The legislation aims to clear obstacles for broadband deployment, but agricultural groups argue it could come at the expense of rural property rights.

Michael Santorelli, director of the Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute at the New York Law School

The two BEAD-funded internet connections in Nebraska and Louisiana signal a shift from the program's tenuous planning phase to deployment.

The Accelerating Broadband Permits Act joins other federal measures aimed at tackling permitting frustrations plaguing the federal broadband program.

The NTIA will delay issuing guidance on how states can spend nondeployment broadband funding after the agency gathered feedback on how best to use the remaining $21…

In a letter to state broadband offices, SpaceX claimed that federal broadband funding requirements make things difficult for satellite providers, like its Starlink service.

A letter signed by 164 state legislators urges the Commerce Department to release the full amount of funds states were set to receive through the BEAD program.

What should happen to the unclaimed federal broadband funds?

Maryland’s Digital Infrastructure Group hasn't had its first meeting yet, but the state is already saving millions on broadband projects, one state official said.

With billions federal funds expected to be leftover from the BEAD program, the government claims it's saving taxpayers money. The truth is a bit more complicated.