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Uncertainty and concern mounts for BEAD providers in Minnesota
Requirements asking providers to submit written statements pledging not to take additional subsidies to complete and operate BEAD projects have had a chilling effect, according to Bree Maki, the director of Minnesota's office of broadband development.
Maki made the comments in her recent appearance on Beyond the Cable, a Broadband Communities podcast.
She said providers using subsidies from the Universal Service Fund have been most hesitant to participate in the government's $42.45 billion broadband spend, known as the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
"There's just a level of uncertainty," she said, referencing the announcement from Arielle Roth last November directing states to obtain the written statements.
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By Broadband CommunitiesRequirements asking providers to submit written statements pledging not to take additional subsidies to complete and operate BEAD projects have had a chilling effect, according to Bree Maki, the director of Minnesota's office of broadband development.
Maki made the comments in her recent appearance on Beyond the Cable, a Broadband Communities podcast.
She said providers using subsidies from the Universal Service Fund have been most hesitant to participate in the government's $42.45 billion broadband spend, known as the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
"There's just a level of uncertainty," she said, referencing the announcement from Arielle Roth last November directing states to obtain the written statements.