State Broadband Offices Articles

Utah, long a broadband pioneer, wins $5.6 million in a BEAD planning grant

Virginia Broadband Director Dr. Tamarah Holmes walks us through her office's pioneering broadband grant programs.

State policymakers have a historic opportunity to make their states globally competitive with the construction of thousands of miles of broadband networks. Here are 8 criteria to help you through the decision-making process when combing through grant applications.

Missouri's first broadband officer joins engineering firm. Meanwhile the state still doesn't have a leader.

Arizona's well respected broadband director said that he's stepping away

The federal government is working to allocate billions for broadband expansion, but some states and territories aren't ready.

The tour found that Texans wanted reliable broadband access, faster speeds, and more affordable rates.

States need staff to ensure they will get their fair share of billions in broadband funding. 

Alaska’s remoteness might lead the state to receive a majority of federal government funds allotted to broadband for Tribal communities.

The GAO cleared the way late February for the FCC to provide a better map for an agency that's handing out billions of dollars of broadband funding under the Investment, Infrastructure and Investment Act.

Ideatek exec and Hutchinson Mayor Jade Piros de Carvalho is Kansas' new broadband director.

The Indiana Broadband Office’s vision statement is to be “the one-stop shop for all things broadband," and to get all Hoosiers get connected to the Next Level.

25 ISPs have notified ADECA of their intention to apply for grant funding

Bringing reliable, high-speed Internet access to every Mississippian has been at the heart of BEAM’s mission since its formation in 2019, including its capital fund project to create a grant program to successfully connect more than 30,000 unserved locations in the state. 

A guide to the evidentiary standard of the BEAD Challenge Process with an emphasis on the area challenge module for State Broadband Offices.

The big sky state joins a small list of eligible entities that have kicked off their broadband challenge process.