On September 6, 2023, the National Apartment Association (NAA), the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and national non-profit EducationSuperHighway held a webinar to help inform housing providers of how to access Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program funds.
This resource for NAA members and affiliates was hosted in collaboration with our No Home Left Offline coalition partners, which acknowledges the importance of increasing broadband access through investments in high-speed Internet infrastructure.
In addition to information on the BEAD program, the Federal Communications Commission joined the webinar to provide information on the Affordable Connectivity Program and its link to the BEAD Program as well as its partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
NAA previously highlighted the White House’s announcement of state-level Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program funding awards over the summer and continues its advocacy to urge against government interference in housing provider and broadband provider agreements or housing policy changes that harm broadband competition. Learn more about NAA’s federal regulatory advocacy and member resources for telecommunications.
To learn more about broadband issues impacting the rental housing industry, please contact Joe Riter, NAA’s Senior Manager, Public Policy.
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