A BEAD on Nebraska broadband: State reopens provider applications with over $300M still in limbo

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,286

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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LINCOLN — As Nebraska establishes its first broadband connections through the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the future of more than $300 million in allocated-but-unspent funds remains up in the air.

At an event earlier this month in Ogallala, Gov. Jim Pillen, alongside U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Communications and Information Arielle Roth, celebrated the state’s first household internet connection facilitated through the BEAD program.

This marked a milestone for a …

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