COVID Cares Act + Broadband Expansion

What are the competing interests in Cares Act funding of broadband projects?

• CARES Act is short-term funding response to COVID
• Broadband expansion is a long-term planning
• CARES Act requires that broadband projects be operational by Dec 31st to be funded

Which states are in this quagmire? Vermont, Alabama, Iowa, and New Hampshire

AP | States eager to expand broadband, wary of CARES Act deadline