They want fiber, not satellite or fixed wireless, because they say that that's what meets their needs and they have the experience getting the short end of the stick. And so, yes, The BEAD program is supposed to be technology neutral, but it also needs to make sure that that technology is scalable, reliable, and will meet the needs not just of today, but of tomorrow. And so, including this amendment that to make sure that NTIA certifies that whatever technology is used for broadband projects will be scalable is basically saying ntia, do the job … (01:12–01:22)
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