Overview: New and Changed Rules for the NTIA BEAD Program
Below is a summary of the material changes to the BEAD program based on the new NTIA BEAD Program Guidance released on June 6, 2025. New NTIA BEAD GUidance: ELimination […]
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FCC Adopts Broadband Fabric as Foundation for High-Cost Funding Oversight
Impacting the FCC’s RDOF, A-CAM programs, PR Fund, and Connect USVI Fund The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has officially adopted the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) as the data […]
Read more »Deploying Broadband to Power Precision Agriculture
Precision agriculture stands at the forefront of modern farming advancements—promising higher yields, improved resource use, economic development, and increased sustainability. Yet, this potential relies on one crucial input: high-speed, reliable broadband […]
Read more »How 5G Expansion Fuels U.S. Economic Growth: ROI & Coverage Impact
By Mark Kennet, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, CostQuest Associates 5G technology is more than just faster mobile internet, it’s a catalyst for economic growth, innovation, and digital access. By 2030, 5G […]
Read more »Analysis of Location Fabric & BDC Version 5 Data
The Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric and the Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Data Collection (BDC) datasets are key tools for mapping broadband access and guiding critical funding distribution decisions across the […]
Read more »National Location Fabric Overview: Location Data Powering Broadband
Since its public introduction in 2022, the National Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) dataset is now in use by United States policymakers and the industry for a variety of initiatives. […]
Read more »CostQuest Supporting Wisconsin’s BEAD Grant Process
More progress on the BEAD front! Wisconsin is moving full speed ahead, powered by CostQuest’s custom Grant Award Management System to drive its Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) application program, […]
Read more »CostQuest’s Role in Louisiana’s BEAD Grant Awarding Success
CostQuest is known for its advanced modeling of costs to deploy broadband. Over the years, the work CostQuest has done with the FCC, NTIA, States, and a multitude of ISPs […]
Read more »Webinar: The RDOF Mid-Term Report – Multiple Pathways to Success
In the webinar “The RDOF Mid-Term Report – Multiple Pathways to Success,” Jim Stegeman, CostQuest’s President/CEO, joined by speakers, Patrick Ringland, Steve Coran, Carol Mattey, and Pete Sokoloff, discuss the […]
Read more »Expanding Connectivity: National Broadband Mapping, BEAD, and Other Funding Progress
As we reflect on the past few years, there is a lot to be thankful for when we look back at the progress made in expanding broadband internet access across […]
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