​​​​​​​​​​​​​This fact sheet​​ ​provides information on NRECA's support of implementing the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program without delay.​

Created by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the BEAD program offers $42.2 billion toward the goal of connecting rural areas with high-speed broadband service.

Congress should urge NTIA to move the BEAD program forward without delay, waive the provisions that are unnecessary to the goal of connecting rural Americans, and prioritize the use of technologies that maximize network scalability and longevity in rural communities.​