Nevada's big fiber internet build-out still on track despite Trump admin pause - The Nevada Independent

Nevada's big fiber internet build-out still on track despite Trump admin pause - The Nevada Independent

Anyone remember the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD)?   First authorized by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, BEAD awards were eventually allocated in the summer of 2023, when the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Nevada would receive $416 million to build out a statewide broadband network, bringing the rurals up to digital speed. The program has come under fire from both …