Biggest Nevada BEAD Awardee is Commerce’s Latest Pen Pal

The latest stakeholder to send a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is Sky Fiber Internet, the largest Nevada Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment awardee in the rural broadband funding program. In the letter, the company urged Lutnick to expedite contract finalization and issue guidance so construction can begin. “Delays not only risk higher costs and lost labor but also erode public confidence in what is arguably the most ambitious and promising broadband investment in our nation’s history,” said Sky Fiber Internet CEO Garry Gomes in the letter. The BEAD program is currently at a standstill. The letter calls on Secretary Lutnick to take four steps: 

1. Expedite contract finalization and issue guidance so construction can begin.
2. Streamline federal permitting and environmental review, especially for areas already cleared by state processes or along public rights-of-way.
3. Support Nevada’s all-inclusive model, which allows for technology-appropriate solutions.
4. Empower ready, local partners with rural deployment experience and deep local trust.