U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2026 budget requests for the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2025. (Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)
As promised, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has released new guidance for the nationwide broadband overhaul, rescinding final approvals in several states.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick delivers remarks during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
A map released by the U.S. Department of Commerce shows the areas where download speeds fall below FCC standards for fixed broadband. (U.S Department of Commerce / NTIA)
Researchers at New York Law School found that more than half of locations originally eligible to receive federal broadband funding are no longer eligible.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a waiver notice, granting states an extension on submitting their final broadband deployment plans.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks onstage at the TAAF Heritage Month Summit at The Glasshouse on May 02, 2024 in New York City. (JP Yim / Getty Images for The Asian American Foundation)
California opened applications for $50 million in funding designed to improve connectivity and digital skills, but a federal funding freeze puts the program's future in question.