DEED Office of Broadband Development to Host BEAD Challenge Process Information Sessions
June 21, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced its Office of Broadband Development (OBD) will host informational sessions before the federal Broadband, Equity, Access & Deployment (BEAD) Program Location Challenge window opens. The challenge process helps finalize broadband service maps defining eligibility for federally subsidized broadband infrastructure projects. During the informational sessions, OBD will share resources with eligible challengers – tribal and local units of government, internet service providers (ISPs) and nonprofits – interested in participating in the BEAD Challenge Process.