Will Arbuckle
Build America Buy America: Companies Self-Certify Domestic Production for the BEAD Program
The U.S. Department of Commerce released the first version of this Self Certification list, which allows manufacturers who have invested in domestic manufacturing to voluntarily ‘certify’—at the risk of federal penalty—that certain equipment they make meets the domestic manufacturing requirement listed in the Build America, Buy America (BABA) waiver for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. This list is a direct response from manufacturer feedback that NTIA heard during the c
Demonstrating compliance with the Buy America requirement
A framework for Build America, Buy America (BABA) self-certification and compliance in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program:
An American-Made Internet for All
When we released the proposed Build America, Buy America (BABA) waiver in August 2023, we estimated that our approach would mean close to 90% of BEAD funds spent on equipment would be spent on equipment manufactured in the U.S.