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by onlypassingthru 42 days ago
They've only spent half of the BEAD funds, $21B. 50 out of 56 final plans have been approved so the remaining half will be released.

https://www.ntia.gov/press-release/2026/assistant-secretary-...
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exabrial 42 days ago
My bad, the spent $21billion and haven't done a single thing.
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onlypassingthru 40 days ago
The $21B got us to 50 out of 56 final plans. Infrastructure buildout is always a slow, deliberate process because fuckups are even more expensive.
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