Talkie Urges FCC to Reject Delaware's Final BEAD Proposal

Talkie Communications this week urged NTIA to reject Delaware's draft final BEAD proposal. In a letter Tuesday, the ISP raised concerns about the state's draft. For example, it includes 31 locations eligible for funding that overlap with existing FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund enforceable commitments, Talkie noted. As such, approving the proposal "wastes taxpayer resources." Talkie accused the Delaware Department of Technology and Information of "favor[ing] and cater[ing] to large businesses," saying the draft "effectively created insurmountable barriers for small businesses." DTI inappropriately proposes spending an "excessive" amount of its BEAD funding on non-deployment initiatives, Talkie added.