$27 Million Allocated to USVI for High-Speed Internet Expansion

The territory is preparing to begin a process of mapping out the homes and businesses that lack a high-speed Internet connection, as part of an Internet for All initiative that aims to connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable high-speed internet service. Under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration allocated over $27 million to the territory to realize the aims of Internet for All in the U.S. Virgin Islands.  The locations and institutions eligible to be served by BEAD-funded networks will be determined through the identification process, which involves eligible challengers submitting information to support or oppose a particular location’s designation as served, underserved, or unserved with high-speed Internet services.  The pool of funds would then be distributed via grant awards to Internet service providers, community co-operatives, and others who bid to...