States anxious to expand high-speed internet to hard-to-reach areas are awaiting the green light from the Trump administration to spend billions in federal broadband dollars, after changes to the program triggered a chain reaction of tensions and uncertainties.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is expected to begin approving state plans in the coming weeks, but there is some concern it could reject proposals it views as too costly — further delaying infrastructure plans hatched during the Biden administration.
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