November 2025

Reminder: What BEAD Final Proposals Looked Like When Submitted to NTIA

Today's big news is that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved 18 Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Final Proposals. As a reminder, we've been tracking what those proposals looked like when they were submitted to the NTIA. In the coming days, we'll be examining the final final (Is that what we should call them?) BEAD plans to see what changes were made during the approval process.

House Communications Subcommittee Advances GOP Broadband Permitting Package

The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee cleared a raft of GOP-led broadband permitting legislation. The bills would make it easier for internet service providers to cross railroad lines, set shot clocks and fee limits on state and local permitting agencies, and exempt certain projects from environmental and historical reviews, among other things. The legislation approved by the subcommittee would give state and local permitting authorities 90 days to approve or deny requests to modify existing broadband infrastructure, and 150 days to approve or deny requests for new constructi