N.C. House Passes Broadband Funding Rule Tweaks

The North Carolina House voted 112-1 to pass a broadband bill Wednesday that would modify federal funding rules. The Senate received the bill Thursday and referred it to the Rules Committee. HB-197 would require the support to be used to expand broadband to unserved and underserved households, businesses, state facilities and anchor institutions. Existing law mentions only households. The bill would tweak how much of the initial funds from NTIA’s broadband, equity, accessibility and deployment program may be used for various purposes.