What you need to know about the new BEAD rules

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Headline: NTIA has officially rewritten the rules of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, essentially forcing states back to square one on their plans to address the digital divide.
Article: As anticipated, the new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) nixed the BEAD preference for end-to-end fiber. The notice now defines a “priority broadband project” as one that provides service at speeds of no less than 100/20 Mbps with latency less than or equal to 100 milliseconds.
Date: June 9, 2025
Read Full Article: Fierce-network.com

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