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Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

Sector: Telecommunications • Location: United States

Source: GovTech

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Under Review

The BEAD program is a federal initiative established by Congress as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand broadband infrastructure across states and territories. The program underwent a federal review causing delays, with new policy rules released by the NTIA modifying requirements including an additional subgrantee selection round and removing preference for fiber technology.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Telecommunications, Broadband, Government
Location
United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
GovTech

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The project “Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program” is an infrastructure initiative in the Telecommunications sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from GovTech.

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The BEAD program is a federal initiative established by Congress as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand broadband infrastructure across states and territories. The program underwent a federal review causing delays, with new policy rules released by the NTIA modifying requirements including an additional subgrantee selection round and removing preference for fiber technology.

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Broadband and Network

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United States of America (USA)

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Telecommunications, Broadband, Government

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2025-06-08

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