Changes to location eligibility, brought on by newly available data, arrive as the federal government's keystone broadband program moves into its final phases.
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)
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) speaks a press conference on the reintroduction of the Freedom to Vote Act, outside the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
A former DHS official said the FirstNet reauthorization bill approved by the House would bring stability to the public safety network, but warned that continuing to rely…
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on after President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
The NTIA will delay issuing guidance on how states can spend nondeployment broadband funding after the agency gathered feedback on how best to use the remaining $21…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is advising states against granting the internet service provider Starlink special exemptions to a federal broadband program.
Drew Garner, director of policy engagement at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, shares what he sees in the months and years ahead for the federal…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on during remarks to the press at the end of an EU Foreign Affairs Council about Trade in Brussels on Nov. 24, 2025. (Nicolas Tucat / AFP)
"They say everything is bigger in Texas, and we certainly saw that with the effort put forth in their BEAD Final Proposal," said NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth.
From Arkansas to the Northern Mariana Islands, states are beginning to see their broadband proposals approved under the Trump administration's new rules.
