Oklahoma's broadband expansion plan would leave millions unspent

The Oklahoma Broadband Office plans to leave more than $200 million in federal grant funding unspent in its push to expand high-speed internet after the Trump administration directed states to select the lowest-cost internet service providers.

The state office said Monday, August 25, that it would spend just $550 million of the $797.4 million the state was approved for under a Biden-era "Internet for All" initiative called the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. Surrounding states like Arkansas , Louisiana and Colorado have also said they would spend less than they were initially granted to increase access to high-speed internet.