The $3.2 billion temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit program opens for enrollment May 12, offering eligible households monthly financial assistance to get high-speed internet service, The Wall ...

Feb. 25—A massive federal program meant to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the country is falling behind schedule, state broadband officials and experts say, even as Trump ...

In late 2021, then-President Joe Biden's administration announced the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, hailing it as the modern day equivalent to President Franklin D.

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, known as BEAD, was restructured this month, with updates to its policies and approval process for different internet service providers. The federal ...

A new COVID-19 relief initiative is kicking off. As of Wednesday, people can start applying for the emergency broadband benefit. The fund was created to help people afford home internet. If you ...

While the BEAD program hadn't connected anyone yet, government officials were still inching it closer to connecting people in ...