The lawmakers argue cutting the federal broadband program would not address concerns about students’ screen time, pointing instead to existing internet-safety requirements and local device-use policies.

Jon Eichten, the commissioner of Minnesota IT Services and state chief information officer

The study found that for every $1 cut from the E-Rate program, the U.S. GDP would be reduced by about $1.60.

The VT Speed Check tool also lets residents view broadband coverage across the state and learn how to fix some internet connection problems.

Michael Pastor, New York Law School's Dean of Technology Law

The new tool will track shelter use, length of stay, demographics, people housed, program exits and destinations, exits without notice and participant deaths.

The agency clarified that states can now use leftover BEAD funds to fund broadband projects in locations that were missed or became newly eligible.

The report evaluated nine broadband programs and recommended improvements to data and guidance provided to states during the deployment process.

Illinois became the final state or territory to receive approval from the NTIA for its BEAD final proposal.

Jason Kavulich, secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Aging