USVI Among Recipients Approved for Broadband Equity Program, Securing $27 Million for High-Speed Internet Expansion

The NTIA has approved the U.S. Virgin Islands' proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, allocating over $27 million to improve high-speed internet access and close the digital divide in the territory

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a key component of the Biden administration’s “Internet for All” initiative.

This approval allows these regions to request funding and commence the implementation of the BEAD program, aimed at closing the digital divide and achieving the president’s goal of providing affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service to all Americans.