State of Ohio Initial Proposal, Volume I Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

BroadbandOhio has drafted Volume 1 of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal including: identification of existing broadband efforts, existing unserved and underserved locations, and community anchor institutions as well its detailed challenge process plan. Ohio will incorporate any guidance received from the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) on this draft of Volume I of the BEAD Initial Proposal to ensure compliance with the BEAD requirements, as enabled by existing provisions. Following a 30-day public comment period, and review and consideration of received comments, BroadbandOhio plans to submit this document to NTIA, in partial fulfillment of the BEAD Initial proposal requirements.