grant applications to expand high-speed broadband in unserved and underserved areas statewide in 2025

The impact of tariffs on broadband projects funded by the BEAD Program will be offset by the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act

New York secures $50 million in federal funds, now totaling nearly $300 million for expanding rural broadband internet access

Rhode Island launches $108.7M BEAD Program to expand high-speed internet access across 30+ communities, closing the digital divide

Oregon Broadband Office awards $24M to expand high-speed internet to 2,360 rural locations in final ARPA funding round.

New Mexico's OBAE received 66 applications competing for $675M in BEAD funding to expand rural broadband access across 31 counties.

Frontier Communications, DMCI, and Surf Internet—applying for funding from the $245 million Michigan BEAD program

The blog post provides an analysis of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing tables' growth and dynamics for both IPv4 and IPv6 during 2024.

Arizonas deadline for round 1 of the $993 BEAD funding program has been extended to March 7, 2025, allowing more time for submissions.

Vermont’s BEAD program completes the preliminary round, with nine ISPs competing for $229 million to expand statewide broadband access