WISPA Disappointed With NTIA Chief's Response on BEAD Rules
The Wireless ISP Association raised a red flag Thursday on the response by NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson to a letter led by Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., urging NTIA to allow states to use their broadband, equity, access and deployment (BEAD)…
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program grants to pay for unlicensed wireless service, which the agency’s notice of funding opportunity guidance doesn’t allow (see 2211220076). Davidson responded this week, saying the BEAD notice of funding opportunity “contains provisions specifically designed to address the concerns about overbuilding you raised in your letter.” The program also includes “a specific provision to prevent overbuilding due to potentially duplicative federal funding commitment,” Davidson said. “Discouraged @NTIAgov head Davidson misses fundamental issue -- BEAD NOFO’s lack of tech-neutrality -- in response to Senator Daines’ concerns over harmful overbuilding,” WISPA tweeted Thursday. NTIA didn't comment.