As a federally-funded broadband program progresses to improve service in rural areas, an internet provider asked for the ...

Nearly 3 million Americans who live in mostly rural counties lack both health care and reliable high-speed internet, ...

Formerly known as Hargray, Sparklight is the phone and internet provider for the majority of residents and businesses in the ...

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program was established under the 2021 infrastructure bill to expand high-speed internet access, prioritizing fiber ...

Real County, west of San Antonio, and Menard County, southeast of San Angelo, both had two tornadoes, the fewest of any county in Texas. The map below shows the approximate tracks of tornadoes in ...

NTIA declined to answer Stateline’s questions about the BEAD program. Officials in some states have run into snags with challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Map.

With the agility of ngFWA deployments, states can cover unserved and underserved communities with their allocated BEAD funds, delivering a fiber-class broadband experience to close the digital ...

“Unless you’re on the National Broadband Map, that money cannot be used to connect your home or business.” The BEAD program also has an affordability requirement that mandates state ...

The BOOT II program is clearly a ramp-up for the $42 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and funds, of which Texas is the largest recipient, and we believe our success with ...

The Broadband Equity and Access Deployment Program ... SpaceX opened a factory in 2023 in Bastrop, Texas, that company officials say can make millions of Starlink terminals each year.