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Committee hears BEAD award list and program change allowing fixed wireless; AI forum announced for March
Summary
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.
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.
Miller also told members about an upcoming AI for Local Government forum, with the closest session scheduled in Lac du Flambeau on March 26. The broadband update was presented as part of committee team updates; no formal committee vote or action on local BEAD strategy was recorded in the meeting transcript.
