Connected Nation celebrates White House "Internet for All" state funding allocation announcement
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Ferree, Chairman & CEO of Connected Nation, issued the following statement celebrating today's White House announcement allocating more than $40 billion to states to carry out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Grant Program, which was included as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA):
- For the past 22 years, our organization has been striving to ensure that every home, school, and business has access to fast, affordable broadband connectivity.
- One significant missing piece has always been adequate funding to get the job done.
- Today's announcement of BEAD Program state funding allocations is another seminal moment that will likewise ensure that small towns and rural areas won't fall further behind.
- We must all work together to ensure that today's announcement ushers in the bright future that we and so many others have been working to achieve.