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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, accompanied by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei, speaks as he joins President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

State, local organizations ask Commerce Dept. to reinstate Digital Equity Act

A new letter urges Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick to reinstate the Digital Equity Act funds Trump cancelled last month.
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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)

Commerce Sec. Lutnick releases new BEAD guidance, with ‘tech-neutral approach’

As promised, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has released new guidance for the nationwide broadband overhaul, rescinding final approvals in several states.
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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)

BEAD uncertainty has state broadband chiefs advancing slowly, cautiously

In the face of looming changes to BEAD, several state broadband chiefs said their offices were slowly moving ahead with the program.
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