In religious traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and others, 8 represents the idea of balance, justice and fairness.
The agency is adjusting the federal government's grant rules for the program.
The NTIA confirmed it received all plans for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program by the December 27 deadline.
Open access networks can be better understand through the 7-layered Open Systems Interconnection model.
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.
The remaining funds are anticipated to be depleted by May 2024, according to the ACP Dashboard tracker.
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the FCC's recent move was an effort to ease friction for BEAD deployments.
Approving state BEAD plans that mandate affordable prices violates the law, they said.
The state is processing claims of incorrect broadband data ahead of funding infrastructure with its $451 million allocation.
The state wants to avoid setting out a price or formula for what BEAD-funded providers can charge low-income households.
'Louisiana is taking a major step' forward on internet access, said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
The 5-year deal hopes to limit accidents on tower builds.
The high cost of data transport and high latency could hinder fiber builds in rural areas.
Department of Commerce continues to combat the export of U.S. semiconductors to adversarial nations
The state expects "few or no" underserved households will remain by the time subgrantee selection begins.
The FCC rules have drawn strong pushback from industry groups and praise from Democratic leadership.
Existing infrastructure is insufficient to handle extra traffic from the 2024 Republican National Convention: Verizon.
Proposed rules would also put more limits on when utilities can pass full replacement costs to telecom companies.
The state is asking for a waiver to open up RDOF areas to BEAD applications.
The state is planning to expand its fiber technician training program after funding infrastructure projects.
The state expects to get broadband to all its unserved and underserved locations.
The proposals detail plans for the $42.5 billion broadband expansion program.
The state will mark all DSL customers as 'underserved' in its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment plan.
The state is looking to set locations outside its mapped community boundaries as extremely high-cost.
Telecom and utility companies have been clashing on replacement costs.
Varied geography might result in multiple high-cost thresholds, the state said.
The state is opting into speed tests, area and MDU challenges, and new financing guidelines.
The state plans to get fiber to up to 90 percent of its unserved locations.
The program sets aside $14 million in ARPA funds for digital literacy and affordability efforts.
Comments are due to Oregon's broadband office on December 10, and to the University of Hawaii by December 9.
Group who pushed for LOC changes are looking to ensure state contracts work well with performance bonds.
Of $10 billion spent through 2021, 93 percent of households received only 10 * 1 Mbps service.
The commission would increase its standard to 100 * 20 Mbps.
But they worry a change in FCC data collection could jeopardize BEAD funds for wireless providers.
Telecoms and utility companies want each other to pay for pole replacements.
It's not just about building networks, but providing affordability through programs like the ACP.
BEAD efforts to stimulate private investment may hinge upon the availability of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Experts cited a lack of middle mile as the biggest obstacle to reaching many unserved areas.
Broadband heads from 5 states listed community outreach, mapping, and program deadlines as top priorities for BEAD.
