WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter calling on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to stand ready to receive and approve Nevada’s application for federal funding to expand high-speed internet access to more households in the state. This proposal is the final step needed to deliver the $416 million in funding from the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program that Senator Rosen helped create as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and which she successfully secured for Nevada after pressing the Federal Communications Commission to fix their deeply-flawed maps.
“I write in strong support of Nevada’s Final Proposal to the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program,” wrote Senator Rosen. “The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which I was proud to help write and pass into law, created the BEAD program with the explicit mission to close the digital divide. This program is the largest federal investment in broadband in U.S. history. As part of this historic commitment, Nevada alone will receive $416 million in federal funding with the goal of bringing high-speed, reliable broadband to every Nevadan.”
“Throughout its development of the Initial Proposal, Challenge Process, and Final Proposal for BEAD funding, Nevada’s Office of Science, Innovation, and Technology (OSIT) has consulted with unserved, underserved, rural, and tribal communities in our state, as well as providers, local governments, and community anchor institutions,” she continued. “I urge the NTIA to stand ready to receive Nevada’s final application under this program, which will fund projects to connect the most rural and hard-to-reach Nevadans to high-speed, reliable broadband. I urge you to give this application full and fair consideration.”
The full text of the letter can be found HERE.
Senator Rosen has led efforts to deliver funding for Nevada to expand high-speed internet access. Senator Rosen was also a leading author of the broadband section of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is delivering historic funding to connect more Nevada households to reliable, high-speed internet. Senator Rosen also announced that funding she secured through her Middle Mile Broadband Deployment Act would be used to establish Nevada’s Middle Mile Network and support 2,500 miles of fiber optic network. Earlier this year, she hosted a discussion in Reno with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimundo to highlight her efforts to expand high speed internet access in Nevada.
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