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Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD)

Howard Lutnick
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)

House Democrats want Commerce Dept. to clarify rules for BEAD nondeployment funds

Ten House Democrats are asking the Commerce Department to provide guidance on using federal broadband funding for things like workforce development, telehealth and cybersecurity.
Starlink rocket
People view a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18, 2024 as seen from Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

SpaceX says Virginia unfairly favored fiber over satellite in BEAD proposal

SpaceX claimed Virginia purposefully excluded Starlink from competing on equal footing for bids on more than 95% of eligible build locations.
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Howard Lutnick
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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