Miss. and S.D. Get NTIA Green Light for BEAD Plans

Mississippi and South Dakota received NTIA clearance Thursday for their complete broadband equity, access and deployment (BEAD) initial plans. Receiving volume-two approval allows Mississippi to access $1.2 billion and South Dakota to receive $207 million, NTIA said. The federal agency has approved BEAD initial plans for 39 eligible entities. It cleared Michigan’s plan Wednesday (see 2408280016).