California clears federal BEAD review, leaving Illinois as last pending state

NTIA approved California's BEAD Final Proposal on July 17, 2026, leaving Illinois as the only state still awaiting NTIA and NIST sign-off on its final proposal. California's approval unlocks up to $1.86 billion in federal funding, but the CPUC still must act on a revised resolution before subgrant agreements can be signed, and permitting and pole-attachment disputes continue to slow construction nationally.

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