Mass. Makes 50 States With BEAD Planning Awards
NTIA has awarded planning grants to all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., for its digital equity and broadband, equity, access and deployment (BEAD) programs, NTIA said Friday. NTIA awarded $6 million that day to Massachusetts, it said. “In…
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a matter of months, we’ll begin to see plans from around the country, detailing how each state will connect all their residents to high-speed, affordable Internet service,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Massachusetts got about $5 million to plan for BEAD and $1 million for the digital equity program, NTIA said. Receiving planning funds lets Massachusetts “continue to engage with communities impacted by the digital divide to boost the rollout of new digital equity and broadband infrastructure programs,” said outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker (R). All territories applied for planning awards, but NTIA hasn’t announced grants for Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands or the U.S. Virgin Islands.