June 2025

Under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Restructuring Policy Notice issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on June 6, state and territory broadband offices must rescind all preliminary and provisional BEAD awards made under the prior rules and must, in very short order, run a single competitive round with a strong preference for providers that promise to provide 100Mbps/20 Mbps service for the least amount of BEAD funding support. Crucially, the Policy Notice puts LEO satellite and unlicensed fixed wireless on the same footing as end-to-end fiber

The Maine Connectivity Authority announces the launch of the Maine Tech Share program, a digital opportunity initiative developed in partnership with Maine’s only nonprofit device refurbisher, give IT. get IT. The program enables Maine businesses and institutions to safely recycle underutilized or unused devices, which are then refurbished and distributed to families and individuals, providing the technology needed for participation in today’s digital society. MCA’s goal is to source 25,000 devices, which will be wiped of data and refurbished for redistribution by give IT. get IT. give IT.