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NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled “Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,” in Rayburn building on June 30, 2026. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

States review satellite BEAD locations after new broadband data changed eligibility

After making more federal broadband funding open to satellite internet deployments, the NTIA is now asking some states to review their project lists.

22 hours ago By Keely Quinlan

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, right, speaks with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, after attending the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Advocacy groups call FCC’s E-Rate review an ‘attack’ on schools and libraries

The FCC has initiated a broad review of the federal E-Rate program, opening the possibility for it to be limited or even terminated.

Jun 25, 2026 By Keely Quinlan

Priorities Podcast

The pole problem: A hidden challenge for BEAD deployment

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

Jun 3, 2026 By StateScoop Staff

woman on laptop in NYC — A woman works on her laptop at Blue Bottle on Sept. 9, 2020 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

NYC Public Advocate pitches ‘Internet for All’ plan to expand affordable broadband citywide

The New York City Public Advocate's office argued that a more substantial effort is needed to connect the city's entire population to the internet.

May 28, 2026 By Sophia Fox-Sowell

NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth gives remarks in Ogallala, Nebraska, on May 14, 2026 during an event celebrating the first BEAD-funded internet location in the state. (NTIA)

First BEAD-funded internet connections go live in Louisiana, Nebraska, with fixed wireless towers

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

May 18, 2026 By Keely Quinlan

FCC votes to create E-Rate bidding portal for schools and libraries, against their wishes

Controversially, the FCC voted to create a competitive bidding portal for schools and libraries participating in the E-Rate broadband subsidy program.

Apr 30, 2026 By Keely Quinlan

students on computers — Students from Pacoima Elementary School explore the Pacoima Community Technology Center in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 16, 2003. (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

School, library groups urge FCC not to create proposed E-Rate bidding portal

A cohort of advocacy groups argued that an online E-Rate portal would be "overly burdensome" for under-resourced schools, libraries and ISPs.

Apr 23, 2026 By Keely Quinlan

Emma Williams and Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom joins Emma Williams, the Bishop Paiute Tribe’s chair, to sign the final agreements for access to the California Middle Mile Broadband Network on April 2, 2026. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)

Bishop Paiute Tribe first in California to join state’s middle-mile broadband network

California's Bishop Paiute Tribe has become the first region in the state to connect to the state's extensive middle-mile broadband network.

Apr 3, 2026 By Keely Quinlan

Resource-sharing agreement expands Maryland’s middle-mile network

A new resource-sharing agreement in Maryland will lend the use of assets valued at $3.5 million, but will reportedly only cost the state a fraction of that…

Apr 2, 2026 By Keely Quinlan

With BEAD in flux, states lead on broadband expansion

States passed more than 160 broadband bills last year, providing new funding to replace cancelled federal dollars or to get ahead of procedural barriers as they await…

Mar 24, 2026 By Keely Quinlan