The NTIA approved the state's plan on Wednesday, the state said.
The state will begin accepting challenges to government broadband data 'within the next few weeks.'
The NTIA confirmed it received all plans for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program by the December 27 deadline.
The state is processing claims of incorrect broadband data ahead of funding infrastructure with its $451 million allocation.
'Louisiana is taking a major step' forward on internet access, said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
The state may request a waiver to make RDOF areas eligible for BEAD.
The state expects "few or no" underserved households will remain by the time subgrantee selection begins.
The state is unsure if any of its $1.7 billion allocation will be left over after funding new infrastructure.
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.
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.
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