Great piece by @AEI’s @ShaneTews on how the Trump Administration course-corrected BEAD, saving more than $21 billion in taxpayer funds while putting the program back on track to achieve universal broadband availability.⤵️
“Directing funds toward network sustainability and operational costs, with states allocating funds from their BEAD allocation, will give local state broadband directors flexibility and discretion in post-deployment allocations to keep areas served well beyond the initial
