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.
Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on November 8, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)
While many industry groups are supporting a bill that would streamline a major broadband program, many too have said they're concerned that satellite services could elbow out…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams looks on during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on sanctuary cities’ policies at the U.S. Capitol on March 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The hearing comes as President Donald Trump looks to implement key elements of his immigration policy, while threatening to cut funding to cities that resist the administration’s immigration efforts. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
New York City announced a new chief digital equity officer role and working group to guide efforts to boost access to high-speed internet and digital skills training.
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)
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he's “ripping out” the “pointless requirements” inserted by former President Joe Biden into the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
A director at the Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute at New York Law School shares ways the administration of President Donald Trump can accelerate BEAD projects.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, right, speaks during a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican governors at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 9, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)