On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), otherwise known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” (BIL). Among the $65 billion allocated to broadband in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, $42.45 billion will be used to fund a last-mile broadband development grant program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”), aimed at state broadband grants.
5G Americas has issued the following comments regarding NTIA’s implementation of the program.