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Commerce sets 90‑day BEAD application window; senators warn against reapplication burdens and mapping delays
Summary
Secretary Lutnick told senators the department will issue a BEAD notice of funding opportunity soon and expects applications within 90 days; lawmakers warned that restarting state bidding processes would waste funds and delay shovel‑ready projects.
Senators from rural and northern states pressed Department of Commerce officials on June 4 to avoid delays and unnecessary rebidding in implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and associated mapping and Digital Equity activities.
Senator Deb Fischer and others described the broadband funding map and BEAD as critical tools to prevent redundant overbuilding and to target scarce funds toward unserved and underserved households. They asked whether the department would…
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