Committee hears BEAD award list and program change allowing fixed wireless; AI forum announced for March
Joseph Miller updated the committee on BEAD funding awards (Brightspeed, Norvado, Bug Tussel, StarLink/SpaceX, Lac du Flambeau Band) and said the program removed a fiber-only requirement in favor of a 'best bargain' approach that includes fixed wireless; he also flagged an AI for Local Government forum March 26 in Lac du Flambeau.
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Joseph Miller briefed the committee on Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding and reported that the Wisconsin Public Service Commission provided awards to Brightspeed, Norvado, Bug Tussel, StarLink/SpaceX and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Miller said program rules were changed to remove a strict fiber-only requirement and instead select the "best bargain," which allowed fixed wireless providers to be included in the final awards.
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