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Minnesota: Keep BEAD Fast and Grounded in Local Expertise

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WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 – Minnesota’s broadband office urged the Commerce Department Thursday to protect state-level decision-making under the $42.5 billion Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program, while making changes “to improve program acceleration and efficiency.”In a letter sent Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Minnesota Office of Broadband Development Executive Director Bree Maki called on the federal government to…

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