The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program includes a Buy America requirement that directs providers to source 55% or more of material from the United States. Industry leaders have expressed concern that these requirements may put an impossible burden on the program. More and more fiber-optic cable plants are locating and offering “Made in America” materials, but will it be enough?
David E. Bronston participated in a “town hall” session at the BEAD Implementation Summit, which addressed problems with Buy America, letters of credit, workforce development, supplier diversity and other regulatory requirements.
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