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From left: Tamarah Holmes, director of the Office of Broadband at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development; Kelly Schlegel, director of the New Mexico Office of Broadband Expansion; and Jade Piros de Carvalho, director of the Kansas Office of Broadband Development speak with Drew Clark, editor and publisher of Broadband Breakfast, at an event in Washington on June 27. (Scoop News Group)
State broadband officials reacted to awards from the Broadband, Equity, Accessibility, and Deployment grant program with a mix of excitement and curiosity.
President Biden speaks as he announces a $42.5 billion investment in high-speed internet infrastructure during an event in the East Room of the White House on June 26. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
President Biden called the $42.5 billion Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program a "bold" step toward universal high-speed internet access by 2030.
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel attends Paley International Council Summit at the Paley Museum on Nov. 8, 2022 in New York. (Steven Ferdman / Getty Images)
Ready founder Jase Wilson, right, and Ready’s vice president of community engagement and strategic partnerships, Scott Woods speak at the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington on Jan. 18, 2023. (U.S. Conference of Mayors)