Explainers
Broadband explainers, coming soon
We're writing our first Flip News explainers — plain-English guides on the programmes and processes that decide who gets connected: how BEAD funding works, how fibre buildouts happen, and how to check what your address is eligible for. They'll appear here as they're published.
Meanwhile, the reporting below explains the same topics our guides will cover:
- NTIA opens a second BEAD round: states can spend leftover billions on missed locations — what BEAD is and how the second round works.
- Indiana electric co-op wins $13.2M BEAD grant for fiber across four counties — a concrete example of how a BEAD grant turns into a build.
- Comcast finishes Eastern Ohio rural build — what "construction complete" actually means for your address.