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A bipartisan group of legislators from 28 states sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week saying that some of the changes to the #BEAD program being discussed could further delay #broadband deployment by over a year. lightreading.com/broadband/stat…

#Indiana and #Arizona provided updates on their #BEAD programs this week, with Indiana announcing preliminary Round 1 awards that will provide access to more than 90,000 locations, approximately 70% of the eligible locations. #fiberbroadband telecompetitor.com/arizona-and-in…

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators last week introduced the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 to direct the FCC to require edge providers and broadband providers to contribute to the Universal Service Fund. #broadbandforall #PCCA okenergytoday.com/2025/05/senato…

The bipartisan Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus was relaunched last week, a move praised throughout the broadband industry and rural America. Maggie Macfarlane reports for Breakfast Media. broadbandbreakfast.com/re-launch-of-c…

On June 3, PCCA President & CEO Tim Wagner sent a letter to key Senators supporting David Keeling's nomination to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA_DOL. pccaweb.org/images/stories…

Check out this excellent discussion on the state of the U.S. power grid and the "unprecedented pressure" it faces from rapidly growing demand and increasing severe weather events. powermag.com/why-grid-harde…

PJM Interconnection, the electric grid operator for the Mid-Atlantic region said this week that it expects to have enough electricity and reserves to meet summer demand but warns that surging demand and old infrastructure could stress the system. fox43.com/article/news/l…

#Rural #broadband advocates in #Nebraska are expressing frustration with changes to the BEAD Program, worried that some rural areas of the state will be left behind with second-rate broadband. nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/07/21/cha…

Check out PCCA Hall of Famer Dan Levac of PLP lending his decades of industry knowledge to a discussion of the BEAD program's shift from a fiber-first approach to a newly announced tech-neutral plan. youtube.com/watch?app=desk…

A new study from Penn State concludes that Starlink may only be able meet NTIA’s required 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speed threshold in areas with extremely low population density. broadbandbreakfast.com/report-starlin…

The NTIA released a dashboard on July 22 that allows anyone to track how BEAD Eligible Entities are progressing through major program milestones. ntia.gov/funding-progra…