Some States May Be Unprepared for Infrastructure Money: Tilson
States vary in readiness for federal broadband funding from this year’s infrastructure law, consulting firm Tilson said in a Wednesday report commissioned by the Wireless Infrastructure Association. Tilson found about a dozen states and territories with no bills or laws…
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to create broadband grant programs to implement federal funding from the infrastructure law or American Rescue Plan Act, said a summary. Five proposed bills, while 18 passed them and 25 are awarding grants, it said. “Many jurisdictions are expected to propose and enact legislation in the coming months in anticipation of and in response to forthcoming” NTIA rules. It said 46% of the jurisdictions viewed wireless broadband favorably, while 30% had a negative view and 24% were neutral. “With the historic levels broadband funding in the recently enacted bipartisan bill, many need to get moving,” said WIA President Jonathan Adelstein. He's concerned many are “taking a narrow view that will needlessly limit their own choices and services,” he said. States plan for a key role distributing nearly $42.5 billion through the broadband equity, access and deployment program (see 2111240021).