Kansas got $451 million from a Biden administration grant for "Broadband Equity, Acess and Deployment." But after the Trump administration told states to rethink how to spend the money, Kansas rolled back its proposal.

The Trump administration’s changes to a federal grant program will lead to a weaker broadband system for Kansas, multiple internet experts warn.

In June 2023, under the Biden administration, $42.5 billion in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment grants were handed to 56 states and territories. Kansas got $451 million.

The goal was to build out high-speed internet using whatever technology was best, though fiber-optic cables are considered the gold standard of internet infrastructure.

States could use any technology that worked best. Fiber delivers the fastest inter

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