Congressional Republicans Want Access to BEAD Records

Lutnick pledges to rip out Biden's 'pointless' BEAD requirements - Broadband Communities

News U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has launched what he calls a “rigorous review” of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Commerce, has announced the beginning of a “rigorous review” of the BEAD Program. The announcement, made last week on the Department of Commerce’s website, explained that the commerce department wi…

Congressional Republicans Want Access to BEAD Records

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2025 – New bicameral legislation sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., would attempt to increase transparency in the federal government’s broadband expansion efforts by subjecting decisionmaking processes to public scrutiny.The Broadband Buildout Accountability Act would apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions made by the head of the National Telecommunications and Inf…

House Energy & Commerce - Fixing Biden’s Broadband Blunder - ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD

On March 5 2025, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing titled ‘Fixing Biden’s Broadband Blunder‘ to discuss the state of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) which provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed Internet access in the country, under the new administration. This video has been lightly edited for clarity. PANEL Gran…