Senators Including Virginia's Warner Push Trump to Release Broadband Deployment Funding

Warner, Colleagues Demand Trump Lift Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding

Tweet ~ Sen. Warner has led efforts to secure universal broadband and expand high-speed internet to every corner of the Commonwealth ~ WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined 11 of his Senate colleagues in demanding that the Trump administration release funding for states under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This program, which was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – landmark legislat…

Senators including Virginia's Warner push Trump to release broadband deployment funding

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has joined a call for the Trump administration to release broadband deployment funds and refrain from changing guidelines about what to do with the money.Warner, a co-author and negotiator of the 2021 law that created the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, says that President Donald Trump has been blocking the so-called BEAD dollars for months. Late last week, he co-signed a letter to Trump, c…

Trump Calls for Freeing Up Spectrum for Broadband Expansion - Inside Towers

President Donald Trump on Tuesday took to Truth Social to advocate for a robust national strategy on wireless connectivity. He called for expanding access to communications spectrum and reinforcing America’s global standing in WiFi, 5G, and the upcoming 6G technology race, reports Newsx. Trump’s message emphasized a dual focus — expanding high-speed connectivity to all Americans and ensuring national security in the process. He pledged to “free …