Arkansas Experiences 25% Decline in Applicants for BEAD Funding

Arkansas State Broadband Director Glen Howie said that the state had experienced a 25 percent decline in the number of applicants seeking funding from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The state went from 44 applicants in the original BEAD program to just 33 in the "Benefit of the Bargain" round.