CNET

Are BEAD Projects in Jeopardy Under a Trump Administration?

You probably didn’t hear much talk about internet policy in political commercials or on debate stages this year. But the results of the 2024 election will have a reverberating impact on the state of ...
American Enterprise Institute

Should NEPA Apply to BEAD’s Broadband Grants?

A pivotal decision made by the Biden administration last year requires that broadband grants supported by the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program be reviewed under ...
CNET

Starlink Can Get a Piece of the BEAD Pie, Says New NTIA Guidance

In a major win for internet providers like Starlink, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Monday released much-anticipated guidance for how states can use Broadband Equity ...
JD Supra

GAO Opinion Complicates NTIA’s BEAD ‘Benefit of the Bargain’ Rule – Implications for Broadband Investments

On December 16, 2025, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal opinion finding that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) June 6, 2025, BEAD ...
JD Supra

Largest Federal Broadband Grant Program Targeted for Major Reforms

Adjusting Project Technology Preferences – Subject to certain exceptions for extremely high-cost deployments, BEAD Program rules currently require states/territories to prioritize broadband projects ...