Digital Equity

NTIA plans to issue a new December 2026 funding notice for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program, reopening access to $1.25 billion in congressionally appropriated funding after more than 700 prior applicants. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester is pressing the agency to preserve prior application work and move funds quickly, while Delaware’s separate $4.8 million capacity grant remains without a clear implementation path.

New York’s settlement with T-Mobile requires the provider to remove data caps from qualifying Affordable Broadband Act plans, offer them wherever it provides home internet, and make them easier to find and enroll in. The state’s $100 million housing connectivity and $50 million digital-equity programs signal areas for future broadband work, but no active solicitation or application timetable is identified.