{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/64231c25d51d8100115c8dc0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Divide: How ACA Connects sees BEAD funds rolling out nationwide","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1680022214043-6e23a8fe01a0ed9cd72de2d9f2149bba.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Brian Hurley, chief regulatory counsel for ACA Connects, joins the podcast to discuss the trade group's&nbsp;<a href=\"https://acaconnects.org/bead-program-framework/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BEAD funding framework</a>: a report offering a national analysis of how far funding from the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program will go, and a state-by-state breakdown of how that money can be used to deploy fiber broadband. We discuss takeaways from that report, and what it reveals for certain states. We also talk about policy priorities for ACA Connects in the lead up to BEAD funds being allocated this summer.</p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}