NTIA Clears Ind. BEAD Initial Plan Vol. 2

Indiana received NTIA approval for volume two of its initial proposal for the broadband equity, access and deployment program, the federal agency said Monday. Now the state can request access to its $868 million BEAD allocation. NTIA has approved entire initial plans for 14 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Meanwhile, Maryland announced its BEAD challenge process. The window for contesting broadband maps will be July 16 through Aug. 15, the Department of Housing and Community Development said Monday.