Sean Conway

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Key Takeaways From Commerce Department’s New Guidance for $42.5 Billion BEAD Program

On June 6, 2025, the Commerce Department released its long-awaited guidance for future implementation of the $42.5 billion Broadand, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Entitled a BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice...more

6/10/2025 / Broadband , Federal Funding , Filing Deadlines , New Guidance , Opt-In , Regulatory Reform , Restructuring , State and Local Government , Technology Sector , Telecommunications

President Trump Declares End of $2.75 Billion Digital Equity Act Programs

On May 8, 2025, President Donald Trump declared in a post on his Truth Social platform that the Digital Equity Act was unconstitutional and that he would be ending the "Digital Equity Program" immediately. The President...more

5/14/2025 / Constitutional Challenges , Donald Trump , Executive Orders , Federal Funding , Government Agencies , Lobbying , New Legislation , NTIA , Social Equity Programs

Takeaways From Final Proposal Deadline Extension in $42.5 Billion BEAD Program

On April 22, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Notice of Programmatic Waiver (Waiver Notice) providing a 90-day extension of the Final Proposal deadline in the Broadband...more

5/9/2025 / Broadband , Federal Funding , Filing Deadlines , Government Agencies , Infrastructure , New Guidance , Regulatory Reform , State and Local Government , Telecommunications , U.S. Commerce Department

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