WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to recent guidance concerning proposed contract provisions that could materially alter foundational performance, oversight, and accountability standards under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) issues the following statement:
“BEAD was established as a bipartisan, state-led program with clear and consistent rules to ensure accountability, oversight, and long-term value for taxpayers and communities, and those rules must be applied uniformly to all participants. We appreciate NTIA’s guidance as states implement this complex program, and state broadband offices should be fully empowered to enforce BEAD requirements and reject contract provisions that weaken transparency, oversight, or accountability. The Fiber Broadband Association remains focused on BEAD’s core mission: deploying reliable, high-capacity, future-ready broadband infrastructure that communities can depend on for decades.”
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