The NTIA approved the state's plan on Wednesday, the state said.
The NTIA confirmed it received all plans for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program by the December 27 deadline.
Tune in for the latest updates on BEAD mapping and challenge process.
All 56 states and territories have released for comment their Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment proposals.
FCC staff processed 4.8 million challenges to coverage data and 1.5 million challenges to location data.
Approving state BEAD plans that mandate affordable prices violates the law, they said.
'Louisiana is taking a major step' forward on internet access, said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
The proposals detail plans for the $42.5 billion broadband expansion program.
The NTIA's Internet Use Survey doesn't delve deeply enough into why people choose not to adopt broadband.
State broadband offices should look to local organizations for digital equity efforts, panelists said.
The industry has been working to train students and others to take on jobs in broadband-related fields.
Comments are due to Oregon's broadband office on December 10, and to the University of Hawaii by December 9.
The social media landscape is changing as lawmakers become more active in shaping digital communication
The state became the first in the nation to receive approval from the NTIA on part one of its BEAD proposal.
The Fifth Circuit ruled that the administration overstepped in coercing social media platforms to take down misinformation.
The next phase of broadband mapping is going to be very much state-driven, said panelists.
Outlines subgrant processes and application scoring criteria.
Maine is one of the first states to submit its plan to the NTIA, following Delaware.
Digital Equity projects will be an ongoing effort for many states.
Congress should discontinue High-Cost, Lifeline, and ReConnect.
Texas is the highest awarded state, as 19 states set to receive more than $1 billion from BEAD.
Overreporting in maps may prove to be detrimental.
The May 10 Connect (X) session will discuss the Middle Mile Program and the key role of state broadband offices.
Louisiana was first awarded a planning grant from IIJA, first to receive ARP funding ARP and is first in per capita broadband adoption.
Two Republican-led states sued the Biden administration over alleged collusion with tech companies.
What are states focusing on in order to maximize the amount and impact of their federal broadband funding?
The onus of securing devices shouldn’t fall to the consumer, a Homeland Security cyber rep said.
State officials are responsible for the disbursal of federal broadband infrastructure funds, but many offices are understaffed.
Without efforts to drive adoption, federal investment in connectivity will fall short, agreed Brookings panelists.
Since November, library cardholders can check out Wi-Fi hotspots for home use.
Local communities understand their own needs, said Arkansas’s Glen Howie.
Only a handful of states have crafted their purchasing decisions after federal rules banning certain companies' equipment.
Alabama, Colorado, New Mexico, New York, Kansas and Pennsylvania had broadband-related measures on the ballot.
'The way you close the digital divide is you build fiber to every single rural home,' Jonathan Chambers said.
Louisiana enjoys 'absolute alignment' between the governor, legislature, and local officials on closing the digital divide.
The company's president of broadband access and adoption initiatives lauded AT&T's public-private partnerships.
Special Representative for Broadband Andy Burke announced Louisiana as first state to receive $2.9 million broadband planning grant.
The authorization comes three weeks after the commission denied funding to Starlink and LTD Broadband.
The CHIPS Act had been pushed by officials as a key bill to increase America's self sufficiency on chip manufacturing.
Officials from Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine and New Mexico outline how they are preparing for broadband funding.