West Virginia Gets NTIA Approval of Final BEAD Proposal
NTIA has approved West Virginia's final BEAD proposal, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Morrisey said Friday that the BEAD funds will allow the state to connect more than 73,000 locations. The state…
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noted that the final plan uses $545 million of its $1.2 billion BEAD allocation -- down from the $959 million that it had proposed spending under the first iteration of BEAD. "While there is still a long road ahead to getting more West Virginians connected, we are well on our way with today’s announcement," Capito said Thursday night.