County briefed on BEAD program changes; federal rules loosen technology preference, possibly extending state timeline
Staff updated council on changes to the federal BEAD program that remove a ground-fiber preference and add another round of proposal windows; the changes could delay state submission to NTIA and pushing potential funding deployment into late fall or year-end.
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Policy analyst Jordan Boaty updated the Clark County Council on recent federal changes to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program that affect state deployment timelines and technology eligibility.
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