Headline: U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) believes BEAD and other federal programs have a “fundamental flaw” because Congress doesn’t entirely understand the issues
Article: The trade group ACA Connects kicked off its annual summit with what’s on the forefront of everyone’s mind right now – the state of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
Changes to BEAD are imminent, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick plans to eliminate the program’s fiber preference. But U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) didn’t talk about that in today’s opening keynote. Rather, he noted BEAD – and federal programs in general – have a “fundamental flaw.”
Date: March 5 2025
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