WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Kentucky and Maine's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for All" initiative. This approval enables Kentucky and  more