Utah, 2 Territories Get BEAD Plan Vol. 2 Approvals

NTIA allowed one more state and two additional territories to access their allocations for the $42.5 billion broadband equity, access and deployment program. The federal agency said Monday that it approved volume 2 of BEAD initial plans by Utah, which was allocated $317 million, plus the Northern Mariana Islands ($80 million) and the U.S. Virgin Islands ($27 million). NTIA has approved entire initial plans for 19 states, three territories and the District of Columbia.