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Louisiana says final BEED approval held; state poised to start projects once Commerce releases funds
Summary
Representative Buddy Carter and witnesses told the subcommittee Louisiana has an approved final BEED proposal for about $1.3 billion and is ready to begin construction, but Commerce Department hold-ups have delayed funding and project starts.
Representative Buddy Carter told the committee that Louisiana became "the first state in the nation to secure federal funding, federal funding approval for our plan to deploy $1,300,000,000 in broadband equity access and deployment or BEED funding." He said the state's plan would connect approximately 140,000 locations, award contracts to about 20 ISPs, and direct about 70 percent of funds to Louisiana companies.
Witnesses and members described Louisiana as a near-term test case. Carter and others said the Commerce…
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