Eric Scarborough

Ready to Keep the Momentum Going with BEAD

In the lead up to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) announcements of state Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) allocations expected at the end of June 2023, it’s vital to reflect on how far we’ve come already – not just in terms of the number of dollars committed or the number of locations served, but in proving that a public-private partnership model is one of the most effective paths forward in working to expand broadband access. Local leaders and industry partners have come together and made extraordinary progress building out broadband n