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NTIA Awards Idaho Nearly $5M in BEAD Planning Grant

NTIA awarded Idaho nearly $5 million in funding through the broadband, equity, access and deployment (BEAD) program and Digital Equity Act, said a news release Monday. Idaho is the third state, after Louisiana and Ohio, to receive such funding (see…

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2210140071). The Idaho Office of Broadband is "excited to begin the process of working on the state’s 5-year action plan and mapping," said State Broadband Program Manager Ramon Hobdey-Sanchez: “These initial planning funds provide Idaho and the Idaho Broadband Advisory Board the opportunity to begin working with broadband stakeholders and interested parties as soon as possible.”