At least half of BEAD locations no longer eligible for funding, report claims

At least half of BEAD locations no longer eligible for funding, report claims

Researchers at New York Law School found that more than half of locations originally eligible to receive federal broadband funding are no longer eligible.

Red State Senator and Broadband Providers Urge Against Major BEAD Changes

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2025 – Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., urged the Commerce Department Wednesday to expedite its review of a $42.45 billion broadband expansion plan, not to upend the program’s rules.West VirginiaGet a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in West Virginia.Broadband BreakfastState BroadbandAnd, in a Tuesday letter, a Missouri fiber provider that applied for funding also pushed the state’s Congressional delegation to back …