Pew Offers Recommendations to NTIA on the Future of Nondeployment Funding

The Pew Charitable Trusts submitted comments on February 18 to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), urging the agency to issue timely and clear guidance that will allow states to spend Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funds that are not used for broadband network construction—also known as nondeployment funds. The submission followed a February 11 NTIA listening session to gather stakeholder perspectives on the use of BEAD nondeployment funds, where a representative from Pew’s broadband access initiative spoke. Pew emphasized the importance of giving states the clarity and flexibility they need to begin investing these dollars to best support the unique needs of their communities.