{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/62b46e6520f79900134fbb00?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Divide: Ready's Scott Woods on what NTIA got right and wrong with BEAD","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1655991821391-25f0140113d8278e089b3c54325cfc14.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Scott Woods, vice president of community engagement at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ready.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ready</a>, and former director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ntia.doc.gov/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NTIA</a>, joins the show to discuss the NTIA's notices of funding opportunity for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act programs. He explains what the agency got right and where its rules \"missed the mark.\" We also discuss his current role at Ready and how the software company is helping ISPs and other broadband stakeholders prepare for funding opportunities.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lightreading.com/newsletter_signup.asp?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=Acast&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_CTA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter.</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}