A student in Stamford, Conn., takes part in distance learning with the help of her mother. A federal program meant to expand broadband access to households is falling behind schedule, state officials ...

Residents of western North Carolina gather near a fire station last fall to access Wi-Fi service in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The region is among the areas meant to benefit from the BEAD program ...

In late 2021, then-President Joe Biden's administration announced the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, hailing it as the modern day equivalent to President Franklin D.

Adjusting Project Technology Preferences – Subject to certain exceptions for extremely high-cost deployments, BEAD Program rules currently require states/territories to prioritize broadband projects ...

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been demanding an overhaul of a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, and now his telecom policy director has been chosen to lead the federal agency in charge ...

The $2.75 billion program was created to boost digital skills and spur greater broadband adoption -- but one expert says it was canceled because its name included the "new four-letter word." Joe Supan ...

The administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden spent $42.45 billion on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program that has connected no one to the internet. Rating: Mostly True (About ...

Patrick Messac, director of Oakland Undivided, leads a rally in Sacramento in October 2023 to raise awareness about multibillion-dollar broadband projects in California. (File photo by Rahul Lal/For ...

While the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program hadn't connected anyone to the internet yet as of November 2025, it was expected to begin doing so within the next year. Some of his ...