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  "description": "Site inspections found the proposed locations were already served or not valid broadband sites.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T18:24:41.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, March 12, 2026 – The federal agency overseeing the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program rejected a proposed broadband expansion project in Washington, D.C., after determining the locations identified for service did not actually require federal subsidies.\n\nAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information **Arielle Roth** said the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ultimately approved $0 in BEAD funding for the district after reviewing its proposal.\n\nThe city initially sought nearly $4 million to connect 55 locations, which would have amounted to roughly $70,000 per address, Roth said during a policy discussion hosted by the Technology Policy Institute.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Federal Officials Reject D.C. Broadband Funding Request",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T09:56:14.274Z"
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