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  "description": "‘Here’s the twist: These locations were identified by the federal government, not the District of Columbia,” said D.C. Chief Technology Officer Stephen N. Miller. Roth: That's not the whole story.\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T11:41:44.000Z",
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  "textContent": "💡\n\n****■**** Sick:  __Rolling Stone__ Compares Carr to Executed Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann ■ Blue State AGs Sue to Block Nexstar-TEGNA Merger ■ Attorney Coran: LEOs to Cause ‘Serious Disruption’ to BEAD ■ TV Vet Emily Barr Concerned Carr’s Approach Could Weaken Local TV ■ Trusty: Artificial Intelligence Will Create More Jobs Than It Kills ■ Pearl TV Survey: 80% Will Acquire Next Gen STBs to Connect with Local TV\n\nBEAD: Did NTIA provide the whole story about D.C. BEAD funding? A D.C. official is saying no. Writing in the  _Wall Street Journal_ on March 9,__ NTIA Administrator**Arielle Roth** embarrassed the D.C. government for seeking $70,000 per location to provide broadband to just a handful of locations “despite many broadband providers already operating in the city.” After some back and forth, D.C. dropped the per-location cost to $6,000. Curious about the steep cost decline, Roth, her Chief of Staff **Brooke Donilon,** and**** her Chief Counsel**David Brodian** hopped into a minivan for a quick inspection tour of six unserved locations that took all of two hours away from their **Herbert C. Hoover** Building headquarters to finish. They found none of the locations was meritorious and then zeroed out D.C.’s original BEAD funding request of $4 million. In a March 14 letter to the WSJ’s editor, D.C. Chief Technology Officer**Stephen N. Miller** said Roth omitted a key point**:** “These locations were identified by the federal government, not the District of Columbia.” ** _(More after paywall)_**\n\nD.C. Chief Technology Officer Stephen N. Miller\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "D.C. CTO Says NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth Left Out a Key Detail in Her WSJ Takedown",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-19T11:41:47.111Z"
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