Broadband Deployment: Agencies Should Take Steps to Better Target Underserved Areas and Consider Sustainability
What GAO Found Since 2020, four federal agencies administered the bulk of federal funding for broadband deployment through the nine programs GAO reviewed. These were the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Departments of Agriculture and the Treasury. For example, NTIA oversees the over $42-billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, which provides grants to states and territories that select providers to deploy broadband networks to underserved areas. As of February 2026, all nine programs had begun distributing funding. Expected Completion Date for Selected Programs’ Broadband Deployment Progra.
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What GAO Found Since 2020, four federal agencies administered the bulk of federal funding for broadband deployment through the nine programs GAO reviewed.
These were the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Departments of Agriculture and the Treasury.
For example, NTIA oversees the over $42-billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, which provides grants to states and territories that select providers to deploy broadband networks to underserved areas.
As of February 2026, all nine programs had begun distributing funding.
Expected Completion Date for Selected Programs’ Broadband Deployment Progra…
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