Feds approve $170M for rural internet expansion in Nevada

(The Center Square) – Nevada’s broadband plan to bring more reliable internet to an estimated 28,000 Nevadans in rural areas has been approved by the federal government.

As part of the approval, the state will get $170 million in federal funding.

The breakthrough comes after a late Trump administration reversal and change of priorities toward “technological neutrality” in the national Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program after the Biden administration approved Nevada’s plan.

“This historic funding will be transformative for communities statewide,” said Britta Appel, director of the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology.

“With NTIA approval of Nevada’s BEAD proposal, we are now one step closer to deployment and realizing our goals,” Appel added.

But Nevada’s BEAD goals, while still focused on universal high-speed broadband internet access, have changed approaches in the past year. This comes after the Trump administration Read Entire Article