The Trump administration announced new guidelines on June 6 for a national internet program that scuttles $416 million already approved for Nevada.

As part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure act, $42.5 billion had been allocated for the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program to expand high-speed internet in rural areas.

Nevada, one of the few states to jump through the hoops to qualify, had hoped to break ground in summer 2025. But in April, the U.S. Commerce Department put the program under a 90-day review. That review is now over.

“Today we proudly announce a new direction for the BEAD program that will deliver high-speed internet access efficiently on a technology-neutral basis, and at the right price,” said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in a statement.

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